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The Oregon Extension

An interdisciplinary college semester program in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon

The Oregon Extension offers a fall semester of accredited college studies for the student who wants a more personal, honest, lively and deeply engaged learning experience in an intentional community setting.

07/29/2026

Four OE alum (‘25) return to take on garden internship. Many challenges await. They tend chickens while Woody looks on. They w**d, they water, they pick. Today they identified chickens who are no longer laying eggs. This afternoon they will take on boss level: clearing out the cookhouse cleaning closet. Wish them luck!

07/20/2026

Turkeys are moving from the brooder to their outdoor home today. Also summer interns are arrived! Talula (OE ‘25) will be helping in the garden until students arrive

06/12/2026

Calling all alumni and friends of the OE!

Read our annual letter from Director Tad Cobb below, and please consider donating to the OE's $1M Endowment Fund. We need your help!

Donate to the Endowment Here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/oregon-extension-endowment

Not Receiving our Letters or Emails? Update your contact info on our website: https://forms.gle/Y6P3dCZmSNAZK2Vy7

04/27/2026

The goslings have hatched at the OE

Thank you for the photos!

04/21/2026

This tree was born in ~1850 and has been submerged at the bottom of the mill pond since the 1930s! Today we extracted it, sawed it to length, milled it up into boards, and set it out to dry. This lumber will be used by students in the fall to build some one-of-a-kind furniture.

04/13/2026

Springtime in Lincoln brings morel hunting, baby chickens, jogs along the highway, and a mystery rock with an old nail fused into it

03/30/2026

Cell service and internet can be spotty up at the OE. Lucky for us, each sunset in Lincoln is HD.

03/27/2026

Welcome our newest faculty at the OE!

Meet Cheri Larsen Hoeckley and Chris Hoeckley. Cheri has taught Women Writers, Gender & Feminist Theory, Victorian Literature, the novel, and various writing classes, mostly at Westmont College. Chris spent 26 years on the faculty of Westmont where he taught philosophy. Together, they have spent their career leading interdisciplinary off-campus programs in Ireland, Britain, and Germany with college students.
Chris and Cheri are both so excited for their inaugural semester at the OE and cannot wait to greet the incoming OE class of 2026.

Don’t they seem cool? It’s not too late to apply! Come ask the big questions with us this fall.

03/13/2026

A few quiet semester moments from Maggie’s film:
Snowy hike at Crater Lake.
Cathedral of Redwoods.
Winding Highway 66 up to Lincoln.

Experience it for yourself this fall. Apply by March 15th (THIS SUNDAY) and receive a $200 early application stipend.

02/28/2026

The spring chickens are out of the hoop house for the winter and into the goat yard! Our hoop house needs some love, but the chicken yard is growing back for fall!
Check out our rotational chicken grazing guidelines on our website!

Address

15097 Green Springs Highway
Ashland, OR
97520

Telephone

+18008016739

Website

http://www.oregonextension.org/

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