CAMPAIGN FUND

Grow Back Stronger

Bring Back the Residential Program at WES

WES Community is sponsoring the “Grow Back Stronger” campaign for permanent and modern student housing. Join the campaign to bring back the residential program at WES! Working with our partners we stand at the threshold of an inspiring new chapter for Whiskeytown Environmental School!

Our Priorities

  • Replacement of Student Cabins

  • New Teacher Housing

  • New Safety/Administration Building

  • Rehabilitated Dining Hall & Kitchen

  • Outdoor Teaching Shelters

  • Sustainable & Accessible Design

  • Improved Campus Design

  • Modern & Resilient Underground Utilities

2025 Grow Back Stronger progress map for WES Community

Our Progress

Multiple gray metal bunk beds with white mattresses in a dormitory room.
A row of white exterior doors with peepholes and door handles, under a covered walkway with supporting beams, outdoor landscape with mountains in the background.
Interior view of a hospital room with multiple beds, patients, visitors, and a reception area in the background.
A row of small buildings with green roofs and white and brown walls, set against a backdrop of trees and distant mountains.
A long outdoor shelter with multiple sections, situated in a natural landscape with trees and mountains in the background.
Empty office with white walls, gray flooring, and modern artwork, including a small reception area and a long hallway lined with doors.
Multiple small cottages with green roofs and white posts along a grassy area with trees in the background, people sitting, standing, and walking outside.
An outdoor scene with a long, modern building with a green roof, surrounded by trees and grass. People are walking and sitting near the building.

Proposed Plan

The proposed design replaces individual cabins with structures that contain 4 housing units and integrated restrooms with showers.

Structures will be fire-resistant with metal roofs. Inside, buildings will be finished with insulation and drywall and will include fire-suppression systems, heating, and cooling.  An additional four-plex is built into the plans for future expansion.

Team partners, Whiskeytown Environmental School Community, the National Park Service, and the Shasta County Office of Education are coordinating to modernize other site assets such as the dining hall, administration office, utility improvements, and road repairs. The Shasta County Office of Education has committed to funding a new Safety-Administration Building.

This plan will enable the resumption of overnight programs providing students with hands-on learning, science education, opportunities for teamwork, and moments that can last a lifetime.  Help us “Grow Back Stronger” with your gift.

Whiskeytown Environmental School Community topographic lines

Foundation & Civic Organization Support