Event Type: Single Event

The Writing Ranch and the High Desert Museum are offering a unique weekend nature writing intensive at the Summer Lake Lodge in Summer Lake, Oregon. Daily generative writing workshops, led by author, OSU Cascades MFA instructor and founder of the Writing Ranch Ellen Waterston, will be informed and complemented by morning field trips and evening (more…)

Full steam ahead! See the 1904 Lazinka Sawmill in action and how lumber was processed on-the-go at the turn of the century.  Originally from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, NOW from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm to accommodate for the heat! FREE with Museum admission (more…)

Join the High Desert Museum for a guided twilight expedition in search of bats! Check out the Museum’s new Forest at Night experience to brush up on nocturnal species before heading outside to search for our flying mammalian friends. Weather appropriate clothing and a flashlight or headlamp are necessary. Registration is required for this limited-space, (more…)

Discover more about the animals of the High Desert region by studying their poop! Scat is a wonderful window into the behaviors and diets of the animals living across unique High Desert habitats. 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm FREE with Museum admission (more…)

Exhibition Opening – Art in the West July 20, 2024 – September 20, 2024 Art in the West is an annual juried exhibition and silent auction featuring traditional and contemporary art that celebrates the landscapes, wildlife, people, cultures and history of the High Desert—a region that stretches from the eastern slope of the Cascades and Sierras to (more…)

Photo by Eden McCall Endangered in the High Desert closes today, July 7! (more…)

Photo by Jon Nelson Happy Independence Day! The Museum is closed today. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow, July 5! (more…)

Join the High Desert Museum for a guided twilight expedition in search of bats! Check out the Museum’s new Forest at Night experience to brush up on nocturnal species before heading outside to search for our flying mammalian friends. Weather-appropriate clothing and a flashlight or headlamp are necessary. Registration is required for this limited-space, family (more…)

Photo by John Williams CATurday Herd the whole family over to the High Desert Museum to learn how and why to create indoor enrichment toys for your furry feline friends at home. Our wildlife team will share how they keep the animals in our care engaged through mental and physical enrichment. Bring along a pair (more…)

Herd all your friends over to the High Desert Museum to learn how and why to create indoor enrichment toys for your furry feline friends at home, all while sipping on adult beverages. Our wildlife team will share how they keep the animals in our care engaged through mental and physical enrichment. Bring along a (more…)