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RRNC   POB 872, Cave Junction, OR 97523    ~    541-287-2164
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Monarch Butterfly from the Butterfly Pavilion

Located in the beautiful Illinois Valley of Southern Oregon, we offer kids and families an interactive learning environment to learn all about nature as well as recreational activities for everyone to enjoy!  Butterfly Pavilion, Trails, Garden, Nature Discovery Play, Large Meadow, Woodlands, Wetland, Volunteer Days, Workshops, Youth Programs, Internships  

Come to the NATURE FESTIVAL!  FREE :)

Rusk Ranch Nature Center gratefully acknowledges the following major sponsors, foundations and event sponsors for their help and support in 2012:  The Craterian,  McGrews Restaurant,  Cabin Chemistry,   Shop Smart Foods,  Ray’s Food Place,    Trader Joe’s,   Albertson’s Allen Creek,   Spa at Club Northwest,   Oregon Country Fair,   Cascades Raptor Center,     Truffles from Heaven, Coffee Heaven,  Good Earth Organics,   The Carpenter Foundation, The Fourway Community Foundation, The Collins Foundation, Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation, Illinois Valley Watershed Council, Harry & David, Cary’s of Oregon and Dillon’s Nursery & Garden Center.

Check out other great family fun opportunities at   Family Days Out.com 

The BUTTERFLY PAVILION, featuring native butterflies of Josephine County, is open May – September!

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  • 2013 Spring!

    OPEN JUNE 7th !!!!!!

    Wow! Spring has sprung! Turkeys are gobbling everywhere, froggies are a huge chorus in the evening, Meadow swallows zooming around, ducks and Canadian geese on the pond, a Peregrine falcon hunting over the meadow, Blue herons stalking the river and of course deer sauntering throughout the property!

    The green house is FULL of tropical milkweed in BLOOM!
    We are selling these as annuals and soooo inexpensive. Call 541-287-0172 to get yours.
    They attract butterflies like crazy and Monarchs can only lay eggs on milkweed.

    Click on the Rusk Ranch Nature Center News on the left and check out the calendar of events.

    BIGGEST NEWS: SEASON OPENING JUNE 7, 2013

    NATURE FESTIVAL is shaping up and will offer lots of FREE fun for families and kids! Puppets show, frog races, dance, music, food, scavenger hunt, ....lots more!

    BUTTERFLY FLYWAY PROJECT : Our volunteers come and plant a native milkweed garden at your non-sprayed location for FREE and tend it for one year. Milkweed is disappearing all over the west coast due to spraying and removal – but Monarch Butterflies cannot exist without it! So their numbers are down dramatically also. Help us feed the wild Monarch caterpillars and support this amazing native species.

    KIDS FREE NATURE CAMP DAYS! Second Sundays of the month June – October 2013. Click on the Rusk Ranch Nature Center News on the left for dates.

    GET INVOLVED! Help make kids nature programs available and re-open the Butterfly Pavilion. IF YOU ALREADY DONATED - THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! Or click on the Volunteers button in the menu or read the section on volunteering in the Rusk Ranch Nature Center News – if you have a skill to share just let us know!

  • Rusk Ranch Nature Center Location

    Rusk Ranch Nature Center
    27746 Redwood Hwy
    Cave Junction, OR 97523

    Mailing address: RRNC, POBox 872, Cave Junction, OR 97523

    Email: info@ruskranchnaturecenter.org

    Phone: 541-287-2164

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