Double Anchor Ranch offers a wide range of educational programs throughout the seasons that build skills like confidence, survival, and respect for nature. Activities include working with horses and ponies to develop trust, using natural landscaping to create gardens, learning carpentry and construction, wilderness survival skills, and mapping trails. The goal is to provide opportunities for people of all ages to connect with nature, take pride in their skills and culture, and ensure environmental stewardship for the future.

2. 2. Programs
(working with child, youth and adult
organizations)
Double Anchor Ranch provides young and old
alike an adventure of a life time. The wide range
of programs and activities offered throughout
the seasons at Double Anchor Ranch can build
confidence, trust, and respect for all things.
people will build new skills, learn how to
survive, and learn how to live. By focusing on
individual qualities, the people work on what
they enjoy so they can take pride in their work,
culture, and individuality.
A long-term purpose of the business is to be able
to provide activities and projects for families to
enjoy and take pride in who they are as a family.
Ponies not just
for Kids!

3. Depending on experience and comfort level,
individuals can observe or participate in
equine activities.
Working on horsehuman connection, we
build trust and respect for both horse and
handler.
We are training, playing & exercising with
ponies, quarter horses, & Jenny the donkey.
The youth have enjoyed bathing the ponies,
braiding their manes and tails, And Painting
our little Ponies…
We have beautiful Colored Ponies at the end of
the day.
Working with the Ponies
and Jenny

4. We are learning to use natural landscape,
and terrain, to create wild country
gardens. We base our landscaping designs
around what we have available.
Using Natural Slope and terrain we
create a water source for our gardens.
Harvesting rainwater for all outdoor
watering reduces water consumption on
the well.
The Living Arch Garden is created
by intertwining and braiding together
living trees, mainly small birch and alder.
This garden was started in 2007 and
creates a great sanctuary for
hummingbirds, purple finches, red
winged black birds, chickadees and many
other birds and animals.
Using natural landscape

5. We have hunting and trapping in our blood
and have had many opportunity to use
natural resources throughout the years.
Natural resources that we use to create
leather, tools, music and art.
We have been interested in working with
hides since the mid-eighties. We are now
working with others in the community who
also see the benefits of this natural resource.
By using what we have available as a
community we hope to create a market for
these natural resources
Working with natural resources

6. Handy man
Educational Programs
Hands on training activities involving
construction and carpentry projects on
Double Anchor Ranch.
people will learn basic principles of framing.
and roofing. We will be working on
Equipment and storage buildings,
Equestrian center and indoor gathering
place,
Pump house and animal shelters.
As well as building Compost out houses,
and sitting areas for wildlife viewing .
Other projects involving building new
fences and cross fencing on property for
better management and control of animals.
Irrigation projects involving water lines, dry
creek beds, wash stations, and water source
for our animals and gardens. Harvesting
rainwater for all outdoor watering will
reduce water consumption on the well .

7. Hands on training activities
involving
trail cutting, brush cutting
overgrown trails, clearing &
cutting fence rails.
The people will learn basic winter
survival skills. How to build
survival shelters and
find emergency nourishment
foods.
Learn how to deal with terrain
hazards and be prepared for all
weather conditions.
Be aware of wildlife habitat to
prevent a negative encounter with
wildlife
Wilderness Survival
Educational Programs

8. people will learn skills in mapping
location of trails and wild forest gardens.
people will Learn how to map and identify
wildlife habitat, edible plants, trees,
mushrooms, herbal teas and native
traditional medicines.
people will develop skills in pre-flagging
trails, dangerous trees, terrain hazards,
buffers zones and hazard points.
Topics of discussion while on the trail are
safety awareness of our environment and
being prepared for encountering wildlife,
terrain hazards, weather hazards
emergency support
helicopter transportation
and communications.
Field Mapping
Education Program
mapping trails & forest gardens

9. Playing with the Lambs
Our Greenhouse turns into
The Lambs nursery in the
late winter, early spring.
Young and old alike get a
kick at feeding the lambs.
Weavers Den
We have three looms and
spinning wheel, with much
of what we need to start
weaving, we just need the
den and people.
Raw wool for sale
by the bag full.
Brown or white wool
to choice from.

10. Creating awareness
for our
environment,
wildlife and
our future is our
goal….