At Wild Peace Sanctuary we care for a small herd of wild horses and burros (donkeys) that each suffered abuse or neglect following their removal from the wild by the BLM (Bureau of Land Management). We support them to live as natural a life as possible by engaging them in holistic land management practices to restore and maintain soil health, increase biodiversity, and prevent wildfire. Our seasonal program offers a range of workshops in regenerative agriculture, holistic animal care, identifying wild medicinal and edible plants, ancestral living skills, and healing through connection with nature.

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The sanctuary is located on 35 acres of wild meadows, elderberry and alder woodland, and steep forested ridges of Sitka spruce, hemlock, and Douglas fir, just a few miles inland from the spectacular central Oregon coast. A year-round creek runs through the property providing a seasonal home for cut-throat trout, winter steelhead, and the coho salmon that live and spawn here. Other native wildlife that depend on these waters include black bear, bald eagle, salamander, beaver, and red tailed hawk, as well as the black-tailed deer, Roosevelt elk, bobcats, and mountain lions, who all pass through.

 

By demonstrating how our equines offer chemical-free and non-industrial ways to restore and regenerate land, we hope to inspire others to protect at-risk wild equines from the slaughter pipeline, or long term holding in government-run facilities, by adopting and engaging these animals in similar land projects. At a time when the converging issues of climate chaos, topsoil loss, and widespread drought threatens a global food crisis, our large-bodied herbivores are creating and supporting food security locally by providing nutritious compost for growing food and medicine, and healing the land.