Oak Glen, California 
Open Year 'Round - Mile High Fun For Everyone!
Points of Interest In the Glen

Oak Glen School House Museum County Service Area 63
11911 S. Oak Glen Road
Yucaipa, CA  92399
909-797-1691
oakglenschoolmuseum@gmail.com
San Bernardino County Special Districts
Hours: Saturday& Sunday  Noon-4pm,  Closed: December and rainy or snowy days.
Call 909-797-1691 to verify hours.



































The Wildlands Conservancy
(located at Los Rios Rancho)
39611 Oak Glen Road,
Yucaipa, CA 92399

Trail Hours: Weekends and most holidays: 9:00a.m. - 4:30 p.m




















Oak Glen perserve
oak glen schoolhouse
Donations Welcome.

The museum is open on weekends in the afternoon, weather permitting, and anytime by appointment. The lower level can be rented for parties and meetings. Your membership in the Oak Glen School House Museum and Park Association is welcome. Bring your family and friends to enjoy our community's greatest historical treasure!

Oak Glen School House Museum wants to announce the 2011 Photo Contest

Sept 17th     Annual Photo Contest: Entries accepted until 2PM on Oct 8th

Oct 1st & 2nd        Oak Glen  School House Museum Open House
                                 Souper Quilters Quilt Show
                                 Annual Photo Contest: Public judging Begins

Oct 8th                   Kappa Delta Gamma Bake Sale: Saturday Only 

Oct 16 Oak Glen school House Bake sale 10am-4pm Sunday Only

Oct 16th       Mountiam music Day: Sunday Only 11am-5pm

Oct 30th      Annual Photo Contest: Public Judging Ends

Nov 21st      Annual Photo Contest: Awards & Reception for Contestants 1pm-4pm

December    Closed

Jan 6, 2012           Open 12pm-4pm Weelends Only
The Wildlands Conservancy purchased Los Rios Rancho in 1996 and created its Oak Glen Preserve. By preventing the historic apple ranch from being subdivided and developed, TWC has ensured that past, present, and future generations will be able to visit and enjoy picnicking, hiking, and a variety of timeless activities offered by Riley's at Los Rios Rancho.

For more information on preserve and trail hours, weekly and monthly programs, and on other TWC preserves across California, visit The Wildlands Conservancy's website at:
www.wildlandsconservancy.org/preserve_oakglen.html

Night Discovery Walks

Explore nature by night! Join a TWC naturalist on a themed walk through the Oak Glen Preserve. Night Discovery Walks are held the third Saturday of the month from April through December. Walks begin at 7 pm April through October and 5 pm November and December.

Oak Glen Preserve Night Discovery Walk Calendar
•Some Like it Hot ... And Some Do Not! - July 16th
•A Mid-summer's Night Adventure - August 20th
•Up, Up, and Away - September 17th
•Mysterious Nature - October 15th
•Thank Goodness for Nature - November 19th
•Wonders of the Sky - December 17th


Summer Family Program

The Summer Family Program at Oak Glen Preserve is back for the 2011 season! Beginning June 29, join Oak Glen Preserve Naturalists every Wednesday from 6 to 8 pm for an exciting and educational program. Reservations are not required. For more information, contact the Preserve at (909) 790-3698.

UPCOMING SUMMER FAMILY PROGRAMS:

•Plip, Plop, Fizz, Oh What Fun A Bubble Is! - July 6th
•Holey Moley - July 13th
•Nature Myth Buster - July 20th
•Leapin' Lizard - July 27th
•How Birds Make a Living - August 3rd
•Step Lightly - August 10th
•Can you Dig? - August 17th
•On the Prowl - August 24th
•"Fit" to be Tied - August 31s

Access
The preserve is located at the top of Oak Glen Road which has an off-ramp on Interstate 10 in Yucaipa. Open daily from 8 am to 5 pm. For information, call 909.797.8507.

S.O.A.R. - Step Outside and Read

Oak Glen Preserve's newest family program, S.O.A.R, brings the library to outdoors! Join TWC naturalists and educators and Step Outside and Read! Program activities include craft and nature activities and storytime with Ms. Nancy and Ms. Nell from the Beaumont Library District. The S.O.A.R. Program takes place on select Thursdays in June, July and August. Meet at the Oak Glen Preserve Ranger Station at 3 pm to participate. Call 909.790.3698 for additional information.
•July 14
•July 28
•August 11
Upcoming Activities
Accomodations
As you step through the doors of Oak Glen's greatest historical treasure, the old, stone Oak Glen Schoolhouse, you step back into the past. - - 1927 to be exact - - when Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States and that legendary American, Henry Ford, had just built his first Model A automobile. It was also during this time that the apple growers of this community decided their children needed a permanent school to attend close to home. Prior to 1927, a small wooden, traveling school built in 1888, was used by moving it from one side of the Glen to the other, depending on where most of the students seeking educations lived during a particular year. The wooden school house was part of the Yucaipa School District, formed in 1879. The community of Oak Glen started its own school district in 1911, separating from Yucaipa's Pass School which was begun in 1896. By 1927, however, Oak Glen's school board members Ted Silverwood, C. J. "Blackie" Wilshire and Samuel Baumann decided the time had come to build this structure. Blackie's father, ranch owner Joe Wilshire, donated 1.2 acres of land for the school's location, which was adjacent to Wilshire Ranch. Thus, on May 13, 1927, the board called for a school bond election, set for June 4th of that year. The Redlands Daily Facts, on May 13, 1927, reported, "It is expected that the bonds will carry without opposition, for the people of the district are very much in favor of it" And, indeed they were. Residents in the Oak Glen School District voted 12 - 0 for a $7,500 bond to build the new school This may seem like a small amount of money today, but costs were less expensive in 1927. As a comparison, those modern wonders of the day, Model A Fords, were selling for only $471.31.

"The Bosses" by Jim Pankey
Third Place 2006 Adult
"Nature Trail' by  Second Place
2011 Adult
Oak Glen Preserve

The Wildlands Conservancy's administrative headquarters is at the Oak Glen Preserve. Situated at 5,024 feet, the preserve is adjacent to the steep escarpments of Yucaipa Ridge in the San Bernardino National Forest. The 2169 acre preserve includes prominent peaks the Conservancy purchased to prevent exploitation of private lands within the National Forest and to promote the expansion of the San Gorgonio Wilderness. These peaks include Wilshire Peak (8,707 feet) and Galena Peak (9,324 feet), an important lambing ground for bighorn sheep. Habitats encountered on the main trail include ponds, streams, wetlands, oak and pine forests, chaparral, and willow woodland.

The preserve headquarters is at 103-year-old Los Rios Rancho, southern California's largest historic apple ranch. Each year, more than 300,000 visitors make the scenic drive to Los Rios to pick apples, picnic, hike, participate in environmental programs, and enjoy homemade apple pie. The Wildlands Conservancy acquired the ranch when it was being marketed for residential subdivision. The Conservancy has entered a long-term lease with third and fourth generation Oak Glen Apple growers to operate the orchards, packing shed and bakery. The lessee, Riley's Frontier Events, celebrates working the land, log cabin living, and hosts a country music venue.