The Mother Way
On Mother’s Day 2024, we premiered our film, The Motherground, at the Southern Oregon Guild of Artists and Artisans. This year for Mother’s Day, we will share the film as it becomes available to watch online for the first time ever!
“The Motherground” is a 30 minute film about women and their connection to nature and her sons and daughters. The dance film culminates in a moving pact between the great mother and those entrusted to protect her. Shot in Southern Oregon, this visually stunning film will leave all mother hearts lifted and inspired! AND, you will be supporting The Motherline’s work protecting our planet!
For a minimum $10 donation you will receive access to stream “The Motherground” anytime over Mother’s Day weekend, in the convenience of your own home, at your own time, without the hassle of traveling. You and your family will have access to enjoy this film as many times as your hearts desire, over the Mother’s Day weekend.
And, purchasing access to the film will also give you one month FREE membership to The Motherline online, where we have our collection of Homestead Help films to view and learn from, our members-only discussion forum, and access to upcoming live events.
The Clean Sweep
Friends and neighbors, it is time to clean it all up…and we have made such a huge dent!
In 2025, we hosted 10 cleanup days, out in the woods, picking up so much trash. We hauled off something like 300,000 pounds! Almost all of 2025 was spent on the formerly atrocious Kerby Mainline area. In 2026, we will finish a few details at Kerby Mainline, and then expand our reach across the rest of the watershed, including Reeves Creek, McMullen Creek, Bear Creek Road, the Rough & Ready area, the Waldo area/Sanger Peak, Page Mountain/Greyback Road, Tartar Gulch, and Robinson Corner Road. Check our Clean Sweep page for more details.
Earth Day Cabaret
This is our annual end-of-season performance, for both the RiverStars and The Motherline. Last year’s Critter Show performance also brought us the clothing swap, the Sugar Shuffle, the Taco Feast – so much fun, and we were so glad to watch all the kids shining and hear from their families how much they enjoyed it. Check out our page of photos and the video of the whole Critter Show performance!
And join us for this year’s upcoming Cabaret:
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Details to follow soon!
Free Tire Recycling Day!
We’ve held two wonderfully successful Tire Days so far! In November 2024, we collected 2,000 tires for sending out of the valley for recycling. In May 2025, the valley upped the game by bringing us more than 4,000 tires! Totally unexpected, but fabulous! We have a collection of photos and follow-up from the Tire Days here.
Stay tuned for the Third Annual Tire Day:
Saturday, May 30, 2026, 9am-noon.
If you’d like to volunteer to help at the event, or if you have any questions, please contact Cindy: (541)294-0260.
This project is paid for by generous support from the Josephine County Solid Waste Agency. And organized by Motherline, the Cave Junction Farmers’ Market, and Rural ReciProsperity here in CJ!
THE Halloween Carnival!
We’ve hosted two annual THE Halloween Carnivals now, and it’s safe to say, this is now a community favorite! We’ll be back with the 3rd Annual, this coming October, on the Friday before Halloween.
Bring your best costume! We’ll see you there!
Friday, October 30, 2026
And meanwhile check out some photos and a video from last year, here.