2025 Classes & Workshops

Registration will open in February. Please enjoy this schedule preview!

Sierra Nevada Field Campus offers both accredited classes and non-credit workshops.

You may sign up for an accredited class even if you do not wish to earn credits. Accredited classes are processed through the College of Professional & Global Education (CPaGE). Non-credit workshops are handled by University Corporation.

This schedule is subject to change and we hope to keep all changes to a minimum.

Note: If you are having trouble at any point in the registration process, please do not hesitate to email us at snfc@sfsu.edu.

2025 Classes and Workshops (By Class Title)

Note: All classes with a course number before them are college credit classes (still open to the public!) and must be enrolled in using the CPAGE website prior to completing your registration form. All other programs are non-credit workshops hosted through the SFSU University Corporation. If you need any assistance, please email snfc@sfsu.edu.

Alpine Oil Painting en Plein Air (Aug 10-15)

ART 470: The Mobile Studio: Creative Research in the Outdoors (July 27-Aug 1)

ASTR 216: Practical Observational Astronomy in the Sierra Nevada (July 20-25)

Beginning Birding (June 22-27)

BIOL 315: Ecology and Conservation of California Bats (July 20-25)

BIOL 315: Flora of the Northern Sierra Nevada (CPAGE) (June 15-20)

BIOL 315: Insect Biology and Identification (July 6-11)

BIOL 315: Spring Fungi of the Sierra Nevada (June 1-6)

Birding by Ear in the Sierra (June 15-20)

Birds of the Sierra Nevada (June 13-18)

Butterflies and Moths of the Sierra Nevada (June 29-July 4)

Climate Change Issues and Activism (July 13-18)

Field Geology of the Haskell Peak-Sierra Buttes Area (July 13-18)

Fly Fishing in the North Yuba Watershed (July 25-27)

GatorWILD (Aug 13-17)

Gathering Stones: Writing Poetry By The River (June 22-27)

GEOG 632 Environmental Measurement and Monitoring in the Northern Sierra (July 6-11)

High-Country Writing Retreat (Aug 24-29)

Introduction to Urban Homesteading (June 20-22)

Medicinal and Edible Wild Plants (July 24-27)

Myxomycetes of the Sierra Nevada (June 8-11)

Natural History of the Sierra Nevada (June 29-July 4)

Nature Sounds Society Annual Retreat (June 20-22)

Night Photography (June 29-July 4)

Pastels and Natural Light (July 13-18)

Perfecting Your Presentation: Fly Fishing in the North Yuba Watershed (Aug 1-3)

Play of Light and Shadows: Oil Painting in the Sierra (July 27-Aug 1)

Reptiles and Amphibians of the Sierra Nevada (July 27-Aug 1)

Rock, Wood, Water, Sky (Aug 10-15)

Secrets Among the Oaks of the North Yuba Watershed (Aug 24-29)

SFSU Alumni Weekend (Aug 22-24)

Sketching History in the Northern Sierra (June 6-11)

SNFC Open House (June 28)

Songwriting in the High Sierra (June 22-27)

Trees & Shrubs of Northern Sierra Nevada (June 13-15)

Wander in Wonder: Nature Journaling for heartfelt connection to the natural world (July 13-18)

Watercolors in the Wild: Sierra Forests (June 29-July 4)

Wild Wonder Retreat (Private Event—Campus Closed) (Aug 3-8)

Wildlife Sound Recording (June 7-13)

Woodblocks: Design, Carve and Print in the Field (Aug 8-10)

2025 Classes and Workshops (By Date)

Note: Most (not all!) 5 day classes begin with students arriving Sunday afternoon and leaving Friday midday. Most (not all!) weekend classes begin with students arriving Friday afternoon and leaving Sunday midday. Please confirm the dates listed next to each class title before registering. Feel free to email us at snfc@sfsu.edu to confirm dates or ask questions.

June 1-6

BIOL 315: Spring Fungi of the Sierra Nevada, (June 1-6)

June 7-13

Wildlife Sound Recording (June 7-13)

Myxomycetes of the Sierra Nevada (June 8-11)

June 13-15

Birds of the Sierra Nevada (June 13-18)

Trees & Shrubs of Northern Sierra Nevada (June 13-15)

June 15-20

Birding by Ear in the Sierra (June 15-20)

BIOL 315: Flora of the Northern Sierra Nevada (CPAGE) (June 15-20)

June 20-22