2026 Classes & Workshops
The Sierra Nevada Field Campus offers both accredited classes and non-credit workshops. Registration will open third week of February.
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.
2026 Classes and Workshops (By Class Title)
ART 470: The Mobile Studio: Creative Research in the Outdoors (June 28-July 3)
ASTR 216: Practical Observational Astronomy in the Sierra Nevada (July 12-17)
Beginning Birding (June 28-July 3)
Beginning Watercolor (Aug 2-7)
BIOL 315: Ecology and Conservation of California Bats (July 12-17)
BIOL 315: Insect Biology and Identification (June 28-July 3)
BIOL 315: Spring Fungi of the Sierra Nevada (May 31-June 5)
Birding by Ear in the Sierra (June 14-19)
Birds of the Sierra Nevada (May 31-June 5)
Bird Song and Wildlife Sound Recording (June 6-12)
Botanical Printing (Aug 16-21)
Butterflies and Moths of the Sierra Nevada (July 5-10)
DES 312, ENVS 312, and LS 312: Climate Change Issues and Activism (July 5-10)
Field Geology of the Haskell Peak-Sierra Buttes Area (July 5-10)
Flora of the Northern Sierra Nevada (June 21-26)
Fly Fishing in the North Yuba Watershed (July 26-28)
Gathering Stones: Writing Poetry By The River (July 19-24)
GEOG 632: Environmental Measurement and Monitoring in the Northern Sierra (Aug 2-7)
High-Country Writing Retreat (Aug 2-7)
Homesteading and Wild Foraging for Self-Reliance (June 26-28 )
Medicinal and Edible Wild Plants (July 26-29)
Myxomycetes of the Sierra Nevada (June 7-12)
Natural Dyes & Pigments of the Sierra Nevada (July 19-24)
Natural History of the Sierra Nevada (Aug 16-21)
Nature Sounds Society Annual Retreat (June 19-21)
Night Photography (July 12-17)
Observational Astronomy with the Naked Eye and Telescopes (Aug 30-Sep 4)
Pastels and Natural Light (July 19-24)
Perfecting Fly Fishing Presentations (July 26-28)
Plant Uses of the Sierra: Medicine, Food & Utilitarian (Aug 13-16)
Play of Light and Shadows: Oil Painting in the Sierra (June 14-19)
Reptiles and Amphibians of the Sierra Nevada (July 26-30)
Secrets Among the Oaks of the North Yuba Watershed (Aug 23-28)
SFSU Alumni Weekend (July 31- Aug 2)
SNFC Open House (July 11)
Songwriting in the High Sierra (June 21-26)
Tai Chi for Longevity (Aug 23-28)
Trees & Shrubs of Northern Sierra Nevada (June 26-28)
Wander in Wonder: Nature Journaling for heartfelt connection to the natural world (Aug 16-21)
Watercolors in the Wild: Sierra Forests (June 14-19)
Wild Foraging and the Urban Homestead (June 26-28)
Woodblocks: Design, Carve and Print in the Field (Aug 14-16)
2026 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.
May 31 - June 5
BIOL 315: Spring Fungi of the Sierra Nevada (May 31-June 5)
Birds of the Sierra Nevada (May 31-June 5)
June 6-13
Bird Song and Wildlife Sound Recording (June 6-13)
Myxomycetes of the Sierra Nevada (June 7-12)
June 14-19
Birding by Ear in the Sierra (June 14-19)
Play of Light and Shadows: Oil Painting in the Sierra (June 14-19)
Watercolors in the Wild: Sierra Forests (June 14-19)
Nature Sounds Society Annual Retreat ( June 19-21) Separate Registration Process
June 21-26
Flora of the Northern Sierra Nevada ( June 21-26)
Songwriting in the High Sierra (June 21-26)
June 26-28
Trees & Shrubs of Northern Sierra Nevada (June 26-28)
Homesteading and Wild foraging for Self-Reliance (June 26-28 )
June 28-July 3
Beginning Birding (June 28-July 3)
ART 470: The Mobile Studio: Creative Research in the Outdoors (June 28-July 3)
BIOL 315: Insect Biology and Identification (June 28-July 3)
July 5-11
Butterflies and Moths of the Sierra Nevada (July 5-10)
Field Geology of the Haskell Peak-Sierra Buttes Area (July 5-10)
DES 312, ENVS 312, and LS 312: Climate Change Issues and Activism (July 5-10)
SNFC Open House (July 11)
July 12-17
Night Photography (July 12-17)
ASTR 216: Practical Observational Astronomy in the Sierra Nevada (July 12-17)
Observational Astronomy with the Naked Eye and Telescopes (July 12-17)
BIOL 315: Ecology and Conservation of California Bats (July 12-17)
July 19-24
Pastels and Natural Light (July 19-24)
Gathering Stones: Writing Poetry By The River (July 19-24)
Natural Dyes & Pigments of the Sierra Nevada (July 19-24)
July 26-31
Fly Fishing in the North Yuba Watershed (July 26-28)
Medicinal and Edible Wild Plants (July 26-29)
Reptiles and Amphibians of the Sierra Nevada (July 26-30)
Perfecting Fly Fishing Presentations (July 26-28)
SFSU Alumni Weekend (July 30/31- Aug 2)
August 1-7
High-Country Writing Retreat (Aug 2-7)
Beginning Watercolor (Aug 2-7)
GEOG 632: Environmental Measurement and Monitoring in the Northern Sierra (Aug 2-7)
August 12-16
Plant Uses of the Sierra: Medicine, Food & Utilitarian (Aug 13-16)
Woodblocks: Design, Carve and Print in the Field (Aug 14-16)
August 16-21
Natural History of the Sierra Nevada (Aug 16-21)
Wander in Wonder: Nature Journaling for heartfelt connection to the natural world (Aug 16-21)
Botanical Printing (Aug 16-21)
August 23-28
Introduction to Sierra Nevada Natural History (Aug 23-26)
Secrets Among the Oaks of the North Yuba Watershed (Aug 23-28)
Tai Chi for Longevity (Aug 23-28)
August 30 - September 4
Observational Astronomy with the Naked Eye and Telescopes (Aug 30-Sep 4)