Education at Sagehen Creek Field Station

Education at Sagehen Creek Field Station includes K–12 field trips and outdoor classrooms, high school science and leadership programs, and UC and CSU undergraduate field courses. The program also hosts graduate student workshops and thesis research, professional training for teachers, land managers, and scientists, and public education programs and citizen science initiatives. Specific offerings include Adventure-Risk-Challenge (ARC), Sagehen Outdoor Education Program (SOEP), Bio Boot Camp, Bio Boot Camp 2.0, California Ecology & Conservation, the California Naturalist Program, the River & Stream Restoration Course, and the Natural History Field Quarter (UCSC).

• Ages: 5–18 years old

Education at Sagehen Creek Field Station takes place within a broader effort that has focused on research, education, and public service since 1951. As part of the UC Natural Reserve System and the University of California, Berkeley, all programs emphasize experiential, place-based learning and support the NRS mission to provide university-level instruction at natural reserves throughout California. The station partners with schools, universities, and nonprofits and provides scientists, educators, and students access to a 9,000-acre experimental forest as a living laboratory dedicated to advancing research, education, and stewardship in the Sierra Nevada.

Last updated June 20, 2026.