Siskiyou Field Institute – Field-Based Nature Learning – Education Research Community Science Exploration Adventure Discovery

Welcome to Siskiyou Field Institute, where people come to learn about and explore the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion, a land of steep mountains, wild and scenic rivers and unique animal and plant diversity.

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Research

Scientists from all over the U.S. and Canada visit Siskiyou Field Institute's 850-acre property to investigate our area’s diversity of invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians, mammals, plants, habitats and geology.

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Community

There's something for everyone at Siskiyou Field Institute: local school kids, curious teens, developing professionals, adventure seekers, researchers and adult natural history learners.

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Science

Our field-based programs feed the mind and spirit as they help students observe and interpret the natural world.

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Exploration

SFI uses our richly biodiverse natural area as a bridge connecting students to natural history, science, technology, math, and the arts.

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Adventure

Out in the field with SFI, experience immersive learning all over the bioregion and beyond. You’ll bring back life-long memories.

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Discovery

Re-discover natural wonder and curiosity as you explore Klamath-Siskiyou ecology with SFI!

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Field-based Nature Learning In and About the Klamath-Siskiyous

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Education

People come to learn about & explore the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion, a land of steep mountains, scenic rivers & unique animal & plant diversity.

Click Here

Research

Scientists from all over the US & Canada visit SFI's 850-acre property to investigate its diversity of animals, habitats and geology.

Click Here

Community

There's something for everyone at SFI: local school kids, curious teens, professionals, adventure seekers, researchers and adult natural history learners.

Click Here

Science

Our field-based programs feed the mind and spirit as they help students observe and interpret the natural world.

Click Here

Exploration

SFI uses our richly biodiverse natural area as a bridge connecting students to natural history, science, technology, math, and the arts.

Click Here

Adventure

Out in the field with SFI, experience immersive learning all over the bioregion and beyond. You’ll bring back life-long memories.

Click Here

Discovery

Re-discover natural wonder and curiosity as you explore Klamath-Siskiyou ecology with SFI!

Click Here

SnowSchool is FULL! Add your group to the waitlist by contacting our youth coordinator below.

20 school groups will receive full scholarships this winter!

Students make a vital connection between the snowpack–the largest reservoir in the West–and the water they drink every day.

Our modules cover: watershed science, snow to water equivalency, snow pit analysis, winter plant & animal adaptations, snow crystal exploration, avalanche education, and fun winter games!

SnowSchool is run on Mt. Ashland in partnership with Winter Wildlands Alliance.

2022 Field Courses are Here!

SFI’s Winter/Spring 2022
course brochure is now available!

More classes to grow your knowledge and deepen your connection to the world outside are on the calendar for 2022! Check out our Course Brochure to see what we’ve got in store for the months of January-June. From coastal birding, to geology deep dives, to botanical sketching – there are plenty of in-person field classes as well as online options for those who live farther away. We can’t wait to see you in the field!

You can sign up to receive our course brochure by mail or email by Joining our Mailing List.

Keep Posted on SFI Happenings

Explore the latest from SFI through our newsletters. The Darlingtonia offers updates on SFI as a whole, while our Youth Newsletter offers updates specific to SFI’s youth programming for parents and educators. View current issues of either newsletter below!