Programs & Classes

A Five-Week Field Course for Adults

Explore one of the Olympic Peninsula’s most remarkable landscapes from the peaks of the Olympic Mountains to the shores of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

In this immersive five-week course, staff from the Dungeness River Nature Center, the Jamestown S’Klallam Natural Resources Department, and local experts will guide adult learners through the natural and cultural histories of the Dungeness Watershed. Each session combines presentations with hands-on field trips to iconic locations throughout this 200-square-mile watershed.

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Topics include:

Geology & glacial history · Native plants & wildlife · Salmon ecology & habitat restoration · Water resource management · The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

Field trip destinations:

Railroad Bridge Park · Deer Park · Restoration sites along the Dungeness River · Three Crabs · Dungeness Spit

Session Dates:

August 20 · August 27 · September 3 · September 10 · September 17

Thursdays, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Cost: $225 members / $250 non-members

Carpooling is available. Participants should be able to walk 1–2 miles on uneven terrain. Each day of the course begins at the Dungeness River Nature Center. Snacks will be provided but please bring a lunch, water, layers, shoes with good traction, and anything else that will make the field trip more comfortable.

This program is in partnership with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Jamestown Tribe Refuge Management Program. 

Two scholarships are available. You can find the application here.