Sierra Friends Center

Sierra Friends Center is a non-profit organization committed to stewarding diverse learning communities and educational programs which weave together spirituality, peace, sustainability, and social action. The Sierra Friends Center hosts the Woolman Semester, Sierra Friends Camp and Adult Workshops.

We invite you to participate in our programs, and explore our beautiful woods, meadows and creek.  The inspiration and tranquility you find here will infuse your endeavors with new spirit when you return home.

Join Us To Celebrate 50 Years of the College Park Educational Association, John Woolman School and the Woolman Semester!
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9th Annual Spring Salmon Run
Saturday May 10th

Join us for our 10k trail run and fun walk on Saturday May 10th. This year we're also introducing our first annual Watershed Festival, featuring information and workshops with local watershed advocacy groups. Click here to learn more.

Family Work Camp
June 20-26, 2008

Family work camp is a time that many cherish each year- working alongside others who believe in the possibility of a peaceful, creative world. We will come together to play music, clear brush, learn to knit, pick blackberries, put on new roofs, swim in the Yuba River, dig in the garden, create delicious meals, paint buildings and look at the spectacular night sky. The work is important and our appreciation is profound!
Click here to download an application (184 Kb).

50th Anniversary Celebration!
August 9th, 2008, 9am until 10pm

Anyone who has had a meaningful connection with either John Woolman School or Sierra Friends Center, please come and join the party! We'll share Woolman stories, eat BBQ, camp on the grounds or stay in your old cabin (if you register very early!) dance and sing under the start, learn about what's happening her now, see old friends and meet new ones-spread the word!

Van Jones "Green for All" DVD

Van Jones spoke recently in Grass Valley as a benefit for the Woolman Semester. He shared his vision of "Green For All" in which the emerging green economy includes green collar jobs for economically disadvantaged people. "Just as there are no throw-away species and no throw-away ecosystems, there are also no throw-away neighborhoods and no throw-away people. In order for humanity to overcome the challenge of the climate crisis, we need to engage the creativity and power of everyone on the planet. To this end, Green For All will work for equal protection from the perils of climate change and equal access to the promise of the emerging green economy as the United States reinvents itself."

Call us at 530-273-3183 for your copy of the new dvd, made by local videographers Yuba Gals Independent Media, as part of their Peak Moment Conversations series. Copies are available for $20 each.