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2025 Pacific Northwest Field School: TBD
The Pacific Northwest Field School (PNWFS) has taught hands-on preservation skills at historic sites across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho for three decades!
PNWFS will return in 2026 with another immersive, hands-on program dedicated to exploring the cultural landscapes and historic places that define our region. Each year, PNWFS brings together students, emerging professionals, craftspeople, and preservation experts to learn by doing—engaging directly with historic materials, traditional building techniques, and the broader contexts that shape preservation practice today.
Through fieldwork, workshops, tours, and discussions, participants gain practical experience in assessment, repair, documentation, and planning, all grounded in the core values of stewardship and community collaboration. PNWFS 2026 will continue this tradition by offering three focused week-long sessions, each designed to build technical skills, deepen understanding of place, and foster meaningful relationships across disciplines.
We look forward to another year of shared learning, collective care, and hands-on preservation work across the Pacific Northwest. Please check back soon for more information on next year’s program!
Tuition and Credits
Tuition includes all training sessions, evening presentations, field trips, meals, and lodging. For an additional fee, Field School participants can earn two graduate or undergraduate-level credits from the University of Oregon Continuing and Professional Education for each repeatable one-week session. Grading is on a pass/no pass basis. AIA continuing education credits available upon request.
Sessions
- Tuition (no credits): $900
- Tuition and Two (2) Undergraduate Credits: $1,150
- Tuition and Two (2) Graduate Credits: $1,250
Financial Assistance
The John Platz Scholarship covers the tuition for one field school session and a $100 travel allowance. This scholarship is awarded to an individual pursuing professional training in historic preservation. It is open to all field school participants. To be considered for the award, applicants are asked to submit a brief essay accompanying their application and submit their application by June 13, 2025.
One of the co-founders of the Pacific Northwest Field School when it was started in 1995, John Platz had been the leader of the U.S. Forest Service preservation team at Mt. Hood with work that included log construction and Timberline Lodge. He brought his remarkable skill in wood construction and preservation of all historic materials to the Pacific Northwest Field Schools for the following 20 years. He was greatly admired by the students for his knowledge as well as his patient teaching of craft. He passed away in 2021. This award was established and is generously supported by Field School founding faculty member Don Peting.
Accommodations
Tuition includes all meals, modest lodging (mix of shared rooms and tents), and local transportation during each session. Participants can register for academic credit through the University of Oregon (open to students from all institutions). AIA continuing education credits available upon advance request.
Please email pnwfs@uoregon.edu with questions.
Travel
Directions and travel details will be provided soon.
Partners
The Pacific Northwest Field School has been a partnership among multiple agencies for more than 25 years. Current partners include:
- University of Oregon
- National Park Service
- Idaho State Historical Society
- Idaho State Parks & Recreation
- Oregon Parks & Recreation Department
- Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
- Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
- Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission
Contact Us
Email us with any questions or concerns: pnwfs@uoregon.edu
This program receives federal funds for the identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, or handicap in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information, please write to: Chief, Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW, MS-2740, Washington, D.C. 20240.
This publication has been funded in part with federal funds from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior.