Restoration Retreat 2024

November 1–3

Presenter: Sarah Augustine

Connect with the land and life through a weekend retreat centered on restoring healthy relationships with all of creation. Take time to slow down, walk the paths, paddle the water, and simply be in community with all that is around you.

Sarah Augustine will be speaking throughout the weekend on the theme of climate, creation care, and decolonization. She is the Executive Director of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, a national coalition with global reach.  Read more about Sarah.

The optional tour of the Dowagiac River Restoration Project  available for participants Saturday afternoon is NOW FULL. The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi have re-meandered a section of the Dowagiac River.  Jennifer Kanine, director of the Pokagon Band Kowabdanawa odë kė will be taking interested participants on a tour of the project (about 35 minutes away from Camp Friedenswald). Once registered, you can add your name to a waiting list for this option if interested.

If you see the need for restoration in our world and desire connection with others interested in the same, please consider participating in this weekend retreat. You will leave feeling more connected, inspired, and empowered to work for positive change in your community and the world beyond. This retreat is open to all ages. Interested individuals, families, youth groups, green teams, repair network teams, and small groups are all welcome. 

See the schedule for the weekend. Print a Restoration Retreat flyer.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone who wants to participate in a Camp Friedenswald program can do so, regardless of financial ability. We offer scholarships to anyone who has the need for it. If you feel you would benefit from this opportunity, please indicate your need on the appropriate form when you register online.  If you have further questions, please call 269-476-9744 or email program@friedenswald.org.