October 2021
California Invasive Plant Council Symposium
Celebrate Cal-IPC’s 30-Year Anniversary Symposium – Join us Online! Celebrate 30 years of learning with Cal-IPC with more session talks, discussion groups, and posters covering a wide range of topics related to invasive plant biology and management. We are meeting online to stay safe, but our online platform has many opportunities for engagement and connection. Chat with sponsors/exhibitors, engage during discussion groups, talk to poster presenters, and meet with friends and colleagues. Find the Symposium Program here. Special Sessions include:…
Find out more »Volunteer Day: Hamby Trail
This volunteer day is one of the 13 events the Tuolumne River Trust is hosting throughout the season. We will work to maintain 30 miles of hiking trails and to naturalize 10 miles of unauthorized motorized trails in Stanislaus National Forest. Project days may involve trail clearing, tread repair, trail building, and minor rock work. These efforts will not only maintain and create beautiful trails for us humans to enjoy – they will also help restore long-term ecological health, and…
Find out more »Forest Futures Salon: Biomass Basics
After a busy summer and many challenges with the current wildfire season, the Tahoe-Truckee Community Foundation is excited to announce these upcoming Forest Futures Salons for 2021. Our Forest Futures Salons bring together unlike-minded people to engage in productive, timely conversations to fuel innovation. What was previously a closed-door, intimate discussion between experts, has now become virtual, opening the door for professionals from all over the world to participate. The mission of these discussions is to further build community engagement…
Find out more »Water Summit 2021: Pivoting Today’s Pain into Tomorrow’s Gain
The 2021 Water Summit, the Water Education Foundation's annual premier event, will be hosted as an engaging virtual experience on the afternoon of Oct. 28, 2021, followed by an optional in-person reception cruise in Sacramento aboard an open-air yacht on the Sacramento River. Now in its 37th year, the Water Summit features top policymakers and leading experts providing the latest information and viewpoints on issues affecting water across California and the West. With the theme, Pivoting Today’s Pain into Tomorrow’s…
Find out more »Salmon Expeditions 2021
SYRCL’s Salmon Expeditions are an amazing opportunity for you, your family, and your friends to adventure down the Yuba River to see spawning salmon! Local river rafting guides, SYRCL educators, and trained volunteers will take community members down the lower Yuba River to learn about the salmon life cycle, river ecology, and local history. Participants also will learn about human impacts on these incredible fish as well as SYRCL's efforts to restore their habitats. We hope you'll join us out on the river. Join SYRCL River Education staff and the…
Find out more »Tahoe City Planting Day
Come plant trees with Sugar Pine Foundation and the North Tahoe HS InterAct Club! Seedlings, gloves, shovels and instruction will be provided. Please be prepared with closed toe shoes, layers, water and snacks.
Find out more »Mono Lake South Tufa Tour
Join a naturalist-guide for an afternoon walk among limestone tufa towers, bubbling springs, birds, wildlife, brine shrimp, and the behind-the-scenes story of the most unusual lake in California. This guided, one-hour walk includes hands-on activities, and an overview of the human and natural history of Mono Lake appropriate for all age levels. Advance reservations are recommended. Tours are free, but there is a $3 per person entrance fee to the South Tufa Area.
Find out more »Mono Lake South Tufa Tour
Join a naturalist-guide for an afternoon walk among limestone tufa towers, bubbling springs, birds, wildlife, brine shrimp, and the behind-the-scenes story of the most unusual lake in California. This guided, one-hour walk includes hands-on activities, and an overview of the human and natural history of Mono Lake appropriate for all age levels. Advance reservations are recommended. Tours are free, but there is a $3 per person entrance fee to the South Tufa Area.
Find out more »November 2021
Paddle with the Salmon
Every fall, for thousands of years, Chinook Salmon return to the Tuolumne River to spawn. They have shaped our environment as we know it today. Chinook Salmon are considered to be one of the most important keystone species on the West Coast. We at the Tuolumne River Trust want to give our community the chance to connect with this vital keystone species of the Tuolumne River. Join us as we Paddle with the Salmon and celebrate this incredible ecological tradition.…
Find out more »Caldor Fire Benefit Concert at Wakamatsu Farm
Join the American River Conservancy in the Keyaki Garden at Wakamatsu Farm and hear your favorite classic rock, blues, jazz, and country tunes while supporting your community! Still Rock’n & Friends is your local “Feel Good Music” Band. The Band members all live here on the Divide and include, Craig Harper, Dennis Edwards, Lenny Brann, and John Hobbs. Cold beer, white wine, and lemonade will be available for a suggested donation. Bring your own glass or purchase a Klean Kanteen…
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