
May 2022
Dry Creek Nursery Volunteer Day
Join us for a volunteer day at SRT's Dry Creek Nursery, where we grow California native and drought-tolerant plants for landscaping and restoration purposes! Volunteer activities are tailored to allow people of all ages and abilities to participate. Tasks include a range of activities from horticultural (planting, transplanting, weeding, etc.) to nursery maintenance (raking/sweeping, organizing inventory, etc.). Please RSVP below if you are planning on joining us at this event. If you have recently tested positive for COVID, are showing…
Find out more »Guided Wildflower Hike at Washoe Meadows State Park
Get outdoors and discover the Tahoe wildflowers! Join the Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group for a wildflower walk in Washoe Meadows State Park on May 21st from 9-10:30 am. Lisa Berry, local wildflower aficionado and guide, will lead a short hike to the main meadow and the fen to see the Star Lily, Round-leaved Sundew, and other seasonal wildflowers. This is a 3.5-mile hike with no elevation gain. Location: Please meet at the access gate on Mountain Meadow Drive 200 yards…
Find out more »22nd Annual SNAPSHOT Day
Be a Watershed Steward! Join in hands-on water quality monitoring of our watershed. Monitoring teams will collect data that is used for restoration projects and overall watershed protection. Snapshot Day covers as much geographic area as possible in order to capture a “snapshot” in time of water quality for the entire Truckee River watershed. Samples are taken from the Lake Tahoe Basin and follow the Truckee River watershed all the way to Pyramid Lake (see map below). To view Snapshot…
Find out more »Take a Hike: Birds of the Sierras- Northern California Regional Land Trust
In partnership with Altacal Audubon Society, the Northern California Regional Land Trust is excited to welcome the public to the Deer Creek Preserve for a morning of bird watching as part of the Take a Hike event series. Led by Altacal's Skip Augur and Pamela Waldsmith, this hike will wind into the interior of the Preserve toward the fish ladder before returning along the same route, offering participants the opportunity to hone their bird identification skills and enjoy beautiful canyon…
Find out more »Go Native!
Go Native is back at Kaweah Oaks Preserve! Join us at this special event organized and hosted by local Indigenous peoples and Tribes, to learn about and celebrate the native cultures of the area! We are so honored that this event will once again be held at Kaweah Oaks Preserve, and we are excited for a fun-filled event of music, education, arts and cultures, and food! For more information about the event, please feel free to reach out to SRT…
Find out more »Wakamatsu Open Farm Day – Animals of Wakamatsu Farm
During this Open Farm Day on May 21st we will be celebrating the animals of Wakamatsu Farm. Enjoy donkey cart rides, falconry, bird watching, animal tracking, sheep petting area, fishing and learning about garden allies. Owned by American River Conservancy, Wakamatsu farm is the site of the first Japanese colony in America. The property is cherished for its cultural history and natural resources. During Open Farm Days, explore the property at your own pace. Visit Okeisan’s 1871 grave site. Tour…
Find out more »River Monitor Training
Alpine Watershed Group is looking for new river monitors! This training will cover river monitoring protocols to operate advanced scientific equipment and teach you about important water quality parameters. Anyone interested in becoming a river monitor is encouraged to attend, and current river monitors are welcome too. Please allow one hour within the 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. time slot to be trained on May 21st. Attendance is not required for the entire two-hour period. Training provided by AWG Watershed Coordinator…
Find out more »American Wetlands Month Webinar: The Importance of Wetlands to Tribal Communities
In celebration of American Wetlands Month this May, please join The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM) on May 24, 2022 from 3pm - 4:30pm ET (12-1:30pm PT), for a webinar highlighting the cultural importance of wetlands to Tribal communities. Abstract: Wetlands and other water resources provide Tribes with healthy, traditional foods; plants used for medicinal, healing, and ceremonial purposes; reeds and grasses for weaving baskets and textiles; and fish and other wildlife. During the webinar, three tribal representatives from…
Find out more »Page Meadows Workday – Canceled
Join the Tahoe Rim Trail Association for a fun day out on the trail south of Tahoe City on May 25th from 9am to 4 pm. They'll be maintaining the trail near Page Meadows by moving the trail out of a sensitive ecosystem and decommissioning the old trail. They will be establishing a more sustainable trail in this area. Registration is required. For more information please see the event website.
Find out more »Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group May Meeting: Living with Bears with Kathryn Bricker & Ann Bryant
The Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group invites you to join us and Kathryn Bricker of No Bear Hunt Nevada and Ann Bryant of the BEAR League of Lake Tahoe, on May 26, 2022 at 5 pm for a virtual presentation on coexisting with bears in Lake Tahoe. You will also hear from the Tahoe Area Group Executive Committee members on other events and important issues we will be working on in the coming months. During the presentation Kathryn Bricker will…
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