Events

Hike with the California Native Plant Society- Sierra Foothills Chapter along Green Creek to West Lake with magnificent views of metamorphic geology along the east side of the Sierra in the Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Participants will start at Green Creek Trailhead and hike towards West Lake with views of Gabbro Peak, Glines

Page Meadows (also known as Paige Meadows), elevation 6,600’, is a series of enchanting alpine meadows with vernal pools surrounded by forests of conifers. The trail is easy, essentially flat, with a slight downhill at the beginning. Participants will hike approximately 2 or 3 miles in total, out and back. The trail may be boggy

An introductory workshop on forest management and planning to develop your CAL FIRE BWD proposal from Forest Business Alliance. Click here for more information and to register.

Native Gardening 101: California Native Plant Society's webinars provide seasonal guidance and technical insights for native gardening. With the winter rains, your native plant garden is thriving. So, what’s next? How do you let plants go dormant when they need to, prune others at the right time, and keep up with the weeds? Learn how

This will be an easy-to-moderate hike, led by certified CA Naturalist John Roos, to view the many mid-season wildflowers blooming at 7700’ south of Lake Tahoe near Hope Valley. Lots of butterflies too! We start at the marshy edges of Grass Lake, through shady white fir and aspen groves, up into the open pine and

2023’s Rock Creek Lakes Clean Up is planned for Saturday, August 5. Come Join Friends of the Inyo, the USFS, and Rock Creek Lakes Resort for a day of trash-grabbin’ fun! Where: Meet at the Rock Creek Lake Resort Parking lot When: Saturday, August 5, 9am-noonish What: collecting fishing line and other garbage from around

This field trip will take participants north of Carson Pass toward Meiss Meadow. Participants will encounter open granite, mountain meadows, fir-lodgepole conifer forest, and subalpine habitats. The wildflowers are gorgeous in the late summer. Highlights include Clark’s Nutcracker on whitebark pine, spectacular views, paintbrushes, lupines, polygonums, buckwheats, fleabanes, prairie-smoke (Geum), and much more! A plant

SNEW is partnering once again with Sierra Climate Adaptation & Mitigation Partnership (Sierra CAMP) to host the Rural Energy Solutions Part 2 webinar. Join us on August 9 at 12pm as we learn from a panel of clean energy experts! Our speakers include Lou Jacobson, building electrification expert at Willdan, Anderson Barkow, microgrids expert and

As part of the Tahoe Summer Exploration Series, the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS) and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association (TRTA) have partnered to provide summer excursions on a variety of nature-based topics. Join TINS naturalist Sarah Hockensmith as she leads the way in search of birds and flowers near a gorgeous waterfall to discuss and

At Lake Tahoe, most people have heard the word “Secchi” in reference to the Secchi disk, a 10-inch white disk used to measure lake clarity. The Secchi disk remains the standard design used in both marine and deep-freshwater investigations because it is an inexpensive and straightforward method of measuring water clarity. However, there is much more

Are you a trivia junkie? Test your knowledge of Emerald Bay and Vikingsholm at one of the most breathtaking venues in Lake Tahoe! The ticket includes the opportunity for you to drive down to Emerald Bay, a private tour of Vikingsholm Castle with answer hints thrown in, a reception of wine and light apps, and

The monthly Sierra Speaker Series connects folks to the rich cultural and natural history of the area. Join Sierra State Parks Foundation at Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center to learn and engage! Doors open at 5 pm, and the presentation is to follow at 5:30 pm. Admission is a suggested $5 donation. Light refreshments

The first annual Full STEAM Ahead event is a free bilingual (Spanish + English) community event held for children and families at Tahoe Backyard in Kings Beach. This event merges science and art with interactive stations designed to inspire creativity in the young and old and bring attention to the beauty of science. For those

Learn how to identify Tahoe’s various native and invasive aquatic plants, and how to report observations that allow the League and our partners to control new populations of aquatic invaders before they do lasting damage to Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Boat Inspections will be co-hosting the training. They will help attendees identify and understand the impacts of aquatic

The monthly Sierra Speaker Series connects folks to the rich cultural and natural history of the area. Join Sierra State Parks Foundation at Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center to learn and engage! Doors open at 5 pm, and the presentation is to follow at 5:30 pm. Admission is a suggested $5 donation. Light refreshments

In 2021, the ESCOG received a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to implement the Buttermilk Infrastructure and Recreation Planning Initiative. The ESCOG interested in hearing your perspective about Buttermilk Country to inform this process. We accepted feedback via our public input map July 24 - August 9.  If you would like to

UC Cooperative Extension and the Sierra Streams Institute invite homeowners, renters, and other interested community members in Nevada and Placer Counties for a conversation about protecting your home from wildfires. We will dispel myths about products and materials, offer science-based solutions for construction, design, and maintenance; and provide an opportunity for shared, experiential learning. Sit

The Rim Fire burned through the Sierra Nevada in 2013, becoming the second largest wildfire in California’s recorded history at the time. Now, a decade later, it ranks as just the 11th largest wildfire on record. The Rim Fire initiated an era of “megafires” sweeping across California’s landscape. Since then, leaders across our state have

Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks’ (FHBP) hosts two experts speaking on two 30x30 efforts. By way of background, California also has a core commitment to strengthen tribal partnerships. Collaborations with tribes provide opportunities for correcting past wrongs. Additionally, California committed to protecting 30% of the state’s lands and coastal waters. Ensuring our coastal waters

Breanna Martinico is a UC Davis Ph.D. candidate in ecology and a wildlife biologist with UC Cooperative Extension, where she works as a Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor for the Lake, Napa, Solano, and Capitol Corridor Extension offices. Breanna will be discussing how beneficial birds can play a role in promoting ecological sustainability of agriculture in the

The Sierra Nevada and the Mono Basin have been sculpted by volcanoes, glaciations, and wildfires. Explore the changing environment on a 3-hour walk up the McGee Creek trail. This trail is moderate, although it does gain elevation. Where: Park in the dirt lot off of Lake Mary Road, just beyond the junction of the Tamarack

Join Nevada Conservation League on August 25 as they celebrate Nevada’s environmental movement and delight taste buds with hors d'oeuvres & drinks provided by local businesses, The Cheese Board & The Dusty Bottle. By attending, you’ll be joining the community dedicated to conserving our environment. Together, we can make a significant difference and protect Nevada

We look forward to having you join us in this special running series where we delve into the world of running and how it can engage in different ways. Our community runners from Latinos Run Fresno will share their experiences and tips and trick on running: solo, en familia, and in comunidad. We will also share

Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer. He is the author of about twenty books, including the internationally bestselling Mars trilogy, and more recently Red Moon, New York 2140, and The Ministry for the Future. He was part of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Artists and Writers’ Program in 1995 and 2016,