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Climate Video Challenge
Millions of people around the world, especially youth, are fighting to prevent and adapt to climate change: pushing to end fossil fuel extraction and use, and for clean energy jobs, conservation of natural habitats, indigenous fire management, resilience hubs, affordable housing, and racial justice, among other solutions. However, we can sometimes feel paralyzed by climate
Forest Stewardship Workshops – Fresno-Madera Counties
Fresno-Madera Counties, May 3, 2023 - June 28, 2023. Online and May 20th in-person field day. Registration now open! Workshop Overview: This workshop series will help landowners develop plans to improve and protect their forest lands in an ecologically and economically sustainable manner. The workshops will address management objectives and planning, forest restoration, fuels reduction, project development,
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SciPub – What is Process-Based Restoration?
SciPub – What is Process-Based Restoration?
Come learn about Process-Based Restoration (PBR) and how Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs) and other low-tech design principles are being incorporated into local restoration projects at this FREE presentation! Click here for more information and to register.
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2023 Celebration of Trails: Art in Nature Installations
During the month of June, BYLT presents site-specific art installations on Cascade Canal Trail and Hirschman Trail. Get outside and enjoy this unique experience to celebrate trails and local art! Public art on trails can illustrate both the identity of the trail itself and the community that surrounds it. We believe that art can cultivate
Celebration of Trails Month – BYLT
Bear Yuba Land Trust’s Celebration of Trails Art Walk June 2023 Celebration of Trails in June 2023 will consist of a variety of fun activities to get the family outside on the trails. In collaboration with local artists there will be art installations on four of our local trails. Art out on the trail can
2023 Celebration of Trails: Summer Star Hike Challenge
Join BYLT for the 1st Annual Summer Star Hike Challenge - A Fundraiser for Bear Yuba Land Trust Trails How it works: There will be 14 hidden paper mache stars hanging from trees on 12 of Bear Yuba Land Trust’s hiking trails. Use the Star Map and visit as many different star locations as possible
Summer Speaker Series: Sub-hallucinogenic Doses of Psychedelics May Offer New Treatments for Depression, Related Disorders
Summer Speaker Series: Sub-hallucinogenic Doses of Psychedelics May Offer New Treatments for Depression, Related Disorders
Psychedelic drugs could treat mental illness by rapidly rebuilding connections between nerve cells. New findings (published Feb. 17, 2023 in Science) from researchers at the UC Davis Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics will help guide efforts to discover new drugs for depression, PTSD and other disorders. Drugs such as LSD, MDMA and psilocybin show great
Public Meeting – Make Conservation a Priority on Public Lands
Public Meeting – Make Conservation a Priority on Public Lands
Help shape the future of public lands and the local communities, water sources, and wildlife that rely on them by participating in the Bureau of Land Management’s comment period and public meetings. Let’s show overwhelming support for elevating conservation and bringing balance to how these public lands are managed for generations to come. Click here
Bike Path Cleanup
Bike Path Cleanup
Join Keep Tahoe Blue as they celebrate Tahoe Bike Month with a community BIKE PATH CLEANUP event. Volunteers can meet at one of three locations throughout South Tahoe to pick up litter from the areas around our bike paths. Following the cleanup, we will all meet at The Hangar for post-event fun, food, and happy hour
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Thompson Creek Rafting Trip with Siskiyou Land Trust
Thompson Creek Rafting Trip with Siskiyou Land Trust
Siskiyou Land Trust's Annual Rafting Fundraiser Trip is scheduled for Friday, June 2, 2023! Meet at 9:00 am at the Sluice Box River Access just downstream from the community of Seiad Valley. The group will raft through the morning on a fun and absolutely lovely class II-III ("easy") section of the Klamath River eight miles
Grow Your Own – Tahoe City Community Festival
Grow Your Own – Tahoe City Community Festival
Join us for the 1st annual Grow Your Own Festival, a FREE community event celebrating the joys and benefits of edible gardening in high-elevation regions. Formerly individual weekly workshops, now single-day events hosted at three unique locations, Tahoe City, Truckee, and South Lake Tahoe. These special events will feature a high-elevation seedling sale and edible
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California Invasive Species Action Week
The goals of the California Invasive Species Action Week (CISAW) are to increase public awareness of invasive species issues and promote public participation in the fight against California's invasive species and their impacts on our natural resources. Prevention is the most effective strategy in managing invasive species. However, hundreds of invasive plants and animals have
3rd Annual Truckee River Trash and Cast
A fishing tournament with a purpose. On Saturday, June 3rd, 2023, we will begin the tournament with a day of cleaning up the Mustang section of the Truckee River east of Reno, NV. We hope to engage non-anglers as well with a raffle on the day of the cleanup for volunteers who do not wish
20th Annual Truckee Day Street Clean-Up and BBQ
20th Annual Truckee Day Street Clean-Up and BBQ
Twenty years of coming together as a community and making our streets shine bright! Join Keep Truckee Green for the 20th annual Truckee Day on Saturday, June 3. Let’s show our Truckee pride by cleaning up what has been left behind after a record-breaking winter. This year’s post-clean-up BBQ will include some extra fun activities
Wild For The Yuba 2023
Wild For The Yuba 2023
The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) invites the community to Wild for the Yuba – a special Dinner & Auction – on Saturday June 3, 2023, from 6:00-9:30 pm at the beautiful grounds of the Wheelhouse Event Center in Nevada City. This annual event is a fundraiser for SYRCL’s Environmentalist of the Year Scholarship, SYRCL’s youth education initiatives,
Martis Valley Wildflowers with Steve Matson
Martis Valley Wildflowers with Steve Matson
Join CA Native Plant Society Tahoe and Sierra Valley Chapter for a wildflower walk with Steve Matson at Martis Creek Lake, near Truckee, CA. We will have the opportunity to observe some wildflowers as well as extensive shrublands, riparian vegetation, and meadows. Bring water, snack, sun hat, sunscreen, cameras, binoculars, etc. Click here for more
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River Fest
River Fest
We are thrilled to invite you to River Fest, a benefit festival for the Tuolumne River Trust, on Sunday, June 4th, from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. This year marks the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day — what better way to celebrate than showing up for water and joining an unforgettable day filled with music,
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SNARL Spring Series: ESLT ED/CEO Speaks on Mammoth Lakes US 395 Wildlife Crossing Project: Moving Forward
SNARL Spring Series: ESLT ED/CEO Speaks on Mammoth Lakes US 395 Wildlife Crossing Project: Moving Forward
Please join Eastern Sierra Land Trust this spring for a series of presentations focused on some of the latest research and findings from the Eastern Sierra and Beyond. They are very excited to be in person again at the Page Center. This seminar will take place on Tuesday, June 6, from 7pm-8pm. Doors will open
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Learning Exchange Series: Dimensions of Urban and Community Forestry
Learning Exchange Series: Dimensions of Urban and Community Forestry
Asia Dowtin Assessing and Planning for Ecosystem Service Provision in Urban Forests Urban trees provide an array of ecosystem services, including stormwater mitigation and the storage and sequestration on carbon. While provision of these services is a satisfactory benefit to the communities in which trees are planted and established, it is possible that service yield
30×30 Priority: Long Valley Virtual Meeting
30×30 Priority: Long Valley Virtual Meeting
The town of Mammoth Lakes lies on the edge of a truly remarkable ongoing geological event site known as the Long Valley. Join The Sierra Club Range of Light Group to learn about: Highlights of Long Valley - A unique geology, a rich cultural past, a long history of ranching, geothermal development, now recreation The Present
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California Water Plan Update 2023 – Precipitation Enhancement Resource Management Strategy Workshop
California Water Plan Update 2023 – Precipitation Enhancement Resource Management Strategy Workshop
The California Water Plan describes and updates a broad set of resource management strategies (RMSs) that help local agencies and governments manage their water and related resources. Every RMS can be a technique, program, or policy that can be used to meet water-related management needs of a region and the state as a whole. During
Eyes on the Lake Training Webinar
Eyes on the Lake Training Webinar
Join Keep Tahoe Blue for a virtual Eyes on the Lake training! This free training is open to the public, all ages welcome. 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
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Trail Work Volunteer Day: Indian Creek Trail
Trail maintenance not only improves recreation user experience, but is vital to preventing harmful erosion in our watersheds! If you're looking to get outside, frolic among blooming wildflowers, and do meaningful work to improve recreation access in the Stanislaus National Forest, these days are for you! Volunteers will work with TRT staff to trim back
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FIRE/LAND
FIRE/LAND
An Experience Inspiring Community Resilience A project of Myrtle Tree Arts and co-hosted by the American River Conservancy, this unique live event will happen at landmark Wakamatsu Farm. During the speaker forum in the late afternoon, local experts and representatives will share community issues related to wildfire, land stewardship, emergency preparedness, cultural preservation, and climate
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Clean in a SNAP – Chimney Beach Tahoe Blue Crew Cleanup
Clean in a SNAP – Chimney Beach Tahoe Blue Crew Cleanup
Looking for a way to help keep Lake Tahoe clean, pristine, and litter free? Our Tahoe-based SNAP members have assembled our Clean in a SNAP Tahoe Blue Crew to help clean up around the Jewel of the Sierra. The next cleanup is scheduled for Sunday, June 11, from 6 - 8 pm, and we invite
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14th Annual California Climate & Energy Forum
The CCEC Forum brings together several hundred local government staff, elected officials, and community organizations, to collaborate and learn from each other as they work to advance fair and equitable climate change and energy practices. This forum will feature engaging sessions, expert plenaries and keynotes, and new innovative activities to help climate and energy leaders
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Forest Carbon Markets 101 – Sierra Nevada Alliance Monthly Webinar
Forest Carbon Markets 101 – Sierra Nevada Alliance Monthly Webinar
What's all this talk about carbon? Carbon markets, a component of nature-based solutions, are a market-based solution to provide funding for various management practices that take up additional carbon on the forested landscape. Nature-based solutions describe various methods for mitigating climate change through carbon sequestration, biodiversity protection, and ecosystem services preservation. All carbon projects must
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Trail Work Volunteer Day: West Side Rail Trail
Trail maintenance not only improves recreation user experience, but is vital to preventing harmful erosion in our watersheds! If you're looking to get outside, frolic among blooming wildflowers, and do meaningful work to improve recreation access in the Stanislaus National Forest, these days are for you! Volunteers will work with TRT staff to trim back
Sierra Trout Camp 2023
Campers will learn all aspects of fly fishing, from setting up their gear, casting, matching the hatch, and much more. Both days are held on exclusive stocked lakes with great opportunities to catch giant trout! Lessons will emphasize responsible angling and conservation principles. $150 per participant. Open to 10-12 year-olds, maximum 20 campers. June 17th:
Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day – Spring
Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day – Spring
Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are invited to this fun, hands-on, in-the-field event. By pitching in, you will help improve the ecosystem function and the wildlife habitats that surround Lake Tahoe. Healthy forests and meadows act as natural pollution filters to Keep Tahoe Blue. Register: Register here. This event is RSVP only. Final details will
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TERC Circ(umnavigation) of Lake Tahoe
Registration coming soon! Join the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center to Circumnavigate Lake Tahoe for Science and Scott Fitzgerrell. This kayaking event, TERC CIRC 3, will take place over seven days, starting Monday, June 19 and concluding Sunday, June 25. Many people have paddled Tahoe’s shores, but this event is unique. In addition to
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Summer Speaker Series: A Lifetime of Science at Lake Tahoe
Summer Speaker Series: A Lifetime of Science at Lake Tahoe
With Brant Allen, UC Davis TERC Field Station Manager/Boat Captain/Lead Research Diver, TERC will present a discussion on the history of Brant Allen's work in Lake Tahoe. Allen, long time researcher at Lake Tahoe, will present photos and reminiscences from his three decades of studying Lake Tahoe’s clarity, productivity, and food web changes. Recently, Tahoe’s
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Wild Tahoe Weekend at Taylor Creek Visitor Center
Get ready for a wild time during Wild Tahoe Weekend at Taylor Creek Visitor Center. On June 24, enjoy the Lake Tahoe Bird Festival which includes bird walks along Rainbow Trail, visits with birds of prey and presentations on migratory birds, bird crafts and games, and a falconer. On June 25, enjoy Native Species Day
2023 Celebration of Trails: Street Party
2023 Celebration of Trails: Street Party
Join Bear Yuba Land Trust on June 24th from 4–8 pm to end Celebration of Trails month with this family-friendly FREE Street Party in downtown Nevada City! There will be live music by Moody Cat Band in partnership with Crazy Horse Saloon. Enjoy the music and come out and meet our local recreation partners, who
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Stargazing with the Davis Astronomy Club
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Stargazing with the Davis Astronomy Club
Enjoy a stargazing tour of the night sky out in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area with backyard astronomers from the Davis Astronomy Club. This will be a captivating tour of the night sky and will include viewings of constellations, star clusters, galaxies, and some unusually colored stars! Also available for viewing will be the first-quarter
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Take a Hike – Salmon in the Sierras
Take a Hike – Salmon in the Sierras
The Northern California Regional Land Trust is excited to welcome the public to the Deer Creek Preserve to learn about the salmon populations in this tributary to the Sacramento River as part of the Take a Hike event series. Led by Matt Johnson, an Environmental Scientist and Anadromous Fisheries Supervisor at California Department of Fish
Native Species Day
Native Species Day
Part of the Wild Tahoe Weekend, LTBMU and Great Basin Institute will host the Native Species Festival. This festival is a great way to spend the day outdoors and learn about the many native plant and animal species of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Attend walks led by field professionals and explore educational booths from various