Sierra Happenings

SYRCL Restoration Events Pick Up This Summer with Aspen Regeneration
Saturday, June 21st, July 12th & July 26th, August 16th & 30th at Loney Meadow, Tahoe National Forest. The restoration days will include carpooling to Loney Meadow, learning about the importance of aspen and meadow ecology, and a few hours of conifer removal. Training and natural interpretation will be provided by Kathy Van Zuuk of Tahoe National Forest. Aspen regeneration has been identified as a priority action that supports broader efforts to restore the health of mountain meadows in the Yuba watershed, which are important natural sources of clean water for the Yuba River. For more information please contact Adele Rife, SYRCL Restoration Coordinator at (530) 265-5961 ext. 218 or adele@syrcl.org.

Lake Tahoe Bike Challenge
June 7-20 sign up today as an individual or team. Participants can earn digital Green Pins for attaining specific milestones. Each milestone correlates to a personal achievement that can include riding a bicycle for the very first time to preventing over 1,000 pounds of C02 from being emitted into the atmosphere. For more information and to register, please click here.

ClimatePlan is Hiring a Director
Description: Candidate must be a proven convener and bridge-builder, an innovative leader who can balance priority-setting with collaborative leadership, an exceptional communicator who can connect with multiple audiences and a seasoned policy advocate. As part of this hiring process, we’re asking all applicants to fill out a brief, anonymous survey. To complete survey and get instructions for remaining application process, please click here.

Feather River Land Trust in Quincy is Hiring a Conservation Director
Description: Developing and implementing the Land Trust’s conservation vision, evaluating and prioritizing properties for conservation, conducting land transactions, overseeing program work plans and budgets, and ensuring that the Land Protection Program is carried out in accordance with best standards and practices, including land trust accreditation. For more information regarding this position please contact, Paul Hardy, Executive Director.

Grant Opportunity: Apply to Cal Wildlands!

Eligible Projects and Organizations
Geographic Scope: California
Frequency: Organizations can only apply once per year
Issues: Conservation of California's natural landscapes, ecosystems, plants, wildlife
Tax status: Applicants should be a nonprofit or fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit
Organizational status: Actual annual expenses and revenues of $100,000 or less

California Wildland Grassroots Fund makes grants quarterly. The next application deadline is August 15, 2014. Please read the instructions carefully before starting the application. To apply create an account or login here.

Highlights

Update To Sierra Nevada Alliance's Electronic Newsletters

Sierra Water Workgroup 2014 Summit

When: June 12-13, 2014
Where: North Lake Tahoe Event Center, Kings Beach, CA

Over the past seven years and across the Sierra Nevada, diverse groups have been coming together to create model Integrated Regional Water Management Plans (IRWMPs) to ensure reliable water supply, protect water quality and restore Sierra headwaters. While in various stages of pre-planning, planning and implementation, IRWMPs now cover almost the entire Sierra region.

The Sierra Water Workgroup mission is to assist regional efforts to protect and enhance water quality, water supply, and watershed health; to develop cooperative regional responses; and to facilitate reinvestment in our watersheds and water resources by all beneficiaries.

The 2014 Sierra Water Work Group Summit, sponsored by the State Bar of California, Environmental Law Section, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and the Sierra Nevada Alliance will take place in Kings Beach, CA. The Summit theme this year is drought and climate change.

This two-day event is an occasion to raise the profile of the Sierra, discuss issues specific to disadvantaged communities, inform stakeholders of state and federal water policy issues, and share accomplishments, challenges, and resources among Regional Water Management Groups throughout the Sierra Nevada. This year’s Summit will feature speakers and panelists from IRWM Groups, lawyers, state and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and public officials. The Summit will bring together IRWM stakeholders from all over the Range of Light and will feature informational workshops, great food, networking and interactive discussions. We hope you can join us for this event and we look forward to seeing you in June!

Who should attend: All Sierra IRWM Group Stakeholders and involved and interested individuals, water agencies, nonprofit and community organizations, Tribal interests, and relevant local, state and federal agencies.

Cost of attendance: Covers registration, facility, materials, and meals. Lodging is not included, but suggestions available on the website.

To find out more about the Sierra Water Workgroup event, please contact Associate Gavin Feiger by email gavin@sierranevadaalliance.org or by phone 530-542-4546 ext. 302 or SWWG Director Liz Mansfield by email lhmansfield@gmail.com or by phone (916)273-0488.