Events and Activities
Wild & Scenic Film Festival: Where Activism Gets Inspired!
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival, organized and produced by the South Yuba River Citizens League, leaves attendees feeling INSPIRED and MOTIVATED to go out and make a difference in our communities and the world. By activists and for activists, it is the largest event of this kind, and it showcases our work in a broader environmental and social context, serving to remind us that we’re participants in a global movement for a more wild and scenic world.
Dates and Places:
• Dec 3rd in Lone Pine, CA.
• Dec 4th in Mammoth Lakes, CA.
• Dec 5th in Bishop, CA.
Please view festival tour dates here, or visit their website!
Giving Law Space: A Legal Geography Symposium!
This UC Davis symposium will bring together scholars, students, and community members to address the manifold conflicts and social hierarchies that have been, and continue to be, engendered through spatial expressions of law.
Date: December 4, 2015 - 10am to 4pm
Location: International House Davis, Community Room
For more information, click here!
Workshop: Development of a Long-Term Plan for CVRP and Light-Duty Vehicle Incentives
The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) invites public participation in a workshop to discuss long-term planning for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP). Senate Bill (SB) 1275 (De León, Chapter 530) requires a CVRP long-term plan.
At this workshop, staff will present an overview of CVRP and the SB 1275 requirements, discuss initial thoughts on the long-term plan, hear from researchers conducting studies to inform the plan, and request public input.
Date: December 8, 2015 - 10am to 3:30pm
Location: California Air Resources Board, Monitoring and Laboratory Division. 1927 13th Street, Sacramento
For more information on any of these programs or the workshop itself, please click here!
Job Announcements & Volunteer Opportunities
River Policy & Communications Director with SYRCL!
The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) seeks a Director who is a seasoned advocate and
manager with leadership, communication, community organizing and coalition-building skills.
The Director will be highly skilled in using policy advocacy, legal, scientific and communication tools to
protect the watershed, and will be experienced at building strategic coalitions, mentoring
program staff, and raising funds.
Job description and application info here!
Bodie Hills Conservation Organizer!
The Bodie Hills Conservation Partnership seeks an organizer to work on short and long-term goals and to provide visionary leadership to direct a coalition of organizations working to protect lands in the Bodie Hills in Mono County, CA.
Job description and application info here.
Operations Manager: Friends of the Inyo!
Friends of the Inyo seeks an Operations Manager, responsible for day-to-day operations. Responsibilities include financial, human resources requirements and legal obligations, and operations management. This is a full time, year-round, position based in Bishop, CA.
Job description and application info here.
Development Director: Keep Tahoe Blue!
The League to Save Lake Tahoe seeks a Development Director to grow their annual revenue. The League to Save Lake Tahoe is a solutions-based environmental organization focused on advocating for environmental standards backed by science, devoted to community engagement, and working together to Keep Tahoe Blue.
Job description and application info here.
Development Director: Eastern Sierra Land Trust!
The Development Director is responsible for the leadership, strategic direction and management of all fundraising and development for Eastern Sierra Land Trust (ESLT).
Job description and application info here.
Volunteers Needed for Bear River Restoration!
Sierra Streams Institute is leading the development of a watershed assessment, monitoring plan, and restoration plan for the Bear River Watershed, including nearly 300,000 acres of forests, oak woodlands, agricultural lands, tributary streams, and human communities.
Learn more about getting involved here.
Resources
License Plates for a Greater Purpose!
Show everyone your support for California’s state parks or the Tahoe Fund , and order a plate today! Proceeds from the sales of either of these Plates go towards preservation and restoration throughout California State Parks or directly to environmental improvement projects of the California Tahoe Conservancy and the Nevada Department of State Lands, which include trails, parks, water quality and restoration efforts at Lake Tahoe!
Get TWO FREE Alpine or Nordic tickets to the ski resort of your choice when you buy a Tahoe license plate before April 1, 2016.
More information about the Tahoe license plates and the California State Parks here!
CA’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment: Call for Proposals!
The California Agency of Natural Resources Announces $4.5 million in funding available for 18 Non-Energy research projects! California’s leadership in climate change policy is built on a strong foundation of research addressing the impacts of climate change on the state, as well as strategies to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In turn, the state’s research responds directly to policy needs related to safeguarding California from these impacts.
Deadline for Submittal is 3 pm PST, Friday, December 4, 2015
For more information on the Assessment and to review Request for Proposal descriptions, please visit The Agency of Natural Resources website!
Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan!
The BLM's plan for the California desert, released November 10th, could have lasting benefits for both conservation and renewable energy. A win-win for conservation and clean energy, the plan addresses climate change by designating areas where renewable energy development may be permitted while also designating protected areas in the most sensitive places of the California desert.
For more information on this plan's development, click here!
Become a 2016 Switzer Environmental Fellow!
The Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation has launched the application period for 2016 Switzer Environmental Fellowships. Switzer Fellowships are given to top graduate students in New England and California who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential, and who are committed to a career in environmental improvement.
The Switzer Fellowship provides:
• A one-year $15,000 cash award;
• Access to other Switzer grant programs and career support, and
• Membership in the Switzer Fellowship Network of over 570 local and global environmental leaders
The Switzer Fellowship focuses on leadership potential than any particular research project. Applications due January 11, 2016!
More information available here.