Events and Activities
River Network Webinar Series
River Network hosts webinars related to clean water, ample water, and strong water champions, providing access to best practices and new ideas and celebrating interesting and novel approaches. In addition, they promote select webinars from other institutions to enhance learning across our community.
Date: September 25- March 14
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Truckee River Day
Work along side your friends—and make new ones—as together we: restore designated sites, plant native vegetation, mulch sensitive areas, and repair our mountain home.
Date: Sunday, October 14
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SNA's October Webinar: “Adapting your Curriculum to Meet Next Generation Science Standards”
California’s adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) provides an exciting opportunity for environmental education programs to market themselves to teachers, who are looking for help teaching these new standards. Join us to learn more about NGSS, participate in a discussion with environmental professionals in the Sierra about the successes and challenges that they have had adapting their curriculum to these standards, and discover resources that exist to support this shift in standards.
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Date: Please note event has been rescheduled to: October 19
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Public Lecture: Fire and California Oaks
Rub shoulders with oak experts from around the world at the opening reception to the 9th International Oak Society Conference. Enjoy appetizers and drinks followed by a talk by Dr. David Ackerly on "Recovery and Resilience of Oak Woodlands following the October 2017 Tubb Fire." His studies will help us better predict the long-term impacts of climate change and fire on California oak landscapes.
Date: Sunday, October 21
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AEOE Northern Section Fall Conference 2018
The Conference includes 15+ environmental education workshops, a Keynote Speaker, Saturday night campfire entertainment, and free surfing depending upon board availability.
Date: October 19- October 21
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Yosemite Peace Symposium
The Yosemite Peace Symposium is “A Gathering of Peacemakers.” We can’t think of a better place to meet than the Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, near the gates of Yosemite National Park, one of the most peaceful places on earth.
Date: October 26- October 27
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9th Annual Sustainable Food and Farm Conference
Join us for Nevada County's premier food and farming event with nationally renowned speakers and cutting edge strategies for improving your farm business, homestead or home garden.
Date: February 7-10 2019
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Job Announcements & Volunteer Opportunities
Civic Spark Member Position: Housing Action Plan Implementation
The Town of Mammoth Lakes‘ Town Council recently accepted a Housing Action Plan to address the critical need for housing in the community. Mammoth Lakes faces unique challenges with regards to housing, due in part to the physical environment (limited land), high costs of construction, the conversion of long-term rentals to short-term rentals, and few homes for sale (with competition from second homeowners).
The role of the Fellow will be to work closely with the Town’s Community and Economic Development Department and their partner, Mammoth Lakes Housing, on the initiation of the implementation of this Plan.
For more info, click here.
Climate Stewards Initiative Academic Coordinator - University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources Department (UC ANR) is seeking an Academic Coordinator for the new Climate Stewards Initiative. This position will independently lead the development, implementation and maintenance of the California Climate Stewards Initiative within the California Naturalist Statewide Program.
For more info, click here.
American Rivers - Various Positions
American Rivers protects wild rivers, restores damaged rivers, and conserves clean water for people and nature. Since 1973, American Rivers has protected and restored more than 150,000 miles of rivers through advocacy efforts, on-the-ground projects, and the annual America’s Most Endangered Rivers® campaign.
For more info, click here.
Stewardship Manager- American River Conservancy
The Stewardship Manager is responsible for the effective management of ARC-owned lands and protected easements. This position oversees a corps of hundreds of potential volunteers, and shares supervisory duties with other staff to provide oversight to two AmeriCorps Members.
For more info, click here.
Various Volunteer Positions - Give Back Tahoe
A list of volunteer opportunities in the Tahoe/Truckee area.
For more info, click here.
Administrative assistant - SYRCL
This person will provide up to 20-hours per week in support of office administration and management, performing general duties including reception and telephone greeting, clerical support, scheduling assistance, maintaining common areas, event production support, meeting preparation, etc.
For more info, click here.
Educational Assembly Presenter - SYRCL
Each presenter will be responsible for approximately 30 school assemblies in the Fall of 2018. SYRCL office staff will schedule the presentations and handle all pre-assembly logistics.
For more info, click here.
Become a 2018 Member Group of the Sierra Nevada Alliance!
Our goal at the Sierra Nevada Alliance is to protect and restore the Sierra Nevada by strengthening individual efforts and joining together as a region-wide force. The most integral component of the Alliance is our strong network of Member Groups. The goal of the Alliance Member Group program is to increase the value of this network as a resource to all involved through expanding our base of Member Groups. We work to actively facilitate collaboration amongst Member Groups to broaden our collective impact on behalf of the Sierra.
Contact Sara Monson here
For more info, click here.
Highlights
Sierra Nevada Alliance's October Webinar
This Month Sierra Nevada Alliance invites environmental educators to join our “Adapting your Curriculum to Meet Next Generation Science Standards” webinar on October 19th from 4:00-5:00pm. In this webinar, Sierra Nevada Alliance’s Education and Communication Director, Sara Monson, will share information about the Next Generation Science Standards, and lead a discussion with practitioners about how to adapt and change curriculum to meet these standards. Additionally, she will introduce resources that can assist you with this seemingly daunting task.
Sara is particularly excited about this month’s webinar as she has previously worked as an environmental educator in the Santa Cruz Mountains and in Colorado, and holds a Master’s of Arts in Science Education from the University of Northern Colorado.
Please come prepared to share your own experience in the field of environmental education, knowledge of the Next Generation Science Standards, and any helpful resources that will add depth to our discussion.
Please click here to sign up for the webinar. Webinar login information will be e-mailed to you after you register.
Proposition 3, Stand with the Region You Love!
Sierra Nevada Alliance is proud to endorse Proposition 3. Proposition 3 is an eight-billion-dollar water bond that will direct $350 million to the Sierra/Cascade region. This amount represents more than double the allocations that have been provided for this region by other water bonds including Proposition 1, Proposition 84, and Proposition 50.
Proposition 3 funds would support important projects in the Sierra by contributing, $30 million for control of storm water, $10 million for restoration of the Upper Truckee River, and $60 million for programs of the conservancy.
At the state level, urban water conservation would receive $300 million, which would increase flow into Lake Tahoe and limit withdraws. An additional $360 million will be allocated to State Water Resources Control for stormwater control. These funds could be spent in South lake Tahoe.
Finally, many important water-related projects throughout the state will receive funding from Proposition 3, including Cal Fire watershed fire recovery, River Parkways, State Parks watershed improvement and water systems, urban stream restoration, and urban forestry.
Contact Sierra Business Council for information on how to promote, endorse, or donate to this historic opportunity.
Resources
Grants for California Residents that Qualify as Lower-Income
The Clean Vehicle Assistance Program provides grants and affordable financing to help low-income Californians purchase a new or used hybrid or electric vehicle. Their goal is to make clean vehicles accessible and affordable to all who qualify.
Learn more here.
Take Care Tahoe
Take care Tahoe's website offers a wealth of information about how to take care of Tahoe’s environment, as well as a list of environmental educational events taking place in the area.
Learn more here.
Groundwater Exchange
Check out this new online platform, created to support the implementation of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
Learn more here.
Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program
The Watershed Improvement Program (WIP) builds upon the broad consensus that more must be done to restore Sierra Nevada forests and watersheds.
For more info, click here.
BEETLES: Resources for Outdoor Science Programs
These professional learning resources are designed for program leaders to use with field instructors. They provide experiences and rationale about outdoor science instruction designed to inspire instructors to improve their teaching.
For more info, click here.
Delta Science Program
The Delta Science Program was established to develop scientific information and synthesis for the state of scientific knowledge on issues critical for managing the Bay-Delta system. That body of knowledge must be unbiased, relevant, authoritative, integrated across state and federal agencies, and communicated to Bay-Delta decision-makers, agency managers, stakeholders, the scientific community, and the public.
For more info, click here.
Classroom Investigation: Wild and Scenic Rivers
The three activities in the teaching guide help students find wild and scenic rivers, explore the history of the passage of the 1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and develop their own river-inspired poetry.
For more info, click here.
Bills of Interest
CA Watershed Coalition Partner's July 9th Bills of Interest update.
For more info, click here.
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