Highlights
Sierra Nevada Alliance's 14th Annual Film Festival
April 27th, Harrah's Tahoe
Sierra Nevada Alliance is pleased to announce our 14th Annual On Tour Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Partnership with South Lake Tahoe Earth Day. On Tour combines award winning environmental and adventure films with the energy of local activism. Each year, the Alliance chooses powerful films to inspire action regarding issues that impact our environment, people, and the planet. The 2019 Film Festival benefits the Sierra Nevada Alliance & the Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership.
This year’s film festival will be held at Harrah’s in Stateline, Nevada on April 27th, following the South Tahoe Earth Day Festival and local Climate March. The festival will include two sessions, a family friendly Wild Child Film Session from 2:15pm-5:00pm, and a Feature Film showing from 6:30pm-9:00pm.
For a limited time, tickets will be 20% off with promo code “EarlyBird”. To Purchase tickets
click here .
The Alliance is also seeking donations towards the silent auction and those interested in becoming annual organizational sponsors who will not only receive recognition at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival but also get recognized on Alliance materials all year! For more info,
click here.
Please contact, Executive Director, Jenny Hatch at jenny@sierranevadaalliance.org for more information on sponsorship.
Job Announcements & Volunteer Opportunities
SYRCL Project Manager
SYRCL is hiring a project manager to work on our meadow restoration projects. The person we are looking for will play a key role in the Van Norden Meadow Restoration Project and will implement the scientific monitoring components of our already implemented projects (hydrology, vegetation, and carbon work).
For more info, click here.
League to Save Lake Tahoe- Membership Manager Job Announcement
The League to Save Lake Tahoe (the “League”) is searching for an entrepreneurial, results-driven, adaptable
development professional to join our team to manage our membership program and fundraise for one of the world’s
foremost conservation/environmental brands: Keep Tahoe Blue.
For more info, click here.
League to Save Lake Tahoe- Advancement Manager
The League to Save Lake Tahoe (the “League”) is searching for a polished influencer that is professional, gregarious and well-suited to interact with a wide variety of donors and supporters.
For more info, click here.
League to Save Lake Tahoe- Membership Manager
The League to Save Lake Tahoe (the “League”) is searching for an entrepreneurial, results-driven, adaptable development professional to join our team to manage our membership program and fundraise for one of the world’s foremost conservation/environmental brands: Keep Tahoe Blue.
For more info, click here.
Water Education Foundation-Programs and Communications Specialist
Join the team at the Water Education Foundation, a nonprofit in Sacramento that has been a trusted source of water news and educational programs in California and across the West for more than 40 years. The ideal candidate is knowledgeable about water issues and keenly interested in keeping up with water news, enjoys a fast-paced environment and possesses strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
For more info, click here.
Urban Leaders Fellowship
The Urban Leaders Fellowship is a paid summer fellowship for early- to mid-career professionals who are already leaders in their own right and are looking to accelerate their leadership through a seven-week fellowship with a focus on policy and practice. In nine premier cities across the country, fellows work in partnership with other ambitious, mission-driven individuals, organizations, and elected officials with the aim of empowering fellows to bring about real and lasting change in the community in which they work.
For more info, click here.
Tuolumne River Trust- Headwater Forests Program Director
The Tuolumne River Trust has an immediate opening for the newly created Headwater Forests Program Director. The HF Program Director will lead the team’s efforts to expand and oversee TRT’s forest restoration program in the upper Tuolumne Watershed, primarily on Stanislaus National Forest land and adjacent private lands. The Program Director will play a central program and team management role, as well as work closely with project partners to secure funding, manage grants, supervise contractors, and implement projects.
For more info, click here.
Tuolumne River Trust- Development Associate
We have an immediate opening for a Development Associate to manage the Trust’s online presence, implement member and community events, and support the implementation of a comprehensive fundraising plan which will increase and diversify the Trust’s base of support to protect and restore the Tuolumne River.
For more info, click here.
P-Crew Summer Youth Corps Leader
The Sierra Institute for Community and Environment is seeking four dynamic individuals with excellent leadership skills to lead diverse groups of high school-aged students in a variety of restoration and resource management projects as part of its youth corps program: Plumas Conservation Restoration & Education in Watersheds (P-CREW).
For more info, click here.
National Forest Foundations- 2019 Conservation Connect Fellowship
The National Forest Foundation (NFF) invites masters or doctoral students to apply to the Conservation Connect Fellowship Program, with a practicum in the summer of 2019.
For more info, click here.
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