Events and Activities
Alliance's Annual Member Group Meeting
The Alliance is hosting our Annual Member Group Meeting to build our partnerships and strategize how to best work together to protect and restore the Sierra. The afternoon will feature Member Group presentations, annual Alliance board election, Member Group breakouts to share and network, and a program strategy session to brainstorm improvement of the Member Group program. Free for all member groups.
Date: September 7th, 1 pm to 5 pm
Location: Markleeville, CA
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SNAP Graduation Ceremony
Join us as we congratulate our 2016-17 Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Members on successful completion of their terms and thank them for their service. All are invited to this celebration.
Date: September 8, 4 pm to 5 pm
Location: Markleeville, CA
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Exclusive Sierra Keeper Event
Join the Alliance's Executive Director on a cruise aboard the Garwood Boat to tour Lake Tahoe's historic Thunderbird Lodge. This unique opportunity will allow attendees to learn more about the current and future work of the Sierra Nevada Alliance while also hearing captivating stories of Tahoe's past. Attendance is limited to those who are Sierra Keepers with the Alliance. Don't worry, if you're not yet a Sierra Keeper, you can become one and join us for this event!
Date: September 9th, 10 am to 3 pm
Location: Lake Tahoe, NV
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Webcast: State climatologist to offer perspective on the historic Water Year 2017
Water Year 2017 will go down as one of the wettest in California history. Look back at the significance of this water year during a free webcast by State Climatologist Michael Anderson. He will examine the events that led to a historic string of storms, plus talk about the responses that helped mitigate the damages.
Date: August 15th, 12 pm to 1 pm
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2017 Lake Tahoe Summit
Since the first Lake Tahoe Summit in 1997, we have learned a great deal about the threats to the lake and made great strides in protecting and restoring this natural treasure. This year’s summit will be an opportunity to reflect on what we’ve learned, the progress we’ve made, and the challenges that lie ahead. The theme of the summit this year will be “2017- A Pivotal Point for the Future of Lake Tahoe.”
Date: August 22nd, 10 am to 12 pm
Location: Tallac Historical Site, South Lake Tahoe
For more details and to register, click here!
Evening Lecture: Little Known Stories from Tahoe's Past
Come hear intriguing, firsthand stories about Tahoe's past with Bill Morgan. Bill's experience working in the U.S. Forest Service and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency gave him a unique perspective of Tahoe. No-host happy hour at 5:30 and public presentation at 6 p.m. at the UC Davis Tahoe Science Center in Incline Village, NV. Registration required.
Date: August 24th, 6 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Tahoe Science Center, Incline Village, NV
For more information about the event and to register, please click here.
Creating Equilibrium Conference
Creating Equilibrium's two-day conference - appropriately named Visions - will inspire leaders to visualize and unearth real-world solutions to both current and future environmental crises.The goal of the event? Foster radical new approaches to solving critical environmental issues. Build bridges between world-renowned technologists and world-saving environmentalists. Invite business, industry and government into the discussion.
Date: August 25th to 27th, 2017
Location: Olympic Valley, CA
For more information about the event and to apply to attend, please click here.
California Climate Action Planning Conference
Cal Poly and the Governor’s Office of Planning & Research will hold the third California Climate Action Planning Conference (CCAPC), addressing climate issues with an emphasis toward action, including—the new CA Scoping Plan, pathways to deep de-carbonization, successful financing and implementation, community vulnerability assessment, state planning guidance, and climate justice.
Date: August 24 & 25, 2017
Location: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo campus
Please click here for more details and to review the agenda.
Malakoff’s French Connection Celebration
The Friends of North Bloomfield & Malakoff Diggins have collaborated with researchers and local Francophiles to plan a new event honoring the French mining pioneers responsible for much of the early technological and cultural developments around Malakoff Diggins. We will celebrate the early French emigrants in the gold mining era of the Sierra. Free admission!
Date: September 9th, 2017
Location: Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
Please click here for more details and to review the agenda.
Job Announcements & Volunteer Opportunities
SYRCL is hiring!
The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and is seeking to hire several positions, including an Executive Director, a Finance Manager, a River Education Manager, an Educational Assembly Presenter, and three AmeriCorps members.
For more info, click here.
Associate Director Wanted - JMIE!
UC Davis's John Muir Institute for the Environment is seeking an Associate Director.
Apply by August 11th, 2017
For more info, please click here.
California Legislative Advocate with NRDC
NRDC is hiring a California Legislative Advocate to work with the Center for Policy Advocacy department’s California Advocacy team to increase our presence and effectiveness in the State Capitol.
Open until filled.
For more info, please click here.
Resources
Tahoe State of the Lake Report for 2016 Released
The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center released today its annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report for 2016 - a year marked by the hottest temperatures on record followed by a winter of unprecedented levels of rain and snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, where Lake Tahoe resides.The report summarizes data collected in 2016 as part of the center’s ongoing, decades-long measurement programs, while also presenting research driven by important questions of the day. This includes how drought has impacted Tahoe’s forests, and the lake’s response to increasing levels of algae on the shoreline, climate change, and invasive species. It also takes a first look at what new technologies, including autonomous underwater vehicles, are finding in the deepest parts of the lake.
Please click here to review the report.
Request for Proposal: TRWC
The Truckee River Watershed Council has released 1 RFP seeking native seed collection services to support a long-term noxious weed treatment project. Please see the links below for more details.
Proposals due: August 11th
For more info, please click here.
Film Submissions Are Open For 2018 Wild & Scenic Film Fest
At SYRCL's Wild & Scenic Film Festival, environmental and adventure films are highlighted which illustrate the earth's beauty, the challenges facing our planet, and the work communities are doing to protect the environment.
Open submissions run from May 15 through September 24, 2017.
For more information and submission deadlines, please click here!
State of Cap-and-Trade Spending in the Sierra Nevada
A fact sheet from Sierra CAMP that highlights 2016 cap-and-trade funding distribution in the Sierra Nevada. 21 projects in the Sierra Nevada received a combined total of ~$19.8 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
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CalTrans Grant Opportunity
Announcing Climate Change Adaptation Planning Grants ($20 million over three years) to local and regional agencies for climate change adaptation planning. This funding will advance adaptation planning on California’s transportation infrastructure, including but not limited to roads, railways, bikeways, trails, bridges, ports, and airports.
For more info and elegibility information, click here!