Join us for a Summer Solstice Party The South Yuba River Park Association invites you to its first annual Summer Solstice Party on June 21, 2011.  This party is to help raise funds to support Interpretative programs and Docent activities for the South Yuba River State Park! An enchanting evening with wine tasting, wine information [...]

May is the peak month for wild spring-run salmon to enter the Yuba River.  These rare fish are listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act because over 90% of their historic spawning habitat is blocked by dams, and remnant populations are constrained to the lower reaches of rivers.  Yuba River spring-run salmon persist in [...]

Beyond Fire Tribe and The South Yuba River Citizen’s League invites you to… “Summer Solstice Circus” Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Washington Hotel from 6 – 10:30 pm. Join us to watch, play, and celebrate the solstice, along with honoring Jason Rainey’s six incredible years at the helm of SYRCL as Executive Director. Keep [...]

SYRCL announces a new job opening for the position of Director of Development and Wild & Scenic Events, a leadership position based in Nevada City, CA.  The successful candidate will provide direction for the organization’s fund development activities and provide management and implementation of one of SYRCL’s signature outreach programs – the Wild & Scenic [...]

Please come join SYRCL’s River Science Team in the exploration of the Scotchman Creek Watershed Sunday, June 12, 2011 from 1-4 pm. This community excursion will be meeting up at the scenic overlook pull-out on Washington Rd at 1 pm.  We will discuss features of the Scotchman Creek watershed and then carpool to view the legacy of mining [...]

Mark your calendars now for the Wild & Scenic On-Line Auction taking place October 24 – November 10, 2011.  Donate today for one of  SYRCL’s largest fundraiser! Your donation is tax deductible and supports SYRCL’s work on behalf of the Yuba River, wild salmon restoration, and building a Wild & Scenic movement across the country. [...]

Jason Rainey, SYRCL Executive Director, and Joshua Stark, SYRCL Yuba Salmon Now! Campaign Manager will be interviewed by Ed Martin on KDVS, (93.4 FM radio), a University of California, Davis radio station.  KDVS is an independent community freeform radio station.  Tune in Friday, May 27, 2011 from 5-6 pm to hear the latest from Jason [...]

MEDIA RELEASE May 19, 2011 Contact:          Miriam Limov, RiverPeople Coordinator 530-265-5961, ext. 201 Jason Rainey, Executive Director, 530-265-5961, ext. 207 SYRCL Responds to Proposed Closure of South Yuba River State Park On May 13th the California Department of Parks and Recreation  (“State Parks”) released its list of 70 State Parks slated for “closure” in [...]

MEDIA RELEASE:  Embargoed for 12:01am May 17, 2011 Yuba named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers Salmon at risk if Army Corps doesn’t provide passage around dam Contacts: Steve Rothert, American Rivers, (530) 277-0448, srothert@americanrivers.org Jason Rainey, South Yuba River Citizens League, (530) 265-5961, jason@syrcl.org Nevada City, CA – Outdated dams are preventing salmon recovery [...]

Join us at “The Wild Summer Gourmet: Seasonal Cooking and Brewing Local Beer,” taught by Alicia Funk and Daniel Nicholson, YubaSalmonNow! Campaign SYRCL supporters. Date: June 22, 6-8:30 pm Location: In the Kitchen Cooking School, Nevada City Cost: $45; All class proceeds donated to SYRCL’s Yuba Salmon Now! Campaign.  For more information about the campaign [...]