SYRCL is pleased to report on our first successful citizen-engaged Aspen Regeneration Project! This was a two-fold volunteer project that partnered with American Rivers and Tahoe National Forest.  With American Rivers, volunteers were trained to conduct a rapid assessment of meadows at Bear Valley Meadow.  The following weekend, they completed an assessment at Loney Meadow.  [...]

SYRCL will hold an online auction from October 24 to November 10 and we’re currently soliciting items to include in our amazing line-up of offerings.  We would be delighted and incredibly grateful if you have something to contribute to this fundraiser.  Please contact Melinda Booth, Director of Development and Wild & Scenic Events to donate [...]

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour is a collection of films initially premiered at the annual festival held the third week of January in Nevada City, California. The Wild & Scenic Festival focuses on films that speak to the environmental concerns and celebrations of our planet and they travel the nation to inspire [...]

What’s in a cigarette butt? A cigarette butt contains the remnant tobacco portion of a cigarette, and 165 toxic chemicals. 95% of cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate, a thermoplastic formed by the reaction of cellulose, acetic acid and acetic anhydride that is slow to degrade in the environment. It may take two months [...]