Over 400 community members packed a Town Hall meeting co-sponsored by the South River Citizens League (SYRCL) last Monday evening (December 12th) to launch a major grassroots campaign to save the South Yuba River and Malakoff Diggins State Parks. In the week since, dozens of volunteers have collected over 2,500 signatures on letters and petitions [...]

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is now less than a month away! Volunteer or attend the festival – just be a part of an event that inspires activism. As SYRCL continues work to save our Yuba state parks, the festival’s theme this year, “a decade of inspiring activism” is especially fitting. We hope you’ll [...]

With the help of volunteers and project partners, SYRCL completed the planting of 1680 cottonwood and willow cuttings on November 30.  This was the first riparian habitat enhancement project ever for the lower Yuba River, and the first of a two year pilot project designed to test methods for riparian restoration while directly benefiting habitat at Hammon Bar.  A story in the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2011 Contact: Caleb Dardick, Executive Director, South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) 265-5961 x207, caleb@syrcl.org South Yuba River Citizens League Co-hosts Town Hall Meeting to Save State Parks Grassroots effort to save two local state parks kicks off next Monday night (12/12) Nevada City, CA – A grassroots effort to [...]

As a preview of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and the Nevada Theatre Film Series present a special screening and panel discussion of Green Fire December 4, 2011, 7 pm. Following the film will be a panel discussion titled, “Igniting the Green Fire – Inspiration and Conservation [...]

Mountain meadows are areas of exceptional biodiversity and critical groundwater storage, and most meadows in the Sierra are are degraded and in need of restoration.  SYRCL leads the way in this priority type of watershed restoration by providing a handbook titled Sharing Stewardship: A Guide to Involving Volunteers in the Assessment, Monitoring and Restoration of [...]

The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) strongly encourages river lovers to take action to keep both the South Yuba River and Malakoff Diggins State Parks open. Please join us for a Town Hall meeting on “The Fate of the South Yuba River & Malakoff Diggins State Parks.”   Confirmed speakers include State Parks District [...]

Volunteer registration is now open for our 10th Anniversary Film Festival happening January 13-15, 2012. We have dozens of volunteer opportunities including ticket sales, kitchen help, promoting SYRCL to festival-goers, concession sales, ticket taking and much more. SYRCL would not be able to produce the Wild & Scenic Film Festival without the more than five [...]

Thanks to some very special volunteers, SYRCL has completed an 11th year of water quality monitoring throughout the Yuba Watershed. River Monitors spend one Saturday a month traveling to a site in the Yuba Watershed to sample water and measure conditions.  Other volunteers assist with this program by maintaining equipment and caring for the data. [...]