By Caleb Dardick, Executive Director On June 8th, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary – and everyone who loves the Yuba River is invited to the party! Since 1983, when local activists successfully fought to protect the South Yuba River from dams, SYRCL has remained the central hub for [...]

The community is invited to help kick-off this summer’s River Ambassador program on June 22nd with a party at the Highway 49 Crossing.  While SYRCL is still seeking a few more volunteers to serve as River Ambassadors, the new program, which will run from June 22nd through September 21st, will staff all four major river [...]

Happy birthday dear SYRCL, happy birthday to US!  And it really does take all of us, the Yuba River community, to protect and restore the river.  For 30 years as a community-based organization, SYRCL has been at the forefront of the effort to keep the river clean, free-flowing and restored.  Please join us to celebrate [...]

Read all about SYRCL’s 30 years of efforts to protect and restore the Yuba River watershed in the Union today with an article by Laura Brown. And for more local news about SYRCL, click here!

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Join us at SYRCL’s big birthday bash!  For those of you over 30, you probably vividly remember your 30th birthday.  Perhaps you felt like now you were really an adult – a bit more settled into yourself, a bit more self-assured.  Well, that’s sort of how it is for SYRCL as we turn 30 years [...]

Join the Wild & Scenic Team!  The Associate Director leads and manages the Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour (WSFF On Tour) program.  Now in its 7th year, WSFF On Tour provides a turn-key fundraiser, membership drive, and awareness-building event to other organizations by offering a turn-key event featuring a selection of films from [...]

Do you know the importance of aspen trees for biodiversity in our watershed? Did you know that Aspen stands are currently threatened? Are you curious about the relationship between aspen and meadows? Please join SYRCL for a FREE educational evening with David Burton, Director of the Aspen Delineation Project and recipient of Bureau of Land [...]

Become a certified naturalist this summer and apply your skills to help benefit the Yuba Watershed! UC Berkeley-Sagehen Creek Field Station in Truckee is offering California Naturalist courses this summer for anyone who would like to become a Citizen Scientist in their community.  The course offers hands-on exposure to real-world environmental projects, preparing you to [...]

SYRCL is looking to hire four people to become River Captains and get paid to be on the river educating the public about stewardship, and managing volunteers.  Resumes will be accepted for the River Captain positions until May 18th.  River Captains commit to at least 11 weekend days throughout the summer.  Visit our job posting [...]