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 [...]

The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), American Rivers and the Yuba County Water Agency (YCWA) sent a joint letter to US Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and Congressman John Garamendi to support a proposed $100,000 fish passage study at Englebright Dam. The letter urges the federal legislators to preserve President Obama’s budget recommendation [...]

Army Corps initiates new process to exclude consideration of Englebright Dam’s impact on endangered salmon and steelhead Nevada City, CA – Recognizing that Congressional leadership is imperative to saving wild salmon, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) hand-delivered over 2,000 postcards collected during this year’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival to Congressman John Garamendi.  [...]

The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and a coalition of seven local and national conservation organizations filed formal comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) critical of Archon Energy’s preliminary application to build a 3-megawatt facility adjacent to Daguerre Point Dam on the lower Yuba River. For the past 90 days, SYRCL and [...]

If you attended the 2013 Festival and haven’t yet taken our Wild & Scenic Film Festival survey, please give us your feedback;  we would be grateful if you took a few minutes to share with us what you loved, where we need improvements, and feedback about your overall experience.  We strive to make improvements every [...]

SYRCL produced its 11th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival January 10-13, 2013. We strive to make improvements every year and we’d like to hear from you about your experience at the 2013 Festival. If you attended the festival, we would be grateful if you took a few minutes to share with us what you [...]

The Forest Service held a public open house this past Tuesday, February 12th, to discuss off-highway vehicle (OHV) grant proposals for the Tahoe National Forest (TNF). The TNF is seeking your suggestions and concerns regarding OHV access in their region and SYRCL is looking for input regarding these issues within the Yuba watershed. Please send [...]

NOTE:  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and timeline are now available The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and Friends of the River filed a citizen suit in federal court today against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for failing to comply with Endangered Species Act (ESA) requirements to protect three species of endangered fish on [...]

Recognizing that it will ultimately take an act of Congress to save salmon in jeopardy of extinction, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) launched a letter writing campaign and collected over 2,000 postcards during the 2013 Wild & Scenic Film Festival.  The postcards, which will be hand-delivered to Senators Feinstein and Boxer and Congressmen [...]

A solid understanding of the Yuba River requires some familiarity with the elaborate dam and diversion systems across the watershed, so SYRCL recently sent their three new AmeriCorps members to see some of these dams. Adele, SYRCL Restoration Coordinator, has created a virtual version of their tour, which is available for the public to view [...]