SYRCL has mailed over 500 postcards to agencies that have the authority to create fish passage for salmon above Englebright Dam and provide cold water flows to restore salmon and steelhead to the upper Yuba River Watershed.  Restoring salmon to the upper Yuba River will require many bold actions and SYRCL is leading the way [...]

      The Nevada County Board of Supervisors will vote on Tuesday, January 24th to send a letter to the State Parks Department endorsing a new partnership plan to charge for parking at Bridgeport. Generating new revenues for state parks is a necessity if we are to keep these parks open. Please join SYRCL [...]

The 10th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival start this Friday; the team at SYRCL is excited to share this fun and inspirational event–we hope to see you there! Have you purchased your tickets? You can purchase online (24 hours a day until Thursday at 3pm) or in person at the SYRCL office (12-5pm through [...]

Originally launched in 2010, Yuba Shed [the Yuba River Watershed Information System] provides data, photographs, maps, supporting documents and tools for people interested in the overall health of the Yuba and its many tributaries.  Supported by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, SYRCL is currently in the process of creating Yuba Shed Version 2 and would greatly [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Tickets for the 10th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival go on sale today!  Tickets may be purchased online or at the SYRCL office (216 Main Street in Nevada City) between 12-5 pm Monday-Friday.  Coming mid-December is Wild & Scenic merchandise—a ticket and a tee make a great holiday gift. SYRCL Members receive a discount [...]

When the state of California, deep in red ink, announced the potential closure of the South Yuba River State Park and 70 other state parks, the news hit our local community like a bombshell. Adding to the shock is the news that the historic Bridgeport covered bridge has already been closed due to concerns about [...]

Only one year after completing the groundbreaking report, Concepts for Rehabilitation of the Parks Bar Reach of the Lower Yuba River, SYRCL has begun implementating the Hammon Bar Riparian Enhancement Pilot Project by planting 1640 large cottonwood and willow cuttings over the next few weeks.  The cuttings are being planted where these types trees have [...]

The 10th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival is shaping up to be our largest & most ambitious festival to date.  To celebrate our 10th Anniversary and the spirit of activism embodied in Wild & Scenic, our theme for this year is A Decade of Inspiring Activism. We will feature films highlighting the people and [...]