The recent proposal to reopen a major gold mine on the San Juan Ridge has raised community-wide concerns about potential impacts to the South Yuba River. The San Juan Mining Corporation recently submitted an application to re-open the San Juan Ridge Mine which closed in 1997. During its last period of operations, the mine hit [...]

April is the busiest month for the Film Festival On Tour as many hosts choose to hold their event close to Earth Day. Check out the list below, find a location near you and celebrate a Wild & Scenic Earth Day. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour allows the South Yuba River Citizens League [...]

SYRCL is seeking a full-time River Restoration Projects Manager to manage a major restoration project on the Lower Yuba River. The “Yuba River Wild Salmon and Wildlife Interpretation and Recreation Facilities” project is funded by the California Department of Transportation, and includes the establishment of a conservation easement on private property, and the construction of [...]

State Parks District Superintendent Marilyn Linkem told SYRCL staff this week that she shares our goal to keep Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park open. Although the park will be closed this summer, it will be under “caretaker status” which means that park rangers will still be responsible for ensuring security there. Linkem encouraged park supporters [...]

Cycle the Sierra, an annual cycling event that takes place in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California, has selected SYRCL as a beneficiary of their ride taking place this June. This fully supported, five-day journey takes riders on a 300-mile loop through breathtaking country, beneath granite peaks, through evergreen forests and to alpine hot [...]

TITLE:  Development Assistant REPORTS TO: Director of Development and Wild & Scenic Events JOB DESCRIPTION:  This Development Assistant position is an excellent opportunity to gain fundraising experience at a well established non-profit organization by supporting SYRCL’s Director of Development and Wild & Scenic Events.  This position requires up to 20 hours per week to perform [...]

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 [...]