At the heart of SYRCL is the family of volunteers who give countless hours to the river and organization. Volunteering at SYRCL is a great opportunity to give back and assist SYRCL staff, as well as meet new people, acquire new skills, and enjoy a variety of perks (event tickets, etc). Below is a partial list of volunteering opportunities.

Please complete the volunteer application. Miriam will reply to you within a week to figure out the best placement for YOUR skills and interest in helping SYRCL.

Contact Miriam Limov, RiverPeople Coordinator for more information: miriam@syrcl.org, (530)265-5961 ext 201.

In the Office

Assist SYRCL staff with mailings, data entry, garden upkeep, research, and special projects. We love to have volunteers every afternoon!

Grassroots Organizer:  Help raise awareness for wild salmon and healthy rivers.

River Monitoring

Do you love the Yuba and would like to be outdoors on a monthly basis to relay water quality information to SYRCL? We will give you all the tools to collect accredited scientific data. REQUIRED TRAINING TO PARTICIPATE!! Since 2000, SYRCL has been sending out 80-100 volunteers monthly to conduct water quality testing to over 40 sites throughout the Yuba Watershed. Please contact our Americorps Member for 2011, Kaitlyn Hacker for more information or to become a river monitor. Trainings will occur in March, however, you might be able to join the team after that date Kaitlyn@syrcl.org or (530) 265-5961 ext. 205

At Events

SYRCL promotes its mission by a collective of community awareness and education events, watershed stewardship opportunities, and membership fundraising events which all help to protect the Yuba River and the Greater Yuba River watershed! We’d love for you to get involved by attending or volunteering. Go to the calendar of events in the website to get updated information about each event.

January
The Wild & Scenic® Environmental Film Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the US. Go to wildandscenicfilmfestival.org for more information.

March
Orientation and trainings for the River Monitoring Program.

April
“Wild for the Yuba”, a beer and wine tasting event with fabulous food.

September
In the last 13 years, over 126,000 pounds of trash and recyclables has been removed from the Yuba and Bear Rivers, Deer, Dry and Wolf Creek watersheds as part of SYRCL’s Greater Yuba CleanUp and Restoration Day.

October
Salmon Tour Rafting Trips are a 6-mile river rafting experience to learn about the Salmonid life history and to view the last wild Chinook salmon population of the Yuba River. Weekend trips for the general public and weekday trips offered for school groups. Current member discounts for SYRCL and ETC members.