2024 SYRCL Aspen Volunteer Work Day

SYRCL has been involved in aspen restoration for over 10 years now, and we are planning additional aspen restoration projects in the Yuba River watershed. To involve our community with the work we do, we are hosting an Aspen Volunteer Day.

Register to join SYRCL’s Forest Conservation Project Manager, Anne Marie Holt, to help take down cattle exclusion fencing this fall. The meadow should be beautiful this time of year – a spectacular sight you don’t want to miss!

Volunteer Role

Volunteers can expect to spend the day (10:00 am to 3:00 pm) taking down cattle exclusion fencing around 2 beautiful aspen stands.

Work gloves will be provided.

Bring along: water, hiking boots, lunch, snacks, sunscreen, sunhat, warm layers, sunglasses, and anything else that will make you feel comfortable working at 6,000 feet in elevation on an October day. The weather may be variable.

Optional items to bring include a camera, binoculars, and field guides, as Loney Meadow is a habitat for many birds, shrubs, meadow vegetation, and wildlife in addition to the aspen stands. With many hands, we can make this light work.

Location

Loney Meadow is located about an hour from Nevada City, within the Tahoe National Forest, off Bowman Lake Road (USFS Road 18).

A high clearance vehicle is recommended, low clearance vehicles can park near the Loney turn off.

Volunteers will meet at the Loney Meadow trailhead parking area at 10 am on Saturday October 5. More information will be provided to volunteers who sign up.