BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML Sandhills Development\, LLC//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Fe eds v3.6.1//EN X-WR-CALNAME:State of the Yuba 2017 X-WR-CALDESC:SYRCL X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 DTSTART:20161106T090000 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:20170312T100000 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 DTSTART:20161106T090000 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 DTSTART:20170312T100000 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:State of the Yuba 2017 DESCRIPTION:Know and Go:\n\n\n\nWHAT: SYRCL’s “State of the Yuba”W HEN: Wednesday\, April 19\, 2017. Doors open at 5:00pm\, program from 6p m – 8:00pmWHERE: Peace Lutheran Church\, 828 W. Main Street\, Grass Va lleyCOST: This event is FREE and open to the publicFOOD &\; DRINK: Pi zza and drinks available for purchase\n\n\n\nGet inspired\, activated an d involved with SYRCL this Earth Day seasonat the State of the Yuba\, We dnesday\, April 19.\n\n\n\nTop: Junet Bedayn\, Youth Environmentalist of the Year\, 2nd from the left in the front row\; Middle: Allan Eberhart\ , Volunteer of the Year\; Bottom: US Fish &\; Wildlife Service\, Part ner of the Year\n\n\n\nSYRCL invites the community to celebrate the rive r and join in honoring three distinguished guests for their service to p rotecting and restoring the Yuba watershed. Junet Bedayn\, SYRCL’s You th Environmentalist of the Year\, Allan Eberhart\, SYRCL’s Volunteer o f the Year\, and United States Fish &\; Wildlife Service\, SYRCL’s Partner of the Year will be recognized for their extraordinary commitmen t to SYRCL and the river.\n\n\n\n“At the heart of SYRCL are our dedica ted volunteers who make our work possible\,” says Jenn Tamo\, SYRCL Co mmunity Engagement Manager. “Last year\, more than 1\,300 volunteers d onated nearly 10\,000 hours to help with efforts like water quality moni toring\, invasive species removal\, river stewardship\, climate change r esearch\, and watchdogging the proposal to build Centennial Dam. The Sta te of the Yuba is an open invitation to learn about the many ways to get involved and volunteer with SYRCL this coming year.”\n\n\n\nThe eveni ng will begin with an open house format\, from 5pm-6pm\, in which attend ees will have an opportunity to meet staff and mingle with river lovers. \n\n\n\nUnveiling New Plan to Help Salmon\n\n\n\nWith Spring-run Chinook salmon hovering on the brink of extinction and fall-run salmon fairing no better\, the time to act is now. Last year\, critically low numbers o f migrating salmon were recorded. As few as 148 Spring-run salmon were c ounted as of August 2016. SYRCL is working on an action plan to restore critical habitat on the lower Yuba this year which will be revealed at t he State of the Yuba. River Science Director Rachel Hutchinson says\, SYRCL is excited to be working collaboratively with agencies and local non-profits to produce a plan that will allow us to take action and impr ove conditions for fish now. We are working with the California Departme nt of Fish and Wildlife and groups like the Gold Country Flyfishers to h elp save these key species and their habitat.” SYRCL and partners are focused on salmon and steelhead restoration because they are indicators of river health\, from the headwaters to the ocean. When a watershed is able to support strong salmon and steelhead populations\, the entire riv er ecosystem can thrive.\n\n\n\nCentennial Dam\n\n\n\nOver the past two years SYRCL\, in coalition with local\, state\, and national conservatio n groups\, has been challenging Nevada Irrigation District (NID)’s pro posal to build Centennial Dam. The Bear River just recently made nationa l news as it was listed number two in America’s Most Endangered Rivers ® a report published by American Rivers. \; The report highlights r ivers whose fate will be decided in the coming year. \; The Bear was chosen because the Centennial Dam would “irreparably harm the river s fish and wildlife\, recreation and Native American heritage.” State of the Yuba attendees can expect to learn more about why the Bear River made it to the top of the nation’s most endangered rivers list and ho w to get involved.\n\n\n\nCaleb Dardick\, SYRCL Executive Director says\ , “In 2017\, a new dam should be the last alternative considered\, not the first. NID should be looking for alternative ways to manage limited water resources that are environmentally sustainable such as restoring meadows\, wetlands\, and floodplains. We want our local representatives to consider a range of creative solutions such as repairing or modifying aging facilities\, improving canal efficiency\, incentivizing water con servation\, stopping leaks\, and metering water.”\n\n\n\nIn this polit ical climate\, engaging in local environmental\, community\, and politic al issues is paramount. \; This FREE event is for all members of the community who want to learn more about SYRCL’s efforts to defend the watershed and how to get involved. URL;VALUE=URI:https://yubariver.org/events/state-of-the-yuba-2017/ UID:urn:uuid:db4f6801-fc43-438c-8e39-2d9232212463 STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260615T053742Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170419T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170419T200000 LOCATION:Peace Lutheran Church\, 828 W. Main Street\, Grass Valley END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR