Education

Creating River Stewards: Monitoring Water Quality on Public Lands

Creating River Stewards: Monitoring Water Quality on Public Lands

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This spring, SYRCL and Tahoe National Forest (TNF) launched a pilot program to engage middle and high school students in water quality monitoring. Twenty-two 6th through 12th grade students from Downieville Jr./Sr. School participated in the program where they were trained in water quality monitoring practices, collected water quality data at Oregon Creek Day Use Area, analyzed and interpreted the data they collected with SYRCL’s comprehensive River Monitoring Data sets, and learned river etiquette to become River Ambassadors.

Congratulations to our 2022 Environmentalist of the Year Scholarship Winner – Vanessa Richards

Congratulations to our 2022 Environmentalist of the Year Scholarship Winner – Vanessa Richards

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Vanessa Richards, a Ghidotti Early College High School Senior, is the 2022 recipient of the Environmentalist of the Year Scholarship. This scholarship, administered by SYRCL, is offered to graduating high school seniors who plan to pursue a degree in the environmental field. Each year, a young river steward from our community is awarded a $4,000 scholarship.