Restoration

California’s Watershed Healing: Experts Unite to Discuss the Vital Role of Healthy Forests in Water Supply and our Communities

California’s Watershed Healing: Experts Unite to Discuss the Vital Role of Healthy Forests in Water Supply and our Communities

Watch the recording of the special panel discussion that followed the screening of California’s Watershed Healing at SYRCL’s 2024 Wild & Scenic Film Festival. The panel was flush with the scientists and policymakers from the film and was facilitated by the SYRCL Executive Director, Dr. Aaron Zettler-Mann. The talk includes discussion about how healthy forests are crucial to California’s water supply, the challenges California faces with more extreme precipitation patterns, and opportunities for the future.

SYRCL, TNF, and UC Davis Site Planning and Design Studio Tour Van Norden Meadow

SYRCL, TNF, and UC Davis Site Planning and Design Studio Tour Van Norden Meadow

On January 18, 2024, under clear skies and atop fresh snow, Tahoe National Forest and SYRCL staff introduced Van Norden Meadow (Yayalu Idteh in Washoe) to a class of third year UC Davis students studying landscape architecture. Tasked with designing a trailhead with viewing platforms and other visitor accommodations, this UC Davis class is learning how to apply place-making and problem-solving skills to a physical site while considering the complexities of field analysis, site planning, and programming.

Salmon Return Numbers: November/December 2023
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Salmon Return Numbers: November/December 2023

Through SYRCL’s participation in the River Management Team (RMT), our staff receives monthly updates on the number of Chinook and steelhead utilizing the fish ladders at Daguerre Point Dam. This information is collected using VAKI River Watcher camera systems installed in the ladders, which snaps a photo every time a fish swims past it. The numbers from this last fall-run of Chinook salmon are in, and we are cautiously optimistic.