October 2021
October 13 — SYRCL’s Salmon Expeditions Serve More Students
October 1— SYRCL Releases Visitor Impacts Survey
SEPTEMBER 2021
September 23 — Lang’s Crossing Gets an Upgrade: Toilets
September 18 — Yuba River Cleanup Hauls Out More than Five Tons of Trash and Recyclables
September 16 — U.S. Forest Service Releases Notice of Intent for the North Yuba Landscape Resiliency Project
September 3 — SYRCL & YubaNet Co-Host Town Hall on Visitor Impacts
AUGUST 2021
August 26 — SYRCL Releases Cannabis Impact Survey Results
August 12 — Protect Your Happy Place by Volunteering Today for the 2021 Yuba River Cleanup
August 9 — SYRCL & BriarPatch Team Up to Provide River-Friendly Sunscreen at the River
August 2 — Nevada County Funds Expansion of River Ambassadors
MAY 2021
APRIL 2021
MARCH 2021
FEBRUARY 2021
February 18 — California State Parks Foundation Awards Wildfire Resiliency Grants to two Local Organizations
February 3 — California State Parks Foundation Awards Wildfire Resiliency Grants to two Local Organizations
February 3 — Federal Judge and Enviro Groups Say It’s Time to End Debate On Yuba River Dams
JANUARY 2021
January 15 — The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is Coming to You This Year
January 14 — SYRCL Asks Biden and Harris to Declare a Climate Emergency During their First 100 Days in Office
NOVEMBER 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
September 7 — Wild & Scenic Film Festival Now Accepting Art Submissions for 2021 Exhibition
AUGUST 2020
August 27 — Local Agencies and Organizations Partner on Rehabilitation of Independence Trail on the South Yuba River
August 19 — Breaking News: State Water Board and Conservationists Sue the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
August 18 — Protect Your Happy Place by Volunteering Today for the 2020 Yuba River Cleanup
JULY 2020
July 24 — Loved to Death: The Yuba River and Local Communities Feel the Impact of Visitor Surge
July 21 — Yuba and Bear Rivers threatened by Waivers of Clean Water Act Protections
July 17 — The Yuba River Safety Cohort Takes Action to Protect Our River Community
July 1 — This 4th of July Weekend, Love the Yuba Like a Local
JUNE 2020
June 26 — Ashley Overhouse & Melinda Booth, OpEd: A New Beginning for NID
MAY 2020
May 1 — Youth Environmentalist of the Year Scholarship Award
APRIL 2020
April 23 — SYRCL and Safety Officials Say Yuba River Not Yet Safe for Swimming
April 17 — Join SYRCL’s Community Earth Day Backyard BioBlitz
NOVEMBER 2019
November 6 — Feds Undermine Clean Water Act Protections: American River Project Center Stage of National Precedent
SEPTEMBER 2019
September 6 — NID to Stop Purchasing Properties for Centennial Dam, Continues to Spend Money on Project
September 5 — View Wild Chinook Salmon on the Yuba River
AUGUST 2019
JULY 2019
July 17 — Is it Safe to Swim in the Yuba?
JUNE 2019
June 6 — SYRCL and Community Partners Urge Yuba River Visitors to be Safe
MAY 2019
APRIL 2019
April 26 — Hundreds Gather at SYRCL’s State of the Yuba
April 12 — Spring Break: River Ambassadors Prepare for High Water at the River
MARCH 2019
March 28 — SYRCL to D.C. Circuit: Don’t let NID undermine the Clean Water Act
March 22 — SYRCL receives funding for Forest Health Partnership in the Yuba River Watershed
FEBRUARY 2019
February 26 — SYRCL to Nevada County: ‘Prioritize Yuba Watershed Protections in Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance’
JANUARY 2019
January 24 — New NID Board Fires ‘Plan for Water’ Consultants
NOVEMBER 2018
November 14 — Breaking News: SYRCL sends Notice to NID for violations of the Brown Act / SYRCL: NID violated Board Policy and Brown Act at October 9, 2018 Special Board Meeting
OCTOBER 2018
October 10 — Statement on Nevada Irrigation District’s Special Board Meeting on October 9 / SYRCL: NID Rejects SYRCL’s Resolution to Stop Work on Centennial Dam
October 4 — Statement on Nevada Irrigation District’s Special Board Meeting on October 9
SEPTEMBER 2018
September 16 — Yuba River Cleanup Hauls out 13,000 Pounds of Trash and Recyclables
AUGUST 2018
August 10 — Wild & Scenic Film Festival Makes First Outdoor Screening on the San Juan Ridge
August 3 — Volunteer Registration Open for 21st Yuba River Cleanup
JULY 2018
July 30 — Coalition Letter to Federal Government: Improve Salmon and River Conditions for the Next Generation
July 27 — Impacts and Alternatives: The Dam Story
July 26 — Satellite Phones for River Ambassadors Will Quicken Response Times at Yuba River
July 5 — SYRCL Invites Community Members to Become River Ambassadors
JUNE 2018
June 7 — Why is Vanity Fair Interested in the Yuba Watershed?
MAY 2018
May 25 — SYRCL Celebrates Opening Day at the River
May 14 — SYRCL Invites Community Members to Become River Ambassadors
May 2 — Centennial Dam Declared Ineligible for State Funding
APRIL 2018
April 27 — BioBlitz at Cascade Canal / Orene Weatherall Trail
April 26 — SYRCL to NID Stop Spending on Centennial
April 11 — STATE of the YUBA Invites the Community to Take Action for the River
FEBRUARY 2018
February 2 — Centennial Dam Receives Zero on Public Benefit Score
JANUARY 2018
January 19 — Historic Covered Bridge Renovation and Malakoff Solar Projects Move Forward
OCTOBER 2017
October 24 — NID Now Livestreaming Board of Directors Meetings: Major Victory for Citizens of the Nevada Irrigation District
October 13 — View Wild Chinook Salmon on the Yuba River
October 10 — New Rainwater and Recycling Legislation Advances California Water Security
SEPTEMBER 2017
September 25 — South Yuba River Citizen’s League Executive Director Honored at Appreciation Dinner
September 19 — SYRCL Rallies People Power for its 20th Annual Yuba River Cleanup
September 15 — Melinda Booth Promoted to SYRCL Executive Director
September 6 — South Yuba River Citizens League Celebrates 20th Annual Yuba River Cleanup
AUGUST 2017
August 8 — Show Up Tomorrow & Oppose CA Taxpayer Money for Centennial
JULY 2017
July 28 — Governor Signs Budget to Fund Full Restoration of Historic Wood Covered Bridge at Bridgeport
JUNE 2017
June 16 — Caleb Dardick to Step Down as SYRCL Executive Director This Fall
June 9 — Free Talk on Ecological Perspectives to Improve Your Grow and Protect the Yuba
MAY 2017
May 24 — SYRCL Announces Opening Day at the River
May 16 — Wild for the Yuba – Auction, BBQ and Dance Party to Benefit SYRCL
APRIL 2017
April 13 — State of the Yuba: Take Action to Defend the River with SYRCL
April 12 — Foothills Water Network: Conservation Groups to Army Corps: “Centennial Dam Puts Too Much at Risk – Seek Alternatives”
April 11 — California’s Bear River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2017
MARCH 2017
March 7 — SYRCL to Host Centennial Dam Watchdog Activist Summit
FEBRUARY 2017
February 24 — Hundreds Rally at LaMalfa & McClintock Event in Auburn
February 17 — SYRCL, Tribal Leaders Denied Entry to Upcoming Regional Water Symposium
February 10 — Notice of Intent to Prepare Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Centennial Reservoir Project
JANUARY 2017
January 11 — Foothills Water Network: Centennial Dam Price Tag $1 Billion
DECEMBER 2016
December 7 — Yuba Restoration Project Would Improve Salmon Habitat Below Englebright Dam
OCTOBER 2016
October 25 — Conservation Groups Protest Water Rights for Centennial Dam
October 7 — SYRCL Provides Public Tours to View Wild Chinook Salmon in Our Own Backyard
SEPTEMBER 2016
September 18 — SYRCL Rallies Record-Number of Volunteers for its 19th Annual Yuba River Cleanup
September 7 — South Yuba River Citizens League Seeks Volunteers for Community Cleanup
September 1 — Yuba Restoration Project Would Help Threatened Salmon and Steelhead
JUNE 2016
June 29 — Malakoff Diggins Solar Electric Project is a Go in Governor’s Signed Budget
June 21 — Solar Power Funding for Malakoff Awaits Governor’s Signature
MAY 2016
May 23 — Fish, Family and Fun
May 19 — Wild for the Yuba – Auction, Beer & Wine Tasting and Dance Party to Benefit SYRCL
May 19 — SYRCL Announces Opening Day at the River
May 6 — Fishing for Fun: A Family Affair!
APRIL 2016
April 29 — SYRCL to Host First Youth for the Yuba Celebration May 7
April 21 — Announcing SYRCL’s First Annual Youth for the Yuba Contest and EnviroFair
April 18 — Conservation Groups Question Need for Centennial Dam
April 14 — Celebrate the River with SYRCL at the State of the Yuba
MARCH 2016
March 17 — SYRCL Named “Yuba River Waterkeeper” Newest Waterkeeper Alliance Member, First in the Sierra
March 16 — County Closes San Juan Ridge Mine Permit Application
March 9 — Cannabis Cultivation Workshop Planned to Protect Yuba River
FEBRUARY 2016
February 2 — SYRCL’s “Growing Green for the Yuba” Workshop Returns March 19th
JANUARY 2016
January 14 — Salmon Advocates to Gov. Brown: “Fish Don’t Drive. Yuba Salmon Deserve Better.”