South Yuba River Citizens League
@yubariverpeople.bsky.social
SYRCL unites the community to protect and restore the Yuba River. From the Sierra to the sea! www.yubariver.org
SYRCL's Wild & Scenic Film Festival passes with early bird pricing are now on sale. A limited number of these specially priced passes are available through 12/12. The full lineup of films will be released in mid-December along with additional regularly priced passes and tickets
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December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
SYRCL's Wild & Scenic Film Festival passes with early bird pricing are now on sale. A limited number of these specially priced passes are available through 12/12. The full lineup of films will be released in mid-December along with additional regularly priced passes and tickets
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We are halfway to our #GivingTuesday $10K Match Challenge, and we need your help to reach our $10,000 goal!
Today, your gifts will have 3X the impact on the programs that are making a difference in our community and for the Yuba.
Give today at YubaRiver.org
Today, your gifts will have 3X the impact on the programs that are making a difference in our community and for the Yuba.
Give today at YubaRiver.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We are halfway to our #GivingTuesday $10K Match Challenge, and we need your help to reach our $10,000 goal!
Today, your gifts will have 3X the impact on the programs that are making a difference in our community and for the Yuba.
Give today at YubaRiver.org
Today, your gifts will have 3X the impact on the programs that are making a difference in our community and for the Yuba.
Give today at YubaRiver.org
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Though it’s wound on for more than a year now, the 2026 governor’s race remains unexpectedly wide open.
The primary election is next June. Here’s a look at the field right now: bit.ly/48w9Fqw
📸 Carlin Stiehl
The primary election is next June. Here’s a look at the field right now: bit.ly/48w9Fqw
📸 Carlin Stiehl
December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Though it’s wound on for more than a year now, the 2026 governor’s race remains unexpectedly wide open.
The primary election is next June. Here’s a look at the field right now: bit.ly/48w9Fqw
📸 Carlin Stiehl
The primary election is next June. Here’s a look at the field right now: bit.ly/48w9Fqw
📸 Carlin Stiehl
Giving Tuesday is here, and the action is just getting started! The SYRCL Board of Directors has challenged us to a #GivingTuesday $10K Match Challenge, and we are 25% of the way there.
Give today at YubaRiver.org
Give today at YubaRiver.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Giving Tuesday is here, and the action is just getting started! The SYRCL Board of Directors has challenged us to a #GivingTuesday $10K Match Challenge, and we are 25% of the way there.
Give today at YubaRiver.org
Give today at YubaRiver.org
Dr. Zettler-Mann’s presentation, titled “Our Connected Landscape: How water, forests, climate and people intersect,” explored the interconnections between our forests, water systems, air quality, and living ecosystems. WATCH HERE: buff.ly/BvyCeE7
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Dr. Zettler-Mann’s presentation, titled “Our Connected Landscape: How water, forests, climate and people intersect,” explored the interconnections between our forests, water systems, air quality, and living ecosystems. WATCH HERE: buff.ly/BvyCeE7
The PERMIT Act would undermine state authority to protect rivers like the Yuba by fast-tracking permits and reducing public oversight. When this bill moves, we'll need your voice.
Find out more here: buff.ly/GjeuRDC
Follow SYRCL for action alerts and visit YubaRiver.org to understand what's at stake
Find out more here: buff.ly/GjeuRDC
Follow SYRCL for action alerts and visit YubaRiver.org to understand what's at stake
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The PERMIT Act would undermine state authority to protect rivers like the Yuba by fast-tracking permits and reducing public oversight. When this bill moves, we'll need your voice.
Find out more here: buff.ly/GjeuRDC
Follow SYRCL for action alerts and visit YubaRiver.org to understand what's at stake
Find out more here: buff.ly/GjeuRDC
Follow SYRCL for action alerts and visit YubaRiver.org to understand what's at stake
Got problems with beaver? Help is here!
Celebrate with us the launch of the first-ever California Beaver Help Desk! With this new online portal now live, beaver problems can become beaver solutions throughout all of California.
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Celebrate with us the launch of the first-ever California Beaver Help Desk! With this new online portal now live, beaver problems can become beaver solutions throughout all of California.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Got problems with beaver? Help is here!
Celebrate with us the launch of the first-ever California Beaver Help Desk! With this new online portal now live, beaver problems can become beaver solutions throughout all of California.
buff.ly/N3o55ck
Celebrate with us the launch of the first-ever California Beaver Help Desk! With this new online portal now live, beaver problems can become beaver solutions throughout all of California.
buff.ly/N3o55ck
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For over 50 years, the Clean Water Act has been the first line of defense for your drinking water. After all, the fundamental U.S. law is specifically tasked with reducing water pollution and protecting our nation’s water resources.
🚰 Learn more: www.americanrivers.org/2025/01/keep...
🚰 Learn more: www.americanrivers.org/2025/01/keep...
Keeping pollution out of your water: How the Clean Water Act protects your water
It might seem obvious to state that the Clean Water Act (CWA), established in 1972, is critical to the drinking supply of millions of Americans. After all, this fundamental U.S. law is specifically ta...
www.americanrivers.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
For over 50 years, the Clean Water Act has been the first line of defense for your drinking water. After all, the fundamental U.S. law is specifically tasked with reducing water pollution and protecting our nation’s water resources.
🚰 Learn more: www.americanrivers.org/2025/01/keep...
🚰 Learn more: www.americanrivers.org/2025/01/keep...
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This summer, American Rivers began a multi-year effort with @yubariverpeople.bsky.social and the U.S. Forest Service to find out how many "lost meadows" there really are in California's North Yuba watershed. The results are surprising!
🌾 Read our findings: www.americanrivers.org/2025/11/redi...
🌾 Read our findings: www.americanrivers.org/2025/11/redi...
Rediscovering the Lost Meadows of California's Sierra Nevada
Mountain meadows make up a small percentage of the land area in the Sierra Nevada, but not as small a percentage as once thought. This is exciting news as they have an outsized impact, often functioni...
www.americanrivers.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This summer, American Rivers began a multi-year effort with @yubariverpeople.bsky.social and the U.S. Forest Service to find out how many "lost meadows" there really are in California's North Yuba watershed. The results are surprising!
🌾 Read our findings: www.americanrivers.org/2025/11/redi...
🌾 Read our findings: www.americanrivers.org/2025/11/redi...
Indigenous communities have always known: environmental stewardship begins with gratitude and reciprocity. This November, we've highlighted Wild & Scenic Film Festival films that celebrate this wisdom alongside community-driven renewal and creative solutions to waste. Watch now at buff.ly/0ecCg8q
November 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Indigenous communities have always known: environmental stewardship begins with gratitude and reciprocity. This November, we've highlighted Wild & Scenic Film Festival films that celebrate this wisdom alongside community-driven renewal and creative solutions to waste. Watch now at buff.ly/0ecCg8q
The application period for SYRCL's 2026 Environmentalist of the Year Scholarship is Open.
APPLY TODAY!
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Application Deadline: January 31, 2026 at 11:55pm.
APPLY TODAY!
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Application Deadline: January 31, 2026 at 11:55pm.
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The application period for SYRCL's 2026 Environmentalist of the Year Scholarship is Open.
APPLY TODAY!
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Application Deadline: January 31, 2026 at 11:55pm.
APPLY TODAY!
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Application Deadline: January 31, 2026 at 11:55pm.
Congress is back in session, and the fight for clean water continues. The PERMIT Act would undermine state authority to protect rivers like the South Yuba by fast-tracking permits and reducing public oversight. When this bill moves, we'll need your voice.
Find out more here: buff.ly/GjeuRDC
Find out more here: buff.ly/GjeuRDC
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Congress is back in session, and the fight for clean water continues. The PERMIT Act would undermine state authority to protect rivers like the South Yuba by fast-tracking permits and reducing public oversight. When this bill moves, we'll need your voice.
Find out more here: buff.ly/GjeuRDC
Find out more here: buff.ly/GjeuRDC
Last year, SYRCL received a grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board Block Grant being administered by Point Blue Conservation Science and the Sierra Meadows Partnership (SMP) to plan restoration in two North Yuba wetlands: Galiano Fen and Haypress West Meadow.
Read More Here: buff.ly/bCmKGAo
Read More Here: buff.ly/bCmKGAo
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Last year, SYRCL received a grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board Block Grant being administered by Point Blue Conservation Science and the Sierra Meadows Partnership (SMP) to plan restoration in two North Yuba wetlands: Galiano Fen and Haypress West Meadow.
Read More Here: buff.ly/bCmKGAo
Read More Here: buff.ly/bCmKGAo
IT'S NATIONAL PICKLE DAY! Whether you’re a fan of dill, bread-and-butter, or the Koolickle (yes, that’s a pickle soaked in Kool-Aid), today’s the day to relish the power of the brine. Here at SYRCL, we’ve got pickles on our mind for another reason, getting into a pickle is kind of our thing.
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
IT'S NATIONAL PICKLE DAY! Whether you’re a fan of dill, bread-and-butter, or the Koolickle (yes, that’s a pickle soaked in Kool-Aid), today’s the day to relish the power of the brine. Here at SYRCL, we’ve got pickles on our mind for another reason, getting into a pickle is kind of our thing.
How do we ensure the growing agricultural activity in our county protects rather than degrades water quality?
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Read More: buff.ly/Lnv2ing
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
How do we ensure the growing agricultural activity in our county protects rather than degrades water quality?
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Read More: buff.ly/Lnv2ing
SYRCL’s 24th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival will take place February 19-23, 2026, and VOLUNTEER SHIFTS ARE NOW OPEN. We need your help to make this year’s event our most impactful yet.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
SYRCL’s 24th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival will take place February 19-23, 2026, and VOLUNTEER SHIFTS ARE NOW OPEN. We need your help to make this year’s event our most impactful yet.
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Climate change, what will it mean for our forests, the quality of our water, and the future of our communities?
On 11/15, SYRCL’s Executive Director, Dr. Aaron Zettler-Mann, will address these questions at a public program hosted by the American Association of University Women
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On 11/15, SYRCL’s Executive Director, Dr. Aaron Zettler-Mann, will address these questions at a public program hosted by the American Association of University Women
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November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Climate change, what will it mean for our forests, the quality of our water, and the future of our communities?
On 11/15, SYRCL’s Executive Director, Dr. Aaron Zettler-Mann, will address these questions at a public program hosted by the American Association of University Women
buff.ly/MECNAPj
On 11/15, SYRCL’s Executive Director, Dr. Aaron Zettler-Mann, will address these questions at a public program hosted by the American Association of University Women
buff.ly/MECNAPj
Salmon at our Upper Rose Bar Enhancement Project
Photo by our friends at the Yuba Project
To find out more about our Upper Rose Bar Enhancement Project: buff.ly/wMZ2XrT
Photo by our friends at the Yuba Project
To find out more about our Upper Rose Bar Enhancement Project: buff.ly/wMZ2XrT
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Salmon at our Upper Rose Bar Enhancement Project
Photo by our friends at the Yuba Project
To find out more about our Upper Rose Bar Enhancement Project: buff.ly/wMZ2XrT
Photo by our friends at the Yuba Project
To find out more about our Upper Rose Bar Enhancement Project: buff.ly/wMZ2XrT
The application period for SYRCL's 2026 Environmentalist of the Year Scholarship is Open.
APPLY TODAY!
buff.ly/gQ1AfA8
Application Deadline: January 31, 2026 at 11:55pm.
APPLY TODAY!
buff.ly/gQ1AfA8
Application Deadline: January 31, 2026 at 11:55pm.
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The application period for SYRCL's 2026 Environmentalist of the Year Scholarship is Open.
APPLY TODAY!
buff.ly/gQ1AfA8
Application Deadline: January 31, 2026 at 11:55pm.
APPLY TODAY!
buff.ly/gQ1AfA8
Application Deadline: January 31, 2026 at 11:55pm.
SYRCL’s Van Norden Meadow Restoration Reaches Major Milestone: Lytton Creek Reconnected to Historic Floodplain
SYRCL is excited to share that Phase 2 of the Van Norden Meadow Restoration Project was completed this year!
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SYRCL is excited to share that Phase 2 of the Van Norden Meadow Restoration Project was completed this year!
READ MORE: buff.ly/EEyAY7w
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
SYRCL’s Van Norden Meadow Restoration Reaches Major Milestone: Lytton Creek Reconnected to Historic Floodplain
SYRCL is excited to share that Phase 2 of the Van Norden Meadow Restoration Project was completed this year!
READ MORE: buff.ly/EEyAY7w
SYRCL is excited to share that Phase 2 of the Van Norden Meadow Restoration Project was completed this year!
READ MORE: buff.ly/EEyAY7w
On January 1, 2001, the South Yuba River officially became designated Wild & Scenic under California law. That moment didn’t just protect a river; it honored a movement.
READ MORE HERE: buff.ly/J52FqZq
READ MORE HERE: buff.ly/J52FqZq
November 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
On January 1, 2001, the South Yuba River officially became designated Wild & Scenic under California law. That moment didn’t just protect a river; it honored a movement.
READ MORE HERE: buff.ly/J52FqZq
READ MORE HERE: buff.ly/J52FqZq
They’re baaack… from the spawning grounds!
Meet the ZOMBIE SALMON OF THE YUBA. After swimming hundreds of miles upstream to spawn, these heroic Chinook start falling apart… literally. Their skin sloughs off, their eyes cloud over, and their bodies begin to decompose WHILE THEY'RE STILL ALIVE!!! 😱
Meet the ZOMBIE SALMON OF THE YUBA. After swimming hundreds of miles upstream to spawn, these heroic Chinook start falling apart… literally. Their skin sloughs off, their eyes cloud over, and their bodies begin to decompose WHILE THEY'RE STILL ALIVE!!! 😱
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
They’re baaack… from the spawning grounds!
Meet the ZOMBIE SALMON OF THE YUBA. After swimming hundreds of miles upstream to spawn, these heroic Chinook start falling apart… literally. Their skin sloughs off, their eyes cloud over, and their bodies begin to decompose WHILE THEY'RE STILL ALIVE!!! 😱
Meet the ZOMBIE SALMON OF THE YUBA. After swimming hundreds of miles upstream to spawn, these heroic Chinook start falling apart… literally. Their skin sloughs off, their eyes cloud over, and their bodies begin to decompose WHILE THEY'RE STILL ALIVE!!! 😱
Reposted by South Yuba River Citizens League
🌳 Restoration thinning is helping drought-stressed forests stay resilient. A five-year study found thinned ponderosa pines held more moisture, reducing stress and wildfire risk.
Showing that smarter forest management can strengthen ecosystems in a changing climate. https://nature.ly/490s94l
Showing that smarter forest management can strengthen ecosystems in a changing climate. https://nature.ly/490s94l
Five Years of Hourly Soil Water Potential Monitoring Demonstrates Forest Thinning Benefits in the North American Southwest
North American Southwest semi-arid forests are experiencing unprecedented stress due to the combination of the 21st century megadrought and abnormally dense, young forest stands. Restoration thinning...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🌳 Restoration thinning is helping drought-stressed forests stay resilient. A five-year study found thinned ponderosa pines held more moisture, reducing stress and wildfire risk.
Showing that smarter forest management can strengthen ecosystems in a changing climate. https://nature.ly/490s94l
Showing that smarter forest management can strengthen ecosystems in a changing climate. https://nature.ly/490s94l
Did you know that nearly 2 out of 3 US adults still don’t have an up-to-date will? We’ve partnered with FreeWill to make this step easier than ever. In just 20 minutes, you can create or update your will for free and find additional resources to plan wisely. Start Your Plan Here: buff.ly/KW6HkrP
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Did you know that nearly 2 out of 3 US adults still don’t have an up-to-date will? We’ve partnered with FreeWill to make this step easier than ever. In just 20 minutes, you can create or update your will for free and find additional resources to plan wisely. Start Your Plan Here: buff.ly/KW6HkrP
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North Yuba River salmon reintroduction efforts enter second year with spawning, fertilization of 350,000 spring-run chinook salmon eggs #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/10/28/c...
CDFW: North Yuba River salmon reintroduction efforts enter second year with spawning, fertilization of 350,000 spring-run chinook salmon eggs
From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and its partners have initiated a second year of spring-run Chinook salmon reintroduction efforts into h...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
North Yuba River salmon reintroduction efforts enter second year with spawning, fertilization of 350,000 spring-run chinook salmon eggs #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/10/28/c...