December 1, 2017 – Did you know you can support land conservation by purchasing a “wild grown” holiday tree from Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT)? Last week, Helen Crawford and Brent McDermott donated a truckload of beautiful trees harvested from their high elevation property, Clear Creek Preserve. Folks can choose from white fir for $8 […]
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BYLT acquires Higgins Pond, a new preserve near Lake of the Pines
November 28, 2017 – BYLT is proud to announce the acquisition of the first open space preserve in the Higgins Corner area of Nevada County. Earlier this month, Bear River Recreation and Park District donated 1.23 acres of open space known as Higgins Pond Preserve to the Land Trust. Located on the corner of Combie […]
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BYLT Fireside Chat on Sept. 13 – Stories of Place with Shelly Covert of Nevada City Rancheria, Nisenan
September 12, 2017 – BYLT will hold the next in a series of Fireside Chats at Inn Town Campground this week, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 with special guest, Shelly Covert of the Nevada City Rancheria, Nisenan tribe. Always an engaging storyteller, Shelly will share stories of Nisenan history and efforts currently underway […]
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Celebrate land conservation during BYLT’s biggest fundraiser of the year
July 13, 2017 – Join Bear Yuba Land Trust for an end-of-Summer Gala – Open Spaces and Wild Places: A Celebration of Land – to be held outdoors under the oaks at one of the most spectacular permanently protected agricultural lands in Nevada County, Linden Lea Ranch. It’s the Land Trust’s biggest fundraiser of the […]
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BYLT urges river-goers to use extreme caution when recreating this time of year
June 19, 2017 – Bear Yuba Land Trust urges everyone to exercise extreme caution this time of year when recreating outdoors where high temperatures and melting snow pack in the Sierra Nevada create potentially life-threatening conditions in creeks and rivers. A drowning occurred on Friday afternoon, at a popular fishing spot on U.S. Army Corps of […]
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Community comes together to Celebrate Trails on June 3
May 26, 2017 – Join Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT), outdoor recreationists and trail supporters next week for the biggest showcase of local community trails of the year! “Trails are one of our greatest community assets. They build strong neighborhoods and boost the local economy. Trails get us outside and close to nature for healthy […]
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Bear Yuba Land Trust receives settlement in tree cutting lawsuit
April 18, 2017 – This week, local Attorney Michael V. Nudelman agreed to settle with Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT) in a lawsuit for the unauthorized cutting of several large growth trees – over a century old – on Woodpecker Wildlife Preserve in Nevada City. BYLT has agreed to drop the pending lawsuit in exchange […]
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Bear Yuba Land Trust to host a Community BioBlitz on local nature preserves
April 13, 2017 – Have you ever seen a Humboldt lily? Do you know what a yellow-breasted chat looks like? Can you spot a bald eagle’s nest? These questions and more can be answered when local youth and families participate in Bear Yuba Land Trust’s (BYLT) First Annual Community BioBlitz taking place on three beautiful, […]
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Bear Yuba Land Trust and Folk Trails Hiking Club Launch 52 Hike Challenge
NEVADA COUNTY, CA January 6, 2017 – Inspired by the 52 Hike Challenge, Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT) and Folk Trails Hiking Club (FTHC) are teaming up in 2017 to encourage Nevada County residents to venture outdoors, hit the trail and explore miles of hiking opportunities found in their own backyard. Started by Karla Amador […]
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Grouse Ridge Forest Easement for Bear Yuba Land Trust PG&E Land Donated to University of California
December 23, 2016 – As part of its land conservation commitment, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently donated 1,459 acres to the University of California (UC). The transfer was immediately followed by the conveyance of a conservation easement to Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT), permanently protecting high-country forest land and important wildlife habitat. Located […]
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Bear Yuba Land Trust awarded funds for forest health plan in Yuba River watershed
Dec. 19, 2016 – Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT) will receive $74,550 in grant funding from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Governing Board to complete a timber management plan on approximately 2,000 acres of mixed conifer forest in the North and Middle Yuba River watersheds. The grant-funded Non-Industrial Timber Management Plan (NTMP) will guide BYLT’s […]
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Opt Outside with Bear Yuba Land Trust’s annual Turkey Trek on Yewei’im Bom Trail
Nevada City, Calif. November 23, 2016 – Get off the couch, grab the kids and meet up with friends and loved ones to work off Thanksgiving dinner during Bear Yuba Land Trust’s (BYLT) 7th Annual Turkey Trek on the new Yewei’im Trail. This free, self-guided hike on BYLT’s newest one-mile loop trail takes place anytime […]
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Jordan Fisher Smith makes special appearance for Land Trust tonight
November 15, 2016 – Join Bear Yuba Land Trust to welcome nationally recognized author Jordan Fisher Smith (Nature Noir) for a reading and discussion of his new Penguin-Random House book Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial and the Fight over Controlling Nature. “We are truly blessed to have such a literary […]
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Fordyce, Meadow and Sterling Lakes – 2,000 Acres of South Yuba Headwaters now protected by Bear Yuba Land Trust
Nevada County September 15, 2016 – At 7,000 feet elevation in the high Sierra Nevada, three alpine lakes and 2,000 remote acres of forest and granite landscapes important to outdoor recreationists are now permanently protected by Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT) on land owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). This month, Fordyce, Meadow […]
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Bear Yuba Land Trust wins funding to improve outdoor recreation at Rice’s Crossing
Yuba and Nevada counties, August 17, 2016 – This month, California Natural Resources Agency awarded Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT) $312,217 to develop multi-use, public recreation amenities for Rice’s Crossing Preserve, a 6-mile stretch of the Yuba River. Over the next two years, new parking areas for cars and horse trailers, picnic ramadas, informational kiosks, […]