South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL)

NEVADA CITY, Calif. October 7, 2019 – The Wild & Scenic Film Festival (WSFF) is now formally welcoming submissions to its annual art exhibition as part of its five-day event to inspire environmental activism through film. Artwork themes should reflect a passion for connecting society with the natural world and alleviating man’s strain on our […]

Nevada City, CA September 24, 2019 –  Nevada City, CA – From the headwaters along Donner Summit to the confluence of the Yuba and Feather Rivers, hundreds of people turned out for the South Yuba River Citizens League’s (SYRCL’s) annual Yuba River Cleanup on Saturday, September 21, 2019. The numbers are still rolling in from […]

Nevada City, CA April 19, 2019 – The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) invites its members, volunteers and the public to attend its free State of the Yuba address at Peace Lutheran Church, Grass Valley, CA, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Beginning at 5:30 pm, SYRCL staff and board members will be on hand […]

Nevada City, Calif. March 28, 2019 – On February 19, 2019, Nevada Irrigation District (NID) asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to waive safe water quality legal requirements for their Yuba Bear hydroelectric project based on a recent federal court ruling (Hoopa Valley Tribe v. FERC) that removes water quality protections for hydroelectric projects. […]

Nevada City, CA – On March 21, 2019, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), in partnership with the Tahoe National Forest (TNF), the Camptonville Community Partnership (CCP), and Yuba Water Agency received competitive funding from the California Department of Conservation to lead a groundbreaking, collaborative forest health program in the Yuba River watershed. The […]

Nevada City, CA February 28, 2019 – On February 25, 2019, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) submitted a 15-page comment letter to Nevada County analyzing the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on its proposed Cannabis Cultivation Ordinance (NCCO). The comments focused on the potential impacts to the health of the Yuba River watershed […]

Nevada City, CA January 24, 2019 – At the Nevada Irrigation District’s (NID) Board Meeting January 23, 2019, the newly seated Board Directors voted to “terminate without prejudice” Plan for Water facilitation consultants, The Kolbe Company (Kolbe), and chose a new public process, the American Water Works Association M50 (M50), that will be guided by […]

NEVADA CITY, CA. December 27, 2018 – Tickets to Wild & Scenic Film Festival (WSFF) to see the best and brightest environmental and adventure films make thoughtful holiday gifts and stocking stuffers. On Dec. 1, WSFF unveiled its full lineup of 150 environmental and activist films, including 15 world premieres, to be shown at its […]

Nevada City, CA November 14, 2018 – After the Nevada Irrigation District’s (NID) Special Board Meeting October 9, 2018, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) was concerned about NID’s blatant disregard for public process. SYRCL addressed these concerns in the form of a Brown Act cure and correct letter, sent to NID last week. […]

Nevada City, Calif. October 4, 2018 – The Nevada Irrigation District (NID) will soon review the South Yuba River Citizens League’s (SYRCL) request to cease work on Centennial Dam, where legally possible, until the Raw Water Master Plan (RWMP) is complete. The Board will vote on this request at a special meeting – Tuesday October […]

Nevada City, CA September 10, 2018 – For the 21st year, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) will hold its annual Yuba River Cleanup on Saturday, September 15th. The Yuba River Cleanup is one of the largest of its kind in the Sierra region, and it relies on the power of 800 volunteers to […]