The 20th Annual Yuba Watershed Fungus Foray and Wild Mushroom Exposition is coming up on December 9-10. We are seeking volunteers to help make this year’s Foray a success!

Helpers will be needed on both days for the following tasks:
– Set up and break down
– Parking management
– Concessions and merchandise tables
– Children’s activities
– Food servers
– Soup making

Volunteers will receive free admission to the event. If you are interested, please contact Chris Friedel at chris@yubawatershedinstitute.com.

The Yuba Watershed Institute (YWI) has organized a workday to help save large legacy trees from wildfire. The trees are located in the ‘Inimim Forest, the community forest of the San Juan Ridge.

One of the YWI’s goals is to preserve and restore a component of old forest habitat in our watershed. The ‘Inimim Forest has remnant stands of very large trees, and we will be clearing small vegetation from their drip lines.

The workday is scheduled for Saturday, November 18, 2017 from 9 am to 3 pm. Meet at the North Columbia Schoolhouse (17894 Tyler Foote Crossing Rd, Nevada City, CA 95959) to carpool to the worksite.

Bring work gloves, clippers, handsaws, water and some snacks. A picnic will follow the workday.

Forest ecologist Dr. Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman will explain what she has been discovering on the ‘Inimim Forest during recent surveys conducted as part of an update to the Bureau of Land Management’s management plan for this area.

For further information call Bob Erickson at 530-292-3777

Register today for the 20th Annual Yuba Watershed Fungus Foray and Wild Mushroom Exposition!

Purchase tickets now to avoid waiting in a long line on the morning of the event.

More information about this year’s Foray.

This summer, the Yuba Watershed Institute is updating the management plan for the ‘Inimim Forest, which we manage collaboratively with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

We are looking for a small crew of volunteers to help us with assessing the condition of the forest on the different parcels of the ‘Inimim (see map above).

If you want to help us, and learn about the ecology and management of your local forests, please contact chris@yubawatershedinstitute.org.

We will be surveying several days a week (usually 7:30 am to 1 pm) for the next few weeks in August. You will not be required to attend all dates, and no prior knowledge is required.

The Yuba Watershed Institute presents:

May 27th, 2017, 10 am – 2 pm

North Columbia Schoolhouse Parking Lot
17894 Tyler Foote Crossing Rd, Nevada City, CA 95959

This workshop will focus on the techniques and ethics of collecting plants for submission to an herbarium. Participants will begin the process of creating herbarium specimens in the field, learning how to collect different types of plants, which data and details to document, and how to best present and preserve these collections for future study and for archiving what grows in Nevada County on the San Juan Ridge.

Why do this? The range, distribution, and taxonomy of plants are often determined by what is represented in the herbaria. Herbaria are museums of preserved plants which archive the plant life of specific locations. These archives allow current and future scientists to have access to actual representations of the plants from our area for many purposes, including conservation and protection.

Please bring a lunch and water, and wear clothing and footwear appropriate for hiking short distances on and off trail. You will need a small note book and we will provide plant presses and digging implements (please bring your own equipment if you have it).

Donation of $10 suggested. RSVP Recommended.

For more information contact:
Wendy Boes, 530-559-6314, wlbcarrot@gmail.com