Celebra la Semana de Conservación y únete a VVMTA, The Cycle Effect y Exploremos para un día de trabajo en los senderos dirigido en español. ¡Ayuda a cuidar los senderos, disfruta del aire fresco y conoce nuevos amigos! Se proporcionará comida y bebida. Todas las edades son bienvenidas. 

Estaremos trabajando en Eagle Bike Park en Eagle, Colorado.

Por favor, usa pantalones largos y zapatos cerrados, y trae un sombrero/cachucha, gafas de sol, protector solar, agua y guantes de trabajo (si los tienes). 

Para más información, envía un correo electrónico a shawna@vvmta.org

¡Nos vemos en el sendero!

Celebrate Latino Conservation Week and join VVMTA, The Cycle Effect  & Exploremos for a day of trail work led in Spanish! Help take care of the trails, enjoy some fresh air and meet some new friends! Food and drink provided. All ages welcome. 

We will be working at the Eagle Bike Park in Eagle. 

Please wear long pants & closed toed shoes, and bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, water & work gloves (if you have them). 

For more information email shawna@vvmta.org

See you on the trail!

Celebrate Latino Conservation Week 2025: Floreciendo Juntos with us on Wednesday, Sept 17, 8:30–11:00 AM at the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (BCP)! We’ll meet at the Snowden House (https://maps.app.goo.gl/4VxzmQ7akbz4cAFN9) and head out to the Collins Loop Trail for a fun morning of trail maintenance.

The BCP is one of the nation’s largest urban preserves, protecting more than 33,000 acres in Central Texas. It provides critical habitat for endangered species and other wildlife that call this unique landscape home. Learn more about the BCP here: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/tnr/nr/bcp.

During this event, we’ll focus on removing overhanging limbs and clearing low vegetation that has encroached on the trail. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide all the tools and teach you everything you need to know. This is a great way to get outside, give back to the land, and join a nationwide movement uplifting Latino voices in conservation.

What to bring/wear:

• Long pants and closed-toed shoes

• Sun protection (hat, sunscreen, sunglasses)

• Plenty of water

• Allergy medications (if needed)

Let’s come together to protect wildlife habitat, build community, and enjoy the beauty of the BCP. We can’t wait to see you out on the trails!

Please register here: https://signup.com/go/cBWHVac

What we are doing: Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are invited to this fun, hands-on restoration event. By pitching in, you will help improve the ecosystem functions and wildlife habitats that surround Lake Tahoe. Healthy streams, meadows and wetlands act as natural pollution filters to Keep Tahoe Blue. Volunteers do not need previous experience to participate in the projects. Join us as we return to this location and finish the important work we started last year!

Parking: Visitor Center Parking Garage (207 Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, NV 89449)

Meeting location: Lam Watah Nature Trail (193 Kahle Dr, Stateline, NV 89449)

Projects will include:

• Invasive weed pull | Easy
  • We will remove invasive bull thistle and mullen to allow native species to grow.
• Seeding | Easy
  • We will be planting native seed.
• Litter removal | Easy
  • We will conduct a cleanup to remove litter from the surrounding area. This cleanup is taking part in the Great Sierra River Cleanup (GSRC) which is a Sierra-wide watershed cleanup event coordinated by the Sierra Nevada Alliance in collaboration with California’s Coastal Cleanup Day.
• Wetland plug planting | Medium
  • We will plant wetland plugs to prevent erosion in erosion-prone areas.
• Soil decompaction & revegetation | Medium
  • We will loosen compacted soil and revegetate with native plants.
• Willow stake & fascine installation | Medium
  • We will cut and plant willow stakes and process willow into brush, create bundles of brush, and then place the bundles in streams to stabilize bare banks.
• Bever dam analog (BDA) installation | Hard
  • We will create BDAs to slow water flow and enhance filtration.
• Decommisioning social trails | Hard
  • We will block social trails to prevent erosion.

Sign up:

• Sign up here. You will receive a confirmation from no-reply@galaxydigital.com.
• If you do not pre-register, you must complete a volunteer waiver onsite during event check-in.
• Volunteers under 18 – must create a volunteer account and provide a guardian’s email to complete the waiver online.
• Volunteers under 13 – must provide a guardian’s email to create a volunteer account and complete the waiver online.

Timeline:

• 9 am – 12 pm – Volunteers will work on their chosen restoration project.
  • Volunteers will choose a project at check-in.
  • Projects will range from easy to more difficult.
• 12 – 1 pm – Lunch for volunteers and partners. Everyone will come back together to celebrate all the hard work completed! The celebration will include:
  • Lunch location: TBD
  • Giveaways

What to bring: Sturdy boots/closed-toed shoes (tall waterproof boots or waders if you have them), long pants that can get dirty, sunglasses, work gloves (if you have them), a full reusable water bottle, and any special snacks you may want.

We provide: Project equipment, gloves and other safety gear, training, drinks, snacks, lunch and giveaways.

Partners: Nevada Tahoe Conservation District and USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Click here to sign up for  Cleanup.

In conjunction with the California Coastal Cleanup Day, the annual Bidwell Park and Chico Creeks Cleanup is an event dedicated to improving the local environment and our community by working together to keep these green spaces and waterways waste-free before the winter rains wash debris downstream.

Registration and check in begins at 8:30am on Sept. 20th at Hooker Oak Park, 1928 Manzanita Ave.

Here is what you can expect at check in at Hooker Oak Park:

• Participants will receive their free unique event t-shirt

• Borrow cleanup materials

• Receive a cleanup location/assignment of their choosing

• Have a safety briefing

• From there, volunteers will head out to their cleanup site. At the site, participants will scour the landscape for all types of trash, from the smallest to largest, most common to most unique.

  • Large bulky items will be retrieved by participants calling the BEC dispatch center for a pick up, where special core volunteers or even the City Public Works department are directed to assist with removal. Participants can collect their items in buckets and bags which can be dropped off at the dumpsters located at Hooker Oak Park.

Volunteer Lunch at Hooker Oak Park, 12-1 pm

• BEC will be serving free pizza and drinks after the cleanup, so make sure you make your way back to Hooker Oak Park to enjoy free food!!

  Follow BEC on Facebook and Instagram and tag us in your photos!

Join Placer Land Trust for a river cleanup day!

When:  Saturday, September 20 – 9:00 am – 12:30 pm 

Where: Clementine Beach Preserve, Lake Clementine

The Great Sierra River Cleanup Day is back! It’s part of the largest volunteer event in California! GSRC is a Sierra-wide watershed cleanup event coordinated by Sierra Nevada Alliance in collaboration with California’s Coastal Cleanup Day. Last year, 46,201 volunteers removed 398,654 pounds (199 tons) of trash from the Sierra Nevada waterways and across the state’s entire coastline. If you would like to learn more about the impact and history of the event, visit the Sierra Nevada Alliance site here. We are hosting our annual Cleanup Day to support the efforts!

We will spend the morning picking up litter at our Clementine Beach Preserve and at the connected Upper Lake Clementine Beach area. Lunch will be provided at the end of the day! You are welcome to spend time at the public beach along the river after the cleanup, but please note that the river is very fast and cold.

The activities are best suited for adults and youth ages 10 and up. Any minor must be accompanied by a supervising adult. There are limited spaces available, so if you’re interested, please sign up! More details, directions to the Preserve, and a list of what to bring will be emailed after registration. Check your spam folder if you do not receive the email within 15 minutes of registering.

Participants must sign a release of liability available here. Please complete the online waiver by noon the Friday before the event. One form per adult. Parent signature is required for children under 18.  

Thank you to the Auburn State Recreation Area for their help in coordinating this event!

If you have any questions please contact Elia Rivas by email or by phone at 530-887-9222 ext. 110.
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Join us in celebrating Latino Conservation Week! Sierra Nevada Alliance and Placer Land Trust invite everyone, and especially the Latino community, to enjoy the outdoors together!

We will have yard games, nature lotería, geology talks, and some short guided walks to go on, or you can enjoy the trails on your own! It’s the perfect low-key way to spend a day with the kids or friends, or a great chance for a solo stroll on trails with no crowds. Splash in the small creek to cool off, then hang out with our volunteer who will be talking about what lives in the water. And don’t forget your picnic!

Check in/Arrival: Must arrive between 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Check out: Anytime between 10:30 am – 12:30 pm. Gates close shortly thereafter. 

Please thoroughly read the PLT Safety Guidelines.  If you are not comfortable or able to comply with the safety guidelines, we respectfully ask that you don’t sign up. Our goal is to offer these open preserve day events quarterly.

https://placerlandtrust.org/safety-guidelines/

This is a free event; however, donations help make these activities possible! We suggest a donation of $10 per person or $25 for a family. You can donate during registration, and we’re happy to accept cash or a check at the event in an envelope with your name written on it.

Registration: 

• You may only register yourself and members of your household. People outside of your household must register themselves. 
• The deadline to sign up is 5 pm on Thursday before the event unless the event fills first.
• Space is limited! Please only register if you will be attending so that you don’t take a spot away from someone else. 
• If you signed up and can no longer attend, please contact Elia at elia.rivas@placerlandtrust.org

Participants must sign a release of liability. Please complete it by noon the Friday before the event. One form per adult. Parent signature is required for children under 18.

• English  - https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/v/PublicEventPLT/

(Please note, signing the waiver does not register you for the hike. To finish registration, click the button at the bottom of this page.)

Important Information and Directions will be emailed after registration. Check your spam folder if you do not receive the email within 15 minutes of registering. 

What is not allowed at this event: 

• Mountain bikes or other bikes
• Motorized vehicles
• Horses
• Dogs (unless leashed service animals)
• No smoking, vaping, open flame or ignition source, or firearms 

Follow the link below to register for the event. 

https://placerlandtrust.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/placerlandtrust/eventRegistration.jsp?event=2081&

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Cuándo: Sábado, 13 de septiembre, 9:00 a. m. – 1:00 p. m.

Dónde: Big Hill Preserves, North Auburn

¡Acompáñanos a celebrar la Semana de la Conservación Latina! Sierra Nevada Alliance y Placer Land Trust invitan a todos, y especialmente a la comunidad latina, a disfrutar juntos del aire libre.

Tendremos juegos de patio, lotería de la naturaleza, charlas de geología y caminatas guiadas cortas, o bien puedes recorrer los senderos por tu cuenta. Es la manera perfecta de pasar un día relajado con los niños o amigos, o una gran oportunidad para un paseo tranquilo en senderos sin muchas personas. Puedes refrescarte en el arroyo pequeño y luego platicar con nuestro voluntario que estará compartiendo sobre la vida acuática. ¡Y no olvides tu picnic!

Registro: De las 9:00 a. m. a las 10:30 a. m.
Salida: De las 10:30 a. m. a las 12:30 p. m. Las puertas cierran poco después.

Por favor lee cuidadosamente las Guías de Seguridad de PLT. Si no te sientes cómodo o no puedes cumplir con ellas, te pedimos respetuosamente que no te registres. Nuestro objetivo es ofrecer estos días de acceso abierto al refugio con regularidad.

https://placerlandtrust.org/safety-guidelines/

Este es un evento gratis; sin embargo, ¡las donaciones ayudan a hacer posibles estas actividades! Sugerimos una donación de $10 por persona o $25 por familia. Puedes donar durante el registro, o también aceptamos efectivo o cheque en el evento en un sobre con tu nombre escrito.

Registro

Solo puedes registrar a ti mismo y a los miembros de tu hogar. Personas fuera de tu hogar deben registrarse por separado.

La fecha límite para registrarse es el jueves anterior al evento a las 5:00 p. m., a menos que el evento se llene antes.

¡El espacio es limitado! Por favor regístrate solo si vas a asistir, para no quitarle el lugar a otra persona.

Si te registraste y ya no puedes asistir, por favor contacta a Elia por correo electrónico.

Los participantes deben firmar una exención de responsabilidad. Complétala antes del viernes al mediodía previo al evento. Una forma por adulto. Se requiere la firma de un padre/madre/tutor para menores de 18 años.

• Español - https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/v/PLTEventoPublico/

(Nota: Firmar la exención no significa que ya estás registrado en la caminata. Para completar tu registro, haz clic en el botón al final de esta página.)

La información importante y las indicaciones para llegar se enviarán por correo electrónico después de registrarte. Revisa tu carpeta de spam si no recibes el correo dentro de 15 minutos de tu registro.

Lo que no está permitido en este evento:

• Bicicletas de montaña u otras bicicletas
• Vehículos motorizados
• Caballos
• Perros (excepto animales de servicio con correa)
• Fumar, vapear, encender fuego o fuentes de ignición, o portar armas de fuego

Sigue el enlace a continuación para registrarte en el evento - https://placerlandtrust.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/placerlandtrust/eventRegistration.jsp?event=2081&

¡Ayúdanos a construir un dosel urbano de árboles biodiverso y resiliente!
Los voluntarios plantarán árboles de gran tamaño en hoyos previamente excavados. Este trabajo incluirá aflojar las raíces, rellenar los hoyos con tierra, regar y colocar mantillo alrededor de los árboles recién plantados. Estos árboles ayudarán a enfriar y limpiar el aire, proporcionarán sombra y embellecerán la comunidad.

Este evento forma parte de la Semana de la Conservación Latina y del programa Cooling Minnesota Communities de Great River Greening, una iniciativa que busca mitigar el calor extremo, fortalecer la resiliencia climática y aumentar el acceso a áreas urbanas con cobertura arbórea.

¡No se necesita experiencia previa!
Proporcionaremos las herramientas y la capacitación necesarias.
Vístete acorde al clima y prepárate para ensuciarte un poco.
Los árboles pesan entre 20 y 30 libras y miden entre 5 y 7 pies de altura.
Habrá refrigerios ligeros y agua adicional disponible durante el evento. ¡Trae tu propia botella reutilizable si tienes una!

REGISTRO: 2025.09.13 East Palmer Park Tree Planting Brooklyn Center - Great River Greening | GivePulse

PREGUNTAS:
Comunícate con Ollin, Coordinador de Silvicultura Comunitaria y Administración de Great River Greening en omontes@greatrivergreening.org o llama al 651.272.3993

¡Ayúdanos a construir un dosel urbano de árboles biodiverso y resiliente!
Los voluntarios plantarán árboles de gran tamaño en hoyos previamente excavados. Este trabajo incluirá aflojar las raíces, rellenar los hoyos con tierra, regar y colocar mantillo alrededor de los árboles recién plantados. Estos árboles ayudarán a enfriar y limpiar el aire, proporcionarán sombra y embellecerán la comunidad.

Este evento forma parte de la Semana de la Conservación Latina y del programa Cooling Minnesota Communities de Great River Greening, una iniciativa que busca mitigar el calor extremo, fortalecer la resiliencia climática y aumentar el acceso a áreas urbanas con cobertura arbórea.

¡No se necesita experiencia previa!
Proporcionaremos las herramientas y la capacitación necesarias.
Vístete acorde al clima y prepárate para ensuciarte un poco.
Los árboles pesan entre 20 y 30 libras y miden entre 5 y 7 pies de altura.
Habrá refrigerios ligeros y agua adicional disponible durante el evento. ¡Trae tu propia botella reutilizable si tienes una!

REGISTRO: 2025.09.13 East Palmer Park Tree Planting Brooklyn Center - Great River Greening | GivePulse

PREGUNTAS:
Comunícate con Ollin, Coordinador de Silvicultura Comunitaria y Administración de Great River Greening en omontes@greatrivergreening.org o llama al 651.272.3993

Join the Anacostia Watershed Society and partners like Defensores de la Cuenca for a fun day of observing and learning about nature together!

This event is to educate people on the joys of kayaking and water safety. It also provides an opportunity to put those skills into practice. 

No experience is necessary!