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"Monthly giving helps me simplify my life and at the same time I know we're doing our part to help protect the region we call home."
~ Clare Churchill
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Clare & Denny Churchill
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Anyone who knows Clare Churchill knows she's a wonder in motion - a VP at Plumas Bank, a popular yoga teacher, FRLT board member, and an active community volunteer (not to mention an incredible gardener).
We like Clare's tip for simplifying what matters most to her. Monthly Giving makes it easy to make a difference.
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Back to School: Teachers on the Land
Teaching from the Land workshop aims to get kids on the land | |
QHS Teacher Megan Smith takes field notes
at FRLT's Teaching from the Land workshop
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"7th-12th grade kids are capable of taking great action to take care of what they care about. Knowledge plus action equals power."
With these words, Learning Landscapes Coordinator Rob Wade kicked off a three day workshop for teachers on FRLT's recently conserved Heart K Ranch in Genesee Valley.
The Teaching from the Land workshop builds on teachers' own expertise and supports them with hands-on training to plan and implement service-learning and restoration projects with their students on lands adjacent to their schools.
In early August, middle and high school teachers from Westwood, Chester, Greenville, Quincy, and Portola participated in the 3-day workshop.
Maidu community member Trina Cunningham welcomed the teachers to the Heart K, her cultural and personal homeland. Teachers planted native plants in the riparian area with Feather River Resource Conservation District's Terri Rust. David Arsenault of Plumas Audubon and the Sierra Valley RCD led a bird monitoring training. Gia Martynn and Jim Wilcox of Feather River Coordinated Resource Management (CRM) got the teachers out in the creek (some all the way in!) to monitor stream flows. And that was just the first day!
Other activities included touring Feather River CRM's "pond and plug" riparian restoration, exploring diverse methods of controlling invasive weeds with FRLT's Gabe Miller, and building bird nesting boxes and platforms with Plumas Audubon's Jerry and Terry Williams. Canoeing from the Heart K down to Robert Meacher's Genesee Store for dinner offered a nice cool down, especially for the teachers that capsized!
On the final day, the teachers took all they had learned and planned restoration projects that they and their students will implement on their own schools' Learning Landscape. And to help them get the job done, each school team got to order $1,500 worth of tools and supplies, thanks to a matching RAC grant from the Feather River CRM.
Check out the photos here.Gratitude to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation & PG&E's 5 Star Restoration Program, Plumas County RAC and Feather River CRM, Feather River College's SB70 grant, and our generous donors. In the coming months, watch for more updates on the teachers' work to Teach from the Land and lead students in caring for and restoring their own Learning Landscapes. |
Heart K Dedication and Fundraiser
Quilts from the Heart ~ Finale to the County Barn Quilt TourJoin us for a fundraiser to benefit the Feather River Land Trust's stewardship of the Heart K Ranch and Indian Valley Chamber of Commerce's work to keep our local community vital and strong.Saturday, September 24, 2011 2:00 - 6:00pm
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New Barn Quilt on Heart K Barn.
Original design by Trisha Aitken.
Photo by Betsy Kraemer.
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The outdoor celebration and fundraiser will include live music, a dedication of the ranch to the community, a live auction, beer tasting, kids' barn quilt painting, and a tri-tip dinner with all the trimmings.
The event marks the finale to the Plumas County Barn Quilt Tour, and will showcase the new barn quilt on the Heart K Barn. "In many ways, barn quilts are a wonderful metaphor for the kind of community spirit that has made it possible for the Feather River Land Trust to protect the Heart K Ranch" says Paul Hardy, FRLT's Executive Director. "It has truly been a ten-year, unified effort of community members and funding partners." In keeping with that spirit, the event will include a special dedication of the ranch to the community.
Register here by Friday, September 16. Or call us at (530) 283-5758. $30 Members * $40 Non-members * $10 Kids 6-12 * Kids 5 & Under Free
We look forward to seeing you there! P.S. Your participation will help FRLT to take good care of the Heart K Ranch for generations to come. |
Back by Popular Demand: Maidu Hike
Trina Cunningham leads hike on Heart K  | |
October 1: Hike the Heart K with Maidu Community Member Trina Cunninham
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Join us Saturday, Oct 1 to hike the historic Heart K Ranch with Maidu community member, Trina Cunningham.
Saturday, Oct 1
10:00am - 1:00pm
Heart K Ranch
Meet at the Main House
Trina's ancestors founded the Davis Ranch, where Trina grew up, and her Mountain Maidu ancestors have inhabited Genesee Valley - Hopnum Koyo in Maidu - from the beginning of memory.
Trina also served on the FRLT board that took action to purchase the 884-acre Heart K Ranch (including the Davis Ranch), protecting the land forever.
FRLT is working the Trina and others to ensure Maidu access to land and to incorporate Maidu traditional ecological knowledge into managing the Heart K.
Come hike the Heart K with Trina. We know you'll enjoy it. Directions here.
Want more information? (530) 283-5758 or kkleven@frlt.org.
P.S. Please wear good hiking shoes and bring your own sack lunch and plenty of water. P.P.S. This event is free of charge, but donations are welcome to honor Ms. Cunningham's time and expertise. (Please put "Trina Cunningham hike" in the memo or Special Instructions.) |
6th Annual Sustainable Ag Workshop
The Future of Agriculture, Food, and the People Who Grow It  | |
October 7, 9:00am-4:30pm
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Join us for good food, good folks and good discussions about the agriculture in our communities. Friday, Oct 7 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Plumas-Sierra Fairgrounds in Quincy Be inspired by keynote speaker Don Macon of Flying Mule Farms. Check out this great lineup :- Food Safety for Market Farms
- The Business of Poultry and Egg Farming
- Niche Meat Marketing
- Winter Food Storage: Root Cellars & Alternatives
- Mountain Fruit Production
- Honey Bees 101- Backyard Bee Keeping & Harvesting Honey
- Table Displays- noxious weeds, offsite water and many more!
Register here by September 30 and save!- Early registration: $20
- After Sept. 30: $35
- Students (7th grade - college) early registration: FREE
- Students after Sept. 30: $10
More information: www.sustainableagworkshop.com or call (530) 283-5758. Sponsored by Feather River Land Trust, Plumas Rural Services, UC Cooperative Extension, Feather River College, and Western SARE. |
Check out these great events from our partner Sierra Business Council
 2011 Sierra Innovation Summit
Friday, Sept. 16, Sierra College, Rocklin Campus. Join Ari Derfel from Slow Money; Glenda Humiston, the California Director of Rural Development for the USDA; Gerald Benjamin of Angel Investing and other speakers at the Sierra Innovation Summit! The Summit will serve as a mini-conference to discuss rural entrepreneurship, economic opportunities in the Sierra Region, and serve as a networking opportunity for businesses, community leaders, and individuals interested in innovation-based business tools. Register at www.sbcouncil.org/innovate. Rural Energy & Climate Policy Forum
Wednesday, September 28th, Sacramento, CA. Rural local government staff and officials are invited to a daylong gathering with California state government to define strategies to build a strong economy, create jobs, improve public health and move to a clean energy future in rural communities through implementing the goals of AB 32, the Global Warming Solution Act.
Featured speakers include Cliff Rechtschaffen, Senior Advisor to Governor Jerry Brown and James Goldstene, Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board.
Register at www.sbcouncil.org/lgenergy.
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Save the Date!
Mark your calendar for these upcoming events! Call our office at (530) 283-5758 for more details.
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About Feather River Land Trust With your help, the Feather River Land Trust is working to conserve the most strategically important lands in the Feather River region, and to steward their ecological and cultural values for current and future generations.
P.O. Box 1826
Quincy, California 95971
Feather River Land Trust
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