FRLT Events

Building place-based community

Join us on the land and meet other nature enthusiasts and conservation-minded folks. From birding to botany, history to living Maidu and Washoe culture, get to know the places you’re helping to protect.

July 12 | Nature Journaling Club

Join our new Nature Journaling Club, led by an FRLT volunteer, as we visit each of our five public preserves over the course of a year.

Photo by Vanessa Vasquez

July 12 | Community Science with Adventure Scientists

Sierra Valley Preserve

A day of community science with the nonprofit group Adventure Scientists! We will be collecting field samples for a soil and insect study of California's biodiversity.

July 17 | Children's Summer Art Program: Watercolor Trout

Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center

Join in on our Children's Summer Art Program, led by Megan Davin and open to kids ages 7 to 12! The July 17 class will focus on painting trout with watercolor. Participation is limited to 25 kids. An adult guardian must also attend.

FRLT Staff

July 20 | Botanical Illustration Class

Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center

Join Annaliese Miller, Scientific Illustrator and Graphic Designer, and Jeannette Halderman, Local Botanist lead an informative and interactive workshop on Botanical Illustration.

Workshop is 10am to 2pm, space is limited to 20 individuals. $40/person.

July 21-25 | Creeks and Communities Workshop

Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center

Integrated Riparian Management uses riparian proper functioning condition (PFC) assessment to prioritize needs for adaptive management. For a detailed schedule and to register, email workshop leader Sherman Swanson at swanson@unr.edu.

FRLT/Sophia Micheletti

July 23 | Words and Music

Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center

In partnership with Plumas Arts! Sierra County duo Taylor and Josh of "The Neighboring Valley" will share their music from 7–8pm, followed by an acoustic open mic set. Sign up for the open mic the day of from 6:30–7pm or ahead of time by emailing Plumas Arts at information@plumasarts.org. Doors open at 6:30, $5 suggested donation.

July 25 | Native Plants Communities in Montane Meadows: Adapting to Change

Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center

Local natural resources professional Terri Rust will share her observations of the response of montane meadow plant communities throughout the Sierra Nevada range after several years of extreme conditions from the perspective of meadow vulnerability and resilience at a landscape-level.

Image courtesy of Terri Rust

Wednesdays | Yoga with Cindy Noble

Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center

Join Sierra Valley local Cindy Noble every Wednesday afternoon for a restorative nature-based yoga workshop!

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