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Alpine Watershed Group protects, conserves, and restores the watersheds of Alpine County by promoting sustainable community and science-based collaborative solutions.
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Help Plant Trees!Please join us on Saturday, October 21, 9:00 a.m. at Turtle Rock Park Community Center to help plant trees in the Tamarack Fire burn area.
We ask that volunteers please RSVP here.
Please share the flyer with your neighbors!
This event is hosted by Alpine Watershed Group in partnership with the US Forest Service and Sugar Pine Foundation. A huge thank you to Trout Unlimited – Sagebrush Chapter, Bentley Foundation, and Alpine County Tobacco Control Program for supporting AWG’s post-fire restoration work.
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Creek Day 2023Bountiful thanks to the volunteers, site leaders, partner organizations, and sponsors for making Creek Day 2023 a resounding success! On September 23, 52 volunteers turned out to pick up trash and perform a variety of stewardship tasks at some of Alpine County’s most beloved meadows—Grover, Hope, and Faith. Check out all of the details on the projects and outcomes, partners, and sponsors here. Thank you, watershed community!
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Welcome California Climate Action Corps Fellows
AWG is honored to have been granted two California Climate Action Corps Members. Wildfire Restoration and Forest Resiliency Fellows Bella and Kaitlyn will be helping Alpine County to address the effects of climate change and improve wildfire resiliency through next August. Meet them at the Volunteer Tree Planting on October 21, or stop by our office! Thank you so much to Bella and Kaitlyn for choosing to serve our community.
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My name is Bella Kurtz. I am originally from Pennsylvania; however, I attended University of California, Irvine, where I earned a B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences. I grew up on a family-owned fish hatchery, so I have been very involved with agriculture and aquatic sciences for quite some time. During my first few days with AWG I have done various types of field work and attended a couple meetings. I am really looking forward to doing more photo and vegetation monitoring. I find it extremely exciting and interesting to see the process of ecological succession through comparison of the photographs taken throughout the duration of a project. I would really like to become involved with local native plant nurseries during my service term.
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My name is Kaitlyn Garber. I recently relocated from San Diego where I was the copywriter intern for the San Diego River Park Foundation. My background is in watershed habitat restoration, volunteer and community engagement, and digital communications. So far I’ve gotten to work with AWG on vegetation growth monitoring in the Musser and Jarvis watershed, meadow risk assessment and fire fuels monitoring in Grover Hot Springs State Park, aspen regeneration documenting in the Luther Pass region of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, and beaver presence monitoring in Faith Valley. I’m incredibly excited to meet the community in Alpine County and in the Alpine Watershed Group family. I can’t wait to learn about the wildlife and vegetation in the area from all of you. Feel free to come say hi and give me a hiking recommendation!
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Bella and Kaitlyn work with Forest Health Coordinator Wes Mosley on vegetation monitoring in the Tamarack Fire burn scar.
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All Things Watersheds- Talk on Washoe Language and Cultural Resilience – Part of the Alpine Sierra Speaker Series, Herman Fillmore, Culture/Language Resources Director for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, will present on Washoe language and cultural resilience on Thursday, October 19, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Turtle Rock Park Community Center.
- Celebrate California Flood Awareness Week – Alpine County, in partnership with Carson Water Subconservancy District and FEMA, is hosting flood awareness open houses in Bear Valley and Markleeville on Tuesday, October 24, 4:00-6:00 p.m. This is an opportunity to view Alpine County’s new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) which will become effective in November 2023, and to discuss hazards and methods to build community resilience. Each location will have a variety of partners with activity tables and information. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to ask questions of FEMA staff and play with watershed models!
Locations
East Side: Turtle Rock Park Community Center, Markleeville, CA
West Side: Perry Walther Community Center, 325 Creekside Dr., Bear Valley, CA
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| Upcoming Events
Saturday, October 21 – Volunteer Tree Planting Event
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Our small nonprofit organization depends on donations to help support our water quality monitoring and restoration programs.
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Ways to Connect or HelpWe always love to hear from our watershed community! Below are email links to reach AWG's staff, or reach us at AWG's office at (530) 694-2327. Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Bella Kurtz, Wildfire Restoration and Forest Resiliency Fellow
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