News
and Upcoming Events
See the Auburn Journal article about PARC and volunteering:
"American
River Canyon has a true pal in Eric Peach"
Auburn Journal
12/16/09
Outings and Events
Saturday, January 23
Grizzly Bear House Squaw Flat Hike
A rigorous approximately
5 mile loop hike on and off the Foresthill Divide Trail through
oak woodlands, madrone forest and chaparral where we will explore
the effects of the 2009 fire in the Mammoth Bar OHV area, search
for fungi and keep an eye out for intriguing birds that alternate
between the habitats we will be hiking through. For Info, meeting
time and place, contact Eric @ 530-885-8878 or email parc@jps.net.
Friday & Saturday,
February 12 & 13, 7:00 pm
Film “The End of the Line”
This movie is the first
major documentary film to reveal the devastating effects over-fishing
the major species of edible fish is having on the earth’s oceans
and ecosystems. The film will be screened at Auburn’s State
Theater by the Save Auburn Ravine Salmon & Steelhead group and
the Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center. For info and details contact
Scott Johnson @ 530-878-1566 or visit www.sarsas.org.
American River Arts
Show…
celebrates the importance
of the American River to our regional communities and beyond.
Saturday, February 27, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
PlacerArts, Stan Padilla and PARC present a group exhibition of
works and expressions inspired by The Wild & Scenic American
River at the Arts Building Gallery in Auburn throughout the month
of March. Visual, performing and literary artists will gather
to exhibit recent 2 and 3-dimensional art creations.
Friday Evenings,
March 5, 12 & 19 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
American River Performance Art will be featured. Join the artists
for slide shows, musical performances, poetry readings, dance,
film, and interactive art demonstrations inspired by the river.
Check the www.placerarts.org
or
www.parc-auburn.org website
for times and details.
Saturday, March 20 Vernal
Equinox
AMERICAN CANYON FIREBELLY HIKE
The California Newt is
a fairly large salamander with a fiery-orange belly from which it
derives its nickname “firebelly”. For the short version
of this annual hike we will descend approximately 2 miles into American
Creek canyon observing the newts and picnicking at a waterfall.
The hike out is moderately steep. We may explore other nearby trails
and loop out on a different trail. For meeting time and location
contact Eric @ 530-885-8878 or Tom @ 530-333-4911 or Twcoyote532@hotmail.com.
Auburn Recreation District
Offers American River Enrichment Classes:
Primitive Clay Mask
& Pit Firing Workshop
Saturdays, February 20 and 27th
Animals of the American River will be the theme of this terra
cotta clay mask making Auburn Recreation District workshop taught
by Eric & Paula Peach. We will make the masks on the 20th
and then travel to the river for the pit firing at Ruck-a-Chucky
on the 28th. The workshop also includes an easy exploratory hike
along the Middle Fork on the Poverty Bar Trail. To register for
the workshop contact ARD @ 530-885-8461 or register online www.auburnrec.com.
Cost is $35.
The Wild Side of
Auburn
Wednesday Evenings, April 7 - April 28, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Come learn
more about the local geology, ecology, human and natural history
of the Auburn Area through multimedia presentations and discussions
led by Scientist Dr. Laird Thompson and a panel of local educators.
The Wednesday classes include an optional hike at 9 am the following
Saturday. The class will be held at the Auburn Recreation Park
Craft Room. To register for the classes contact ARD @ 530-885-8461
or register online at www.auburnrec.com.
Cost is $40.
AMERICAN RIVER CONFLUENCE
FESTIVAL
Saturday and Sunday, June 12 & 13, 2010.
The New World Library
provided PARC with its first major business sponsorship for the
Nineteenth Annual Free AMERICAN RIVER CONFLUENCE FESTIVAL on Saturday
and Sunday, June 12 & 13 2010. This year we are planning an
expanded river festival to include a Community Paddle Day from the
Confluence to China Bar on Saturday, June 12 and bring back our
popular Saturday evening films on the River Stage at the American
River Overlook Park on Pacific Avenue in Auburn. PARC’s annual
river festival features family-friendly nature, art, and canyon
recreational activities, information booths, and delicious food
in a shaded river village atmosphere. For more information on how
your business can help sponsor the festival or to volunteer contact
Michael Anderson @
562-810-5567 or his email: amriver@gmail.com;
or Andrea Rosenthal @ 530-887-9314.
New
to the PARC web site:
You can
now view, or download and print, the brochure "Codfish Creek
Falls Discovery Trail." This brochure, beautifully illustrated
by Colfax high school senior Heather Mehl under the guidance of
Eric Peach and California State Parks & Recreation, highlights
some of the plants, trees, and birds that can be seen along this
lovely trail which meanders along the North Fork of the American
River.
See
the brochure here
We now carry
the wonderful book "Wildflowers
of Nevada and Placer Counties, California" by our local Redbud
Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.
See more here
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