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Big Day of Giving
Please remember Protect American River Canyons on or before May 7, 2026 during our annual Big Day of Giving Campaign. With your support, PARC is able to accomplish more than we can do alone. If you have donated already, many, many thanks! If not, there is still time to donate. Early donating has already begun, so donations can be made anytime between now and May 7 at 11:59 PM! 
For the 14th year PARC is sponsoring our annual high school essay contest.
PARC 2026 Environmental Stewardship Scholarship Up to $3000 in Total Scholarship Awards Now closed to new entries. The winning essays will be posted soon on this website. Contest winners will read their essays and receive their awards at 11:30 am at the Earth Day American River Cleanup, Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the American River Confluence below Auburn. See more here. 
American River News
PARC's Year-end Newsletter is here! See the December 2025 edition of The Confluence, a publication of PARC. Call to Action
> Sign a petition to support the Auburn To Cool recreational trail bridge construction at China Bar SRA > See more about the proposed Auburn to Cool Trail Bridge at China Bar: Linking Trails, Unlocking Adventure > Send a postcard, letter or email News about the Bear River and the proposed Centennial Dam
The Centennial Dam, which was proposed to be constructed on the Bear River, is dead. Nevada Irrigation District Board of Directors voted to end the project on September 25. The Board adopted a resolution to remove Centennial Dam from consideration. There are questions about what will now happen to the riverfront lands that NID bought in anticipation of building the dam. What will happen to the river? Will there still be public access? To find out more, to join in the discussion, or to join online Zoom updates, presentations, interviews, and Q&As, visit the website of Bear PARC, the Bear Protection And Restoration Collaborative. https://bearparc.com/ Video of PARC Celebrating 50 years is now on our YouTube Channel.
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Poverty Bar hike
The Buckeye's feathery blooms attract pollinator insects
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Pipevine swallowtail butterfly caterpillars feast on pipevine along the trail
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The man-made Pump Station Rapids and paved portage trail at China Bar provide easy access for multiple paddle adventures. 
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A recreational bridge crossing of the river at China Bar and trail improvements that would benefit all trail users are concept plans that were included in the recently approved ASRA General Plan update.
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Bus artwork designed by Laurel Mathe of Mystic Design
Auburn Bus Route to the American River Confluence
Temporarily suspended
See more about Auburn Transit here:
https://www.auburn.ca.gov/192/Transit-Services
Temporarily suspended
See more about Auburn Transit here:
https://www.auburn.ca.gov/192/Transit-Services
