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2025 PARC Scholarship Essay Contest
Up to $3000 in Total Scholarship Awards Entry Deadline is March 15, 2025 Contestants must be high school seniors, and residents of Placer, Nevada or El Dorado County, but may attend school in another county. See the essay topic and links to the entry form and rules here. 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.
PARC Celebrates 50 Years - view YouTube playlist |
PARC Winter Social
This February, Open Your Heart to the American and Bear Rivers. Friday, February 28, 2025. 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm General Gomez Art Center, 808 Lincoln Way Auburn Doors open at 6:30 pm. The Tepid Quartet will arouse us with Open Your River Heart Swing and Django music. The “River Rendezvous” will open with a multi-media update on PARC’s recreation and conservation projects, including the Auburn to Cool Trail Bridge and American River Earth Day enrichment activities in the Auburn State Recreation Area. Otis Wollan, a PARC co-founder, will deliver a multimedia presentation highlighting the Bear Protection and Restoration Collaborative’s (BearPARC’s) mission to conserve and provide multi-use recreational opportunities on the Bear River. Now that Nevada Irrigation District has abandoned its proposed Centennial Dam project there is momentum to conserve the natural river-canyon environment, increase fire protection, improve trails, provide a recreational hydro release and day use river access on the Bear. Admission is free though donations are welcome. In addition to the Bear River and PARC updates, the evening will include a Mystic Design river poster signing table, and a raffle. A no host beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverage bar will also be available. For more information call 530-537-2241 or email [email protected] |
Spring Equinox Trail Work Day
March 19, 2025. Meet at 10:00 am
This Codfish Falls Trail work day and Spring Equinox celebration hosted by the Auburn SRA Trails Crew and PARC will focus on improving the trail tread and pruning shrubs in preparation for the Spring wildflower and waterfall hike season. State Parks will provide tools. Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes, and long sleeves and pants to protect themselves from poison oak. Bring water, sunscreen, lunch, essentials and equinox good cheer. Volunteers will receive a free Codfish Falls Discovery Trail guide.
Meet at 10:00 am at the Codfish Falls Trailhead on Ponderosa Way.
For more info contact Eric at [email protected]
March 19, 2025. Meet at 10:00 am
This Codfish Falls Trail work day and Spring Equinox celebration hosted by the Auburn SRA Trails Crew and PARC will focus on improving the trail tread and pruning shrubs in preparation for the Spring wildflower and waterfall hike season. State Parks will provide tools. Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes, and long sleeves and pants to protect themselves from poison oak. Bring water, sunscreen, lunch, essentials and equinox good cheer. Volunteers will receive a free Codfish Falls Discovery Trail guide.
Meet at 10:00 am at the Codfish Falls Trailhead on Ponderosa Way.
For more info contact Eric at [email protected]
Bus artwork designed by Laurel Mathe of Mystic Design
Auburn Bus Route to the American River Confluence
Confluence Route
Make your day on the American River easy and stress-free, with a round-trip ride and no parking hassles.
Friday-Sunday, April 1-October 1
Rides to the Confluence
530-906-1138
Service Enhancements to Auburn Transit’s Confluence Route
Starting Friday, April 8th, 2022, the Confluence Route will be serviced through Auburn On-Demand. All rides can be scheduled at your convenience any point during service hours using the TransLoc App. It is simple and at your fingertips to request a ride. The bus stops will remain the same. Service hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Friday through Sunday. For additional information, please call the Confluence Route direct line (530) 906-2118 or the On-Demand phone (530) 906-3171.
Prices remain the same: $3.50 for general passengers and $1.75 for senior, youth or disabled.
See more about the Confluence Route here.
https://www.auburn.ca.gov/585/Confluence-Route
See more about Auburn Transit here:
https://www.auburn.ca.gov/192/Transit-Services
Confluence Route
Make your day on the American River easy and stress-free, with a round-trip ride and no parking hassles.
Friday-Sunday, April 1-October 1
Rides to the Confluence
530-906-1138
Service Enhancements to Auburn Transit’s Confluence Route
Starting Friday, April 8th, 2022, the Confluence Route will be serviced through Auburn On-Demand. All rides can be scheduled at your convenience any point during service hours using the TransLoc App. It is simple and at your fingertips to request a ride. The bus stops will remain the same. Service hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Friday through Sunday. For additional information, please call the Confluence Route direct line (530) 906-2118 or the On-Demand phone (530) 906-3171.
Prices remain the same: $3.50 for general passengers and $1.75 for senior, youth or disabled.
See more about the Confluence Route here.
https://www.auburn.ca.gov/585/Confluence-Route
See more about Auburn Transit here:
https://www.auburn.ca.gov/192/Transit-Services