The American River Canyons are the ancestral lands of the Maidu, Miwok, Nisenan and Washoe Tribes
The American River Canyons are the ancestral lands of the Maidu, Miwok, Nisenan and Washoe Tribes
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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] |
photo ©Gary Moon
The Tepid Quartet
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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. |
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See the December 2024 edition of The Confluence, a publication of PARC.
We hope you enjoy catching up on your river news.
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If you would like to stop receiving your PARC Confluence Newsletter by mail, please email Lisa Chambers at our PARC Office: [email protected]
We hope you enjoy catching up on your river news.
Click here to download the newsletter.
If you would like to stop receiving your PARC Confluence Newsletter by mail, please email Lisa Chambers at our PARC Office: [email protected]
News about the Bear River and the proposed Centennial Dam
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The Centennial Dam, which was proposed to be constructed on our sister watershed 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. NID bought seven miles of riverfront property in anticipation of building the dam. What will become of these lands that NID purchased for this now abandoned project? What happens to the river next? Will there still be public access to these areas? These are some of the questions and concerns that now confront our communities. To find out more, to become involved in the community 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/ |
Bear River Fishing Access Park, Day Use Area
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Your Support Helps PARC Implement Projects
Click the pictures below to learn more and see other PARC efforts
Click the pictures below to learn more and see other PARC efforts
Click the Donate/Join button below to see all the different ways to support PARC and help us protect the American River and it's canyons.
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Winners of the 2024 PARC Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsored by Protect American River Canyons (PARC), $3000 in total scholarships were awarded to the winners of this year's annual contest. See the winners and read their inspiring essays here. |
Video of PARC Celebrating 50 years is now on our YouTube Channel.
PARC Celebrates 50 Years - view YouTube playlist
PARC Celebrates 50 Years - view YouTube playlist
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PARC's 50th Anniversary T-shirts DISCOUNTED!
$15 discounted price includes FREE shipping and Sales Tax. Unisex sizes: X Large, and 2X Large only remaining. Get your PARC 50th Anniversary limited edition T-shirt before they're gone! Once these are sold, there will be no more. X Large and 2X Large only. Celebrate PARC’s 50th Anniversary with a limited edition t-shirt that is a tribute to the 50 years of passion, love and respect the American River Community has showered on the river and canyons. Mystic Design’s Laurel Mathe has cleverly woven a river woman’s spirit into a lush river-canyon landscape tapestry of waterfalls, blooms and wildlife. Choose your size from the drop down menu below.
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The Auburn State Recreation Area has expanded vehicle access to the American River Canyon at China Bar to seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. to sunset. It first opened on January 1, 2010.
The Birdsall and Oregon Bar river access dirt/gravel roads are included. Wet weather could force temporary closure of these roads.
The area is very popular for fishermen, swimmers, picnickers, hikers, runners, equestrian and mountain bike riders. The area also provides important access for rafters paddling from the Confluence and kayakers refining their paddling skills at the Pump Station Rapids aka Auburn's Aquatic River Park.
The Birdsall and Oregon Bar river access dirt/gravel roads are included. Wet weather could force temporary closure of these roads.
The area is very popular for fishermen, swimmers, picnickers, hikers, runners, equestrian and mountain bike riders. The area also provides important access for rafters paddling from the Confluence and kayakers refining their paddling skills at the Pump Station Rapids aka Auburn's Aquatic River Park.
For information on what you can do to make the Auburn To Cool Recreation Trail Bridge a reality and expand the hours of operation at the China Bar Area please click on the China Bar button below or the image above.
Yankee Jims Bridge over the North Fork of the American River.
PARC has proposed California Wild & Scenic protection for this 16 mile stretch of the North Fork from
Iowa Hill Bridge to Upper Lake Clementine.
The Protect American River Canyon (PARC) Board Members extend to you an enthusiastic invitation to explore the American River Canyons for yourself and discover this area rich in biological diversity, Native American and Gold Rush history and exciting recreational adventure for all to responsibly enjoy and care for. The Auburn State Recreation Area, located along 48 miles of the North and Middle Forks from Auburn to Colfax and Foresthill in the American River Watershed, offers diverse recreational options and seemingly limitlessness opportunities for meaningful wilderness experiences in scenic picturesque canyons for everyone. Over 100 miles of trails, framed in the springtime by a rainbow pallet of wildflowers and butterflies, host world class endurance events and leisurely trail hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers. Both river forks attract whitewater enthusiasts from Class V adrenaline fans to Class 1 family boaters. Swimming and fishing are very popular seasonally. The Cave Valley Limestone Quarry walls offer a challenge to beginner and advanced climbers. Charming picture perfect Lake Clementine offers year-round motor boating, paddling and lake camping.
PARC is a community-based non-profit organization located in Auburn that is dedicated to building American River community through collaboration and protection of the natural, recreational and historical resources for the North and Middle Forks of the American River Watershed.
PARC is a community-based non-profit organization located in Auburn that is dedicated to building American River community through collaboration and protection of the natural, recreational and historical resources for the North and Middle Forks of the American River Watershed.
