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Upcoming Event Calendar
- Immersed in the Wild August 1, 2010
WildPlaces is continuing the completion of the USFS White Pine Survey for Immersed in the Wild in Golden Trout Wilderness on August 1 - 6.
- Immersed in the Wild August 13, 2010
August 13 – 16 Mongolian Youth Camp in Quaking Aspen Meadow
- Immersed in the Wild August 18, 2010
August 18 – 21 Dolores Huerta Foundation/Daughters of Tradition at Quaking Aspen Meadow
- Río Limpio Cleanup Event - Middle Fork Tule River September 2010
September 25 - Middle Fork Tule River on September 25 from 8.30 a.m. until 2 p.m. (Also National Public Lands Day and MyForest Summit.)
June 5 – Río Limpio Cleanup Event – Meet at Springville Park at 8:30 am. Call WildPlaces for more information, or to learn how to become a volunteer leader (559)539-5263.
Río Límpío: Tule River Education, Outreach, and Clean-Up Projects
Fun-filled day down on the Tule River in Springville, CA, demonstrating good river stewardship practices and reaching out to other river-users to also take personal responibility of OUR Tule River. There is a free BBQ at Upper Coffee Camp after the river clean-up, prizes for the most collected trash or most interesting piece of trash. Fun times. Please join us.
Middle Fork Tule River on June 5 from 8.30 a.m. until 2.00 p.m.
Middle Fork Tule River on July 10th from 8.30 a.m. until 2.00 p.m. (This is the Clean Water Challenge component of Río Límpío. Faith-based organizations are invited to attend a river clean-up challenge while raising money to be donated to a clean water organization in Haiti. Stay tuned for more…)
Upper Kern River on June 12th (The Upper Kern River Clean-up event is Río Límpío’s sister event in the Kern Valley)
Middle Fork Tule River on September 25 from 8.30 a.m. until 2 p.m. (Also National Public Lands Day and MyForest Summit. More info to come…)
For more information about volunteering: Call Emily 559-539-5263 or e-mail emily@wildplaces.net.
Immersed in the Wild Summer 2010
June 18 – 21 Walt Whitman High School in Freeman Creek Giant Sequoia Grove
July 9 – 14 Monache High School in Golden Trout WIlderness
August 1 – 6 Granite Hills High School in Golden Trout Wilderness
August 13 – 16 Mongolian Youth Camp in Quaking Aspen Meadow
August 18 – 21 Dolores Huerta Foundation/Daughters of Tradition at Quaking Aspen Meadow
For more information on Immersed in the Wild , reach Ann at 559.539.5263 or ann@wildplaces.net
Past Events:
- Biological Indicator Identification Service Learning - May 2010
May 8 - Biological Indicator Identification Service Learning with Strathmore High School.
- The Clean Water Challenge - July 2010
July 10 - Enter your youth group in the Clean Water Challenge and make the world a better place!
- Río Limpio Cleanup Event - Middle Fork Tule River July 2010
July 10 - Middle Fork Tule River from 8.30 a.m. until 2.00 p.m. This is the Clean Water Challenge component of Río Límpío. Faith-based organizations are invited to attend a river clean-up challenge while raising money to be donated to a clean water organization in Haiti.
- Immersed in the Wild - July 2010
July 9 – 14 Immersed in the Wild first Mule Pack Trip with local Monache High School in Golden Trout Wilderness to work on USFS White Pine Survey
- Immersed in the Wild - June 2010
June 17-20: Walt Whitman High School students went on a backpacking trip to Freeman Grove. The students learned how to backpack, navigate in the wilderness, cook and use back-packing equipment. WildPlaces educators led a discussion about wilderness ethics, cultural awareness, storytelling and ecology. WildPlaces taught the students that they are stakeholders and reporters, and can create change regarding issues in their own communities.
- Río Limpio Cleanup Event - Kern River June 2010
June 12 - Upper Kern River
- Río Limpio Cleanup Event - Middle Fork Tule River June 2010
June 5 – Río Limpio Cleanup Event – THANK YOU WILDPLACES AND MOTIVATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS!!! Over the past 5 years since the Río Limpio program was founded by WildPlaces Director, Mehmet McMillan and volunteer Chico Garza, less and less trash has been picked-up each year. We only collected twelve half-full bags of trash on the June 5th clean-up. Compared to the full truck loads of trash collected during the first seasons of the program, OUR COMMUNITY EFFORTS ARE WORKING!!!
- Jamba Juice and WildPlaces Fundraiser for Río Limpio May 2010
May 21-23 WildPlaces/Jamba Juice Fundraiser – mention WildPlaces when you buy a smoothie at Jamba Juice and 20 percent of the profits goes to WildPlaces. Location: 397 West Henderson Avenue Porterville, CA 93257.
- Monache Final Presentation - May 2010
May 20 - MTA students reveal their final presentation for their WildPlaces' media project.
- Springville Nursery Day - May 2010
May 19 - Springville Nursery Day with La Sierra High School, and Springville Schoool's Green Club.
- WildPlaces Booth at Health and Safety Fair – Porterville May 2010
May 17 – WildPlaces booth at Health and Safety Fair – Porterville, 1 pm – 5 pm.
- Trail of 100 Giants / Monache High School Hike - May 2010
May 17 - Monache High School's Media and Technology Academy (MTA) students go on guided hike through Trail of 100 Giants.
- Camp Nelson Meadow Cleanup - May 2010
May 15 - Camp Nelson Meadow Cleanup at 8:30 am.
- WildPlaces Hike at Wishon Creek - May 2010
May 15 - WildPlaces Hike at Wishon Creek. Call Mehmet to RSVP (760)447-1702.
- Sponsor-a-Giant Sequoia Seedling for Mother's Day!
The perfect gift for Mother's Day is the gift that will last...the Giant Sequoia. The Giant Sequoia is a monument to mother nature's beautiful grandeur. WildPlaces' Sponsor-A-Giant Sequoia Program allows you to sponsor a Giant Sequoia in the name of the greatest mom in the world....yours!
- Springville School's Green Club Meets - May 2010
May 5 - Springville School's Green Club met at 1pm in Mr. Gerritsma's Room.
- River Ridge Ranch Wildlife Corridor - April 2010
On April 24 WildPlaces, along with youth board members Gabriel Alcantar, and Stephanie Ruiz, removed the bottom barbed wire from River Ridge Ranch's wildlife corridor.
- Goldman Environmental Prize 2010
Goldman Environmental Prize on April 19
- SCICON Barbeque and Wildflower Festival 2010
The SCICON Barbeque and Wildflower Festival on April 18.
- Monthly WildPlaces Walk - April 2010
The Monthly WildPlaces Walk on April 17 was at Blue Oak Ranch.
- Restoration at Blue Oak Ranch
Restoration at Blue Oak Ranch with Sequoia Riverlands Trust and local youth
- Kaweah Lands and Arts Festival
Kaweah Lands and Arts Festival at the Kaweah Oaks Preserve in Visalia, CA
- Springville Apple Festival
Springville Apple Festival
- Immersed in the Wild Mule-Pack Trip to Cyclone Meadows
Immersed in the Wild Mule-Pack Trip to Cyclone Meadows
- National Public Lands Day, MyForest Summit, Rio Limpio IV
National Public Lands Day, MyForest Summit, Rio Limpio IV
- Nursery Work Day at the Springville Native Plant Nursery
Nursery Work Day at the Springville Native Plant Nursery
- CASSP Workshop at Kennedy Meadows
CASSP Workshop at Kennedy Meadows
- Rio Limpio Number Three
Rio Limpio Number Three
- Immersed in the Wild with OVCDC
Immersed in the Wild with OVCDC
- Immersed in the Wild with Walt Whitman High School
Immersed in the Wild with Walt Whitman High School
- Rio Limpio Number Two
Rio Limpio Number Two
- Monache Intertribal Gathering at Bone Creek
Monache Intertribal Gathering at Bone Creek
- Rio Limpio Number One
Rio Limpio Number One
- Monache Intertribal Gathering at Bone Creek
Monache Intertribal Gathering at Bone Creek
- WildPlaces' Earth Day Event
WildPlaces' Earth Day Event
- Goldman Environmental Prize Ceremony in San Francisco
WildPlaces is honored to take 15 youth from Tulare and Kern Counties to the Goldman Environmental Prize Ceremony in San Francisco on April 20th. This inspiring event is a chance for our community to interact with grass-roots leaders from across the globe. Of course, our youth are also looking forward to going to San Francisco!
- SCICON BBQ
SCICON BBQ
- WildPlaces Outreach Table OVCDC 4th Annual Family Formation and Fun Day 09
Gathering at the Park, at Kern County Group Picnic Area Lake Ming Golf Course in Bakersfield.
- WildAppreciation Concert
We are honored to host you at our annual appreciation concert, WildAppreciation, on March 28th from 6.30 pm until 10.30pm. in Springville, CA. It is a fun, family-oriented evening in the foothills of the Giant Sequoia National Monument with wildflowers at their peak, free camping at the beautiful River Ridge Ranch (www.river-ridge.net) and only $7 to get in (No one will be turned away).
- Immersed in the Wild Snowshoe Trip With LaSierra High School
We at WildPlaces are excited to lead a group of students from LaSierra High School in Porterville on a snowshoe trip to the Freeman Giant Sequoia Grove on March 21st. It will be the first time for many on snowshoes, and promises to be a fun and educational opportunity for all involved! The youth will camp in Camp Nelson and return to Porterville on Sunday.
May 15 – WildPlaces Hike at Wishon Creek. Call Mehmet to RSVP (760)447-1702.
May 15 – Camp Nelson Meadow Cleanup at 8:30 am.
May 17 – Monache High School’s Media and Technology Academy (MTA) students go on guided hike through Trail of 100 Giants.
May 17 – WildPlaces booth at Health and Safety Fair – Porterville, 1 pm – 5 pm.
May 19 – Springville Nursery Day with La Sierra High School, and Springville Schoool’s Green Club.
May 20 – MTA students reveal their final presentation for their WildPlaces’ media project.
May 21 – 23 – WildPlaces/Jamba Juice Fundraiser – mention WildPlaces when you buy a smoothie at Jamba Juice and 20 percent of the profits goes to WildPlaces. Location: 397 West Henderson Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257.
