Skip to content

Home
About
Land
Trails
Youth Programs
Events
Support
News
- In the Field
Contact
Track Volunteer Hours

About

Mission
Founding Story
Team Land Trust
Trek Leaders Hall of Fame
Community Partners
Conservation Heroes

About Us

Mission
Strategic Plan
Founding Story
Team Land Trust
Community Partners
Conservation Heroes
Trek Leaders Hall of Fame
Careers

Sign Up For E-NEWS

Name*
First Last
Email*
Phone*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

bearyubalandtrust

❗LAST CHANCE❗⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ T-shirts are still

❗LAST CHANCE❗⁠⁠
⁠⁠
T-shirts are still available to raise money towards the Independence Trail rebuild efforts. Get yours today before they're gone! ⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠
$5 from each shirt purchased will be donated to the rebuild efforts following the Jones Fire of 2020.⁠⁠⁠ Sizes available in both adult and youth sizes! #matching⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠
>> Get your shirt at extrapro.org and help rebuild #IndependenceTrail! Thank you to the designer, Nevada County local Wendy Van Wagner (@wendyvanwagner) ❤️⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠
---⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠
About the trail:⁠⁠⁠
The beloved Independence Trail was the first identified wheelchair accessible wilderness trail in the country. It utilizes the old Excelsior Ditch, built around 1859 to carry water for hydraulic mining. Read more about the trail and donate at bylt.org

Have you been out to Adam Ryan Preserve lately? ⛏️⁠⁠
⁠⁠
A lot of work has been done by BYLT staff and Restoration Crew volunteers over these past couple of weeks!⁠⁠
⁠⁠
The primary focus of these workdays was to clear excess woody material to improve ecosystem health and increase fire safety on the Preserve. Restoring landscapes is an important element to the work Bear Yuba Land Trust accomplishes.⁠⁠
⁠⁠
Conserving critical habitat and ensuring the land is properly stewarded fulfills our mission to protect and defend natural and working lands in the Bear and Yuba River watersheds! ⁠

Bear Yuba Land Trust staff and Trail Stewardship T

Bear Yuba Land Trust staff and Trail Stewardship Team volunteers have been hard at work on the @visitgrassvalley Wolf Creek Trail!⁠⁠
⁠⁠
Have you been hiking off the beaten path?⁠⁠ 🥾
⁠⁠
Bear Yuba Land Trust has been continuously building and maintaining a natural earth trail that branches off the main, paved section for about two years now.⁠⁠
⁠⁠
Currently, this section is being expanded, thanks to the help of our hardworking volunteers!⁠ #TrailsThursday ⁠⁠

Last month, BYLT staff went out to Independence Tr

Last month, BYLT staff went out to Independence Trail with several other partner organizations to reassess the damage inflicted by the Jones Fire. After the long winter, new growth was spotted along the trail!⁠⁠
⁠⁠
Some native plants spotted along the trail included:⁠⁠
1. Orange Cup Fungus, which fruits in response to fire.⁠⁠
⁠⁠
2. Native Geophytes such as wavy leaved soaproot (Chlorogalum pomeridianum), which rely on robust underground storage structures to survive fire.⁠⁠
⁠⁠
3. Polypody ferns, which are some of the first plants to emerge after a fire passes through an area.⁠⁠
⁠⁠
This amazing display of resiliency parallels the efforts to rebuild the Independence Trail! >> DONATE TODAY at the link in our bio.⁠⁠
⁠⁠
Photo and Caption Credits: Shane Hanofee @californianativeplantsociety #BearYubaLandTrust #WildflowerWednesday #CommunityResilience #Fire #independencetrail

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Thank you to our 2020 Business Sponsors!

About

Mission
Strategic Plan
Founding Story
Team Land Trust
Community Partners
Conservation Heroes
Trek Leaders Hall of Fame
Careers

Save Land

Conservation Practices
BYLT Conservation Projects
Forever Farms
Stewardship
For Landowners
Current Projects
Conservation Buyer Program
Donate to Save Land

Build Trails

Why Trails Matter
Adopt-a-Trail
Donate to Trails

Encounter Nature

Citizen Science
BioBlitz Field Trips
Youth Conservation Corps
Donate to Youth Programs

News

News
Current Projects
Trail Talk
A Sense of Place
Newsletter Archive

Support

Membership
Volunteer
Donate
Planned Giving
Memorial Opportunities
BYLT Gift Shop

© 2017 Bear Yuba Land Trust | Designed by Winter Street Design | Admin
|PO Box 1004, Grass Valley, CA 95945 | 12183 Auburn Road Grass Valley CA 95949 | phone: (530) 272-5994 | fax: (530) 272-5997