BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Calling all SITD members\, family\, and friends!  We have a gr eat opportunity to participate in a community service project\, spend time together\, and help restore and repair our own Truckee River Watershed. S o please mark your calendars for the 31st Annual Truckee River Day and Fai r on Sunday\, October 18th.  Last year\, 20+ SITD members with their fami lies and friends participated in the event.    Get ready to get your han ds in the water and your boots in the mud and be part of what started it a ll!  The very first Truckee River Day in 1996 spawned today's Truckee R iver Watershed Council. Since then thousands of nature-lovers have shown up yearly with their gumboots\, buckets\, shovels and smiles to take on hu ndreds of restoration projects throughout our own Truckee River watershed.   Truckee River Day projects are designed to boost the benefits of large- scale restoration construction that has been completed in recent years.  Activities like spreading native seed\, planting willows\, mulching\, buil ding beaver dams\, improving trails and stabilizing streambanks help to re charge groundwater\, increase moisture to vegetation that supports critica l habitat\, and keeps water flowing in our streams later into the dry seas on. This year\, Soroptimist International of Truckee Donner (SITD) can sig n up as a group for two projects. Both are half-day efforts running from 1 1:00 AM to 2:00 PM.     Project #1:  Bear Creek/Snowcrest:  This proj ect site is located in Alpine Meadows\, off of Highway 89 South.  We will be working in conjunction with the US Forest Service planting willow stak es and spreading seed and mulch helping to complete tasks from a recently completed restoration project. This is a smaller project site and will be limited to 15 participants. First come--first assigned!   Project #2: S agehen Tree Planting:  This project site is located at Sagehen off of Hig hway 89 North. We would be working in conjunction with the US Forest Serv ice and the Sugar Pine Foundation planting a diverse mix of native pine tr ees to improve forest resiliency.  This is a larger project site and can accommodate 50 or more participants.   After a day of working to restore our watershed\, you are invited to the Truckee River Day Fair at Granite Flat Campground from 1-4pm to celebrate the Truckee River! There will be live entertainment\, environmental education activities\, art and craft pr ojects\, and more and free food and drink as long as supplies last. The G ranite Flat Campground is located one mile south of Truckee on Highway 89 and very convenient for the Bear Creek/Snowcrest participants!   Use this link to sign up for Truckee River Day as registration is now open:   htt ps://forms.gle/J8of54axXEX8Hsa1A     Couple of things to remember:  In dicate you are wanting to participate with the Truckee Donner Soroptimist groups.  Please spell out Soroptimist and do not use SITD.  List your #1 and #2 preferences for the sites assigned to the Soroptimists. The Bear C reek/Snowcrest site is limited to 15 so it is first come\; first assigned.   You are welcome to sign up for any of the other six Truckee River Day s ites but if you want to be with a Truckee Donner Soroptimist group\, the B ear Creek/Snowcrest and Sagehen sites are identified as our SITD sites.   Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or if you have any regis tration issues.  And thanks in advance for participating in the 31st annu al Truckee River Day on Sunday\, October 18th.   Hope to see you there!   Nancy Wallis   DTEND:20261018T210000Z DTSTAMP:20261026T053911Z DTSTART:20261018T180000Z LOCATION:See link in event notice SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Truckee River Day - Community Service Project UID:1e356ec3-3e88-4fe4-a9c6-abff03bddef9 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Callin g all SITD members\, family\, and friends! \; We have a great opportun ity to participate in a community service project\, spend time together\, and help restore and repair our own Truckee River Watershed. So please mar k your calendars for the 31st Annual Truckee River Day and Fair on Sunday\ , October 18th. \; Last year\, 20+ SITD members with their families an d friends participated in the event. \;

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Get ready to get your hands in the water and your boots in the mud and be part of what started it all! \; The&n bsp\;very first Truckee River Day in 1996 \;spawned today'\;s Truck ee River Watershed Council. \;Since then thousands of nature-lovers ha ve shown up yearly with their gumboots\, buckets\, shovels and smiles to t ake on hundreds of restoration projects throughout our own Truckee River w atershed. \; Truckee River Day projects are designed to boost the bene fits of large-scale restoration construction that has been completed in re cent years. \; Activities like spreading native seed\, planting willow s\, mulching\, building beaver dams\, improving trails and stabilizing str eambanks help to recharge groundwater\, increase moisture to vegetation th at supports critical habitat\, and keeps water flowing in our streams late r into the dry season.
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\nThis year\, Soroptimist Internationa l of Truckee Donner (SITD) can sign up as a group for two projects. Both a re half-day efforts running from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. \; \;
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Project #1: \; Bea r Creek/Snowcrest: \; This project site is located in Alpine Meadows\, off of Highway 89 South. \; We will be working in conjunction with th e US Forest Service planting willow stakes and spreading seed and mulch he lping to complete tasks from a recently completed restoration project. Thi s is a smaller \;project site and will be limited to 15 participants.& nbsp\;First come--first assigned!
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Project #2: Sagehen Tree Planting: \; This project s ite is located at Sagehen off of Highway 89 North. \;We would be worki ng in conjunction with the US Forest Service and the Sugar Pine Foundation planting a diverse mix of native pine trees to improve forest resiliency.  \; This is a larger project site and can accommodate 50 \;or more participants.
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A fter a day of working to restore our watershed\, you are invited to the Tr uckee River Day Fair at Granite Flat Campground from 1-4pm to celebrate th e Truckee River! \;There will be live entertainment\, environmental ed ucation activities\, art and craft projects\, and more and free food and d rink as long as supplies last. \;The Granite Flat Campground is locate d one mile south of Truckee on Highway 89 and very convenient for the Bear Creek/Snowcrest participants!
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\n\n< div style="caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-fami ly: ArialMT\;">Use this link to sign up for Truckee River Day as registrat ion is now open:\n\n
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https://forms.gle/J8of5 4axXEX8Hsa1A \; \;
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\n\n< div style="caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-fami ly: ArialMT\;">Couple of things to remember: \; Indicate you are wanti ng to participate with the Truckee Donner Soroptimist groups. \; Pleas e spell out Soroptimist and do not use SITD. \; List your #1 and #2 pr eferences for the sites assigned to the Soroptimists. The Bear Creek/Snowc rest site is limited to 15 so it is first come\; first assigned. \; Yo u are welcome to sign up for any of the other six Truckee River Day sites but if you want to be with a Truckee Donner Soroptimist group\, the Bear C reek/Snowcrest and Sagehen sites are identified as our SITD sites.\n \n
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Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or if you have any registration issues. \; A nd thanks in advance for participating in the 31st annual Truckee River Da y on Sunday\, October 18th.
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Hope to see you there!
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Nancy Wallis
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