Land stewardship is the recognition of our collective
responsibility to retain, manage and enhance the quality
and abundance of our land, air, water and biodiversity.
In the words of Aldo Leopold, taking care of the land also
means “preserving the land’s capacity for self-renewal.”
Join a strong community of volunteers contributing to real scientific data collection on land protected by ARC. Click the link below to get connected with the training and information you need to get started collecting data on bluebirds, phenology, bumble bees, eDNA, mycology sampling and more.
COSUMNES RIVER WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM
The program records field measurements, documents habitat conditions and observes species throughout the Cosumnes River Watershed. These measurements include water temperature, conductivity, pH and dissolved oxygen. Since 2021, ARC volunteers have been collecting samples for UC Davis led research on the effects of the Caldor Fire on the Cosumnes River watershed.
The Land Stewards Program is a group of dedicated volunteers who assist American River Conservancy with property management needs. Volunteers assist with monitoring, land management and guides for sharing the land with community members during Open Preserve Days or volunteer led hikes.
Our local waterways are well-used and unfortunately, many visitors leave trash behind. ARC encourages volunteers to pick a date that works best for their organization, friends or community members then work together to enhance the watershed.
TRAIL WORKDAYS
Volunteers work together to build and maintain multi-use trails on ARC owned properties. Trail workdays will be centered around brushing of trail corridors, development of new trail routes and general trail maintenance.
Photo Credit: Evan B Dudley
STEWARDSHIP WORKDAYS
Volunteer workdays focus on a range of land stewardship tasks, from large group projects on remote ARC properties or trails to small site improvement projects on other American River Conservancy properties. Descriptions of available activities can be found on our sign up page.
AMERICAN RIVER HEADWATERS
We envision spectacular beauty biodiversity and healthy forests. MAP and FOREST RESTORATION information document.
French Meadows partnership, January 2022 Press Release
Learn more about this vegetation thinning project HERE.
COSUMNES RIVER TRAIL
ACORN CREEK OAK MITIGATION
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