Earth Days 2021 events

Feather River College’s Spring Sustainability Series 
March 25: Environment + Culture
​​Zoom Webinar at 7pm
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/98556838815 ​

Environment + Culture: Learning from TEK
Lorena Gorbet and Les Hall present an historical and spiritual view of how Mountain Maidu tend the land. Danny Manning and Hall both participate in cultural burning to bring back productive fire to the land. Trina Cunningham is involved with numerous partnerships and policy development throughout the state, and has a special ability to synthesize ideas. 
​One’s cultural experience, history, and lens influences forest management practices. Maidu people have a long relationship with the forests we live in, a relationship we can learn from. Bridget Tracy hosts this event, and all are welcome to join the free webinar Thursday, March 25 at 7pm on Zoom.
 
Event planners encourage joining with small groups of family members and friends to watch the event. Please follow COVID protocols by wearing face coverings if interacting with others not in your household, washing hands frequently, and practicing physical distancing. Those without a strong internet connection are welcome to watch the event on FRC’s campus at viewing parties in the ORL/Art classroom, student lounge, and Gallery.
 
Mountain Maidu Panelists
Lorena Gorbet is a gardener, mother, grandmother, basket weaver and elder of the Mountain Maidu. Lorena works with the Maidu Cultural Development Group, and she is a founding member and leading voice in the Maidu Summit Consortium, a collaborative endeavor in interior Northern California to return traditional lands to the care of their traditional peoples.
 
Les Hall was born and raised in Oroville and currently lives in Meadow Valley where he has served as an active member of the Meadow Valley Fire Department since 2012. His maternal Mountain Maidu ancestry is traced to Genesee Valley. In addition to the cultural burning Les participates in through Plumas Underburn Cooperative and TREX, he assists with stewardship of the re-acquired lands from PG&E, including Tasmam Koyom, formerly known as Humbug Valley.
 
Danny Manning (Maidu, Diné) lives in Greenville and is Assistant Fire Chief with the Greenville Rancheria. Danny has been wildland firefighting for 20 years. He also does regular cultural burns and landscape stewardship and serves as a Fire Prevention and Investigation team leader with Bureau of Indian Affairs Forestry, Pacific Region. Danny is a student of the Mountain Maidu language and a board member of the Roundhouse Council Indian Education Center. 
 
Trina Cunningham is a Mountain Maidu with deep roots in Genesee Valley. As a tribal lands, water, and fire expert, she works with local, state, regional and federal agencies as well as academic institutions to integrate and perpetuate indigenous cultural knowledge. Trina serves the community broadly and deeply and is Executive Director of the Maidu Summit Consortium.
Feather River College’s Spring Sustainability Series 
​April 22: Environment + Race
Details coming soon!
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Sunday April 25
Lost Sierra Food Project Work Party
& Workshop by Wild Mountain Herbal Collective
10:00 - 2:00 at Rugged Roots Farm, across Highway 70 from Gansner Field airport in Quincy. Join the fun and support the Lost Sierra Food Project at a special Earth Week work party including a medicinal herb demonstration by Wild Mountain Herbal Collective. Snacks and tools provided. Be prepared to get dirty!
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​April 12 - 30 Eco-challenge:  
Celebrate Earth Day YOUR way!
Do your own thing to celebrate Earth Day and post on Facebook at Plumas Earth Days
Work in your yard or garden, get outside for a hike, pick up trash, donate to a conservation group, do some nature journaling, or whatever aligns with your values! 
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