Earth Days 2021 events

Feather River College’s Spring Sustainability Series 
April 22: Environment + Race
​​Zoom Webinar at 6:45pm
https://cccconfer.zoom.us/s/98058643864​

Environment + Race: Recreation Access and Public Lands
The series concludes in April with one final event in collaboration with Plumas Earth Days committee. With panelists Faith E. Briggs, Mario Guel, and Nizhoni O'Connell, we explore the topic of Environment + Race. The three panelists share a passion for the Outdoors that is evident from their careers and life choices.

Briggs' short film This Land,  will be shown, and the band Boot Juice, featuring two graduates from FRC Outdoor Recreation Leadership program, will play live as we get settled!

FRC's Dr. Darla DeRuiter, Professor of Environmental Studies and Outdoor Recreation Leadership, will host the event.  Here is some info on our panelists, Faith E. Briggs, Mario Guel, Nizhoni O'Connell, and Maurice Huynh.

Faith E. Briggs is a creative producer passionate about sharing contemporary stories from diverse communities who most need to be passed the mic. She is Brooklyn to Portland transplant, professional nerd and fierce advocate for a greener tomorrow. Her feet have brought her – running and trekking and fishing and riding – around the world. Her best known projects include This Land (2019), Brotherhood of Skiing (2018) and We Hike to Heal (2020). In March 2021 she launched a podcast called The Trail Ahead.

Mario Guel is a Bay Area native who now lives in the Sierra Nevada to pursue a love for fly fishing and the outdoors. He is owner and head guide for “Taco Fly Co.“, a fly fishing lifestyle brand and outfitter service celebrating the love for fly fishing, fun, and tacos! His Bay Area background includes skateboarding, knee injury and surgeries, and fishing, always fishing.

Maurice Huynh grew up in San Diego suburbia, but always dreamed of living in a small town somewhere in the mountains. Inspired by images of people hunting and fishing in the mountains in Outdoor Life magazine, he left San Diego as soon as he could and got Forestry degrees from UC Berkeley and Northern Arizona University. Having been introduced to Plumas County back in 1997 while attending Berkeley’s forestry field school, Maurice jumped at the chance to work for the Plumas National Forest. He happily moved to Quincy permanently in 2005 where he met his wife Jamie and started a family.

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 a viewing party in the student lounge.
 
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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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