Events

PROTECTING SCENIC OPEN SPACE AND WORKING LANDS FOREVER

Bear Yuba Land Trust has conserved over 26,000 acres and built or maintained 50+ miles of trails in the Bear and Yuba watersheds of California’s Sierra Nevada foothills and mountains. Erin will talk about how BYLT conserves lands and provides access to nature across our region including recent updates and emerging plans.

“I feel lucky that I get to work every day to protect places for people to explore and wildlife to thrive.” Erin Tarr

Erin joined BYLT as Stewardship Program Manager 2011, advanced to Co-Executive Director in 2018, and has served as Executive Director since 2021.

Erin was raised in Cedar Falls, Iowa and upon high school graduation moved to the mountains in Colorado, a place she had fallen in love with through frequent family vacations during her childhood. Eventually she moved to Northern California and completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies and Biology at California State University, Sacramento. Erin began her career with the California Department of Fish and Game as a researcher on the rivers, she then took a position with The Nature Conservancy at Cosumnes River Preserve before being hired as a Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP) member at Placer Land Trust in Auburn. Her passion for land conservation and access to nature drives her vision for BYLT. 

Erin also serves as the President of the Sierra Cascade Land Trust Council,  a network of 19 land trusts acting as a collective voice in this diverse region to support the pace, scale and permanence of land conservation to protect the natural, historic and agricultural resources for generations to come.

Each month - 2nd Monday at 5:30pm via Zoom

Join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 5:30pm for our twice monthly in-person social at Round Table Pizza at 686 Sutton Way, near Staples in the Brunswick basin.  Agenda generally highlights a local business, includes an engaging speaker and/or enjoy dialogue with fellow Rotarians, friends, family and guests. Your choice of beverages (wine, beer, & sodas) and food (pizza, appetizers, & generous salad bar) are available for purchase.

A tail wagging day of fun competitions for mutts, pedigrees and their best friends.

 

A FUNdraising event to support youth and community projects sponsored by the Rotary Club of Nevada City.

Each month - 2nd Monday at 5:30pm via Zoom

Join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 5:30pm for our twice monthly in-person social at Round Table Pizza at 686 Sutton Way, near Staples in the Brunswick basin.  Agenda generally highlights a local business, includes an engaging speaker and/or enjoy dialogue with fellow Rotarians, friends, family and guests. Your choice of beverages (wine, beer, & sodas) and food (pizza, appetizers, & generous salad bar) are available for purchase.

Each month - 2nd Monday at 5:30pm via Zoom

Dennis joined the Rotary Club of Nevada City in 2010. He served as club Secretary in 2014, club Membership Chair in 2014 – 2016 and club President in 2013 – 2014. Dennis was honored to serve as Area 4 Area Governor in 2015 – 2018. He continued his support of District 5190 as District Ethics Chair in 2017 – 2020, District Conference Registrar in 2019 – 2021 and District Conference Chair in 2022. Dennis has served as a District Technology Training Facilitator for Rotary Club Presidents and Area Governors 2017 – 2019, served as a Sargent At Arms for the 2020 PETS, and Tech Support in 2021 for Pre- PETS, PETS, and Post PETS Zoom sessions. Dennis currently serves as his club’s Membership Chair.

 

Dennis grew up in Walnut Creek, CA after his family relocated from Phoenix, Arizona. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in Anthropology. Dennis enjoyed a nearly 40- year career in the publishing business, first in book distribution at Bookpeople, Inc in Berkeley, CA where he was Assistant General Manager and Board Chairman and subsequently at CBS Fawcett Books Group, Bantam Doubleday Dell, and Random House where he was Director of Sales and Marketing for the wholesale channel of distribution in New York.

Dennis and his late wife, Annette relocated to Grass Valley, CA in 2000 where he was a founding partner of the Sierra Lifestyle Real Estate Team. Retiring from day-to-day real estate work in 2020, Dennis devotes his time to Rotary service to the community and is proud to support the greatest engine of doing good in the world, The Rotary Foundation. Dennis is a Paul Harris Fellow, a member of the Paul Harris Society, a member of the Bequest Society and is working toward his Major Donor status.

 

Dennis’ commitment to Rotary is to help all Rotarians and Clubs to be all they can be in maximizing good works in our communities! A long time Membership Chair, Dennis is particularly focused on supporting District 5190 Rotary Clubs membership efforts.

 

Dennis has a daughter, Sacha who lives in New Jersey. Dennis is passionate about service to community, books, music, fly-fishing and mineral collecting.

 

Dennis’ believes that Rotarians Make Beautiful Music in all we do and encourages every Rotarian to sing our songs loudly, inviting those with Rotarian values to join us!

Join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 5:30pm for our twice monthly in-person social at Round Table Pizza at 686 Sutton Way, near Staples in the Brunswick basin.  Agenda generally highlights a local business, includes an engaging speaker and/or enjoy dialogue with fellow Rotarians, friends, family and guests. Your choice of beverages (wine, beer, & sodas) and food (pizza, appetizers, & generous salad bar) are available for purchase.

Whether for fun and laughter or for tuning up your creativity, Improv is a wonderful tool for life. Sandra and Kimberly will lead a few exercises and games to sharpen our spontaneity in the classroom, the business meeting, on stage, or in our “unscripted” lives. Prepare to surprise yourself and laugh a lot!

Sandra Rockman, a longtime local theatre director and teacher, had been offering “Instant Improv” locally for ten years before Covid put a halt to classes. She has brought Improv to settings as diverse as Nevada County Environmental Health Department and InConcert Sierra’s Board of Trustees, as well as the Nevada County Community Leadership Institute’s Arts Day, among others.

Kimberly Ewing, also a local theatre & film actor, has been playing & performing Improv with Sacramento’s Comedy Spot as well as with a local, all-female Improv group called MenoPosse. She has been co-leading Improv sessions for educators, and local businesses, and hosting a monthly Improv Playdate locally.

Photo credits: Drew Horwath

Each month - 2nd Monday at 5:30pm via Zoom

Join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 5:30pm for our twice monthly in-person social at Round Table Pizza at 686 Sutton Way, near Staples in the Brunswick basin.  Agenda generally highlights a local business, includes an engaging speaker and/or enjoy dialogue with fellow Rotarians, friends, family and guests. Your choice of beverages (wine, beer, & sodas) and food (pizza, appetizers, & generous salad bar) are available for purchase.

Each month - 2nd Monday at 5:30pm via Zoom

Join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 5:30pm for our twice monthly in-person social at Round Table Pizza at 686 Sutton Way, near Staples in the Brunswick basin.  Agenda generally highlights a local business, includes an engaging speaker and/or enjoy dialogue with fellow Rotarians, friends, family and guests. Your choice of beverages (wine, beer, & sodas) and food (pizza, appetizers, & generous salad bar) are available for purchase.

Each month - 2nd Monday at 5:30pm via Zoom

Join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 5:30pm for our twice monthly in-person social at Round Table Pizza at 686 Sutton Way, near Staples in the Brunswick basin.  Agenda generally highlights a local business, includes an engaging speaker and/or enjoy dialogue with fellow Rotarians, friends, family and guests. Your choice of beverages (wine, beer, & sodas) and food (pizza, appetizers, & generous salad bar) are available for purchase.