Thank You MaLode Letter Writing Heroes!
The 2018 rafting season marked three important victories for Mother Lode’s river conservation effort. First, if you wrote one of the 2400 letters in support of the Mokelumne River, congratulations and thank you! The Mokelumne was given permanent protection under the California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in June of 2018. This successfully concluding a […]
The World Agrees: Let’s Get Busy on Climate!
As the Communications Director for Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy, Adrienne recently helped make public PSE’s study by Stanford University scientists revealing the toxic emissions of natural gas stoves. The study was reviewed in the New York Times, on NPR, and in the Washington Post. It has since grown to national significance […]
Changing the Climate, One Ride at a Time
Gina Meredith, MaLode River guide speaks out: Two years ago I took a class called, “Ecological Anthropology,” which is about the relationship between humans and their environments. Specifically, it looks at how humans are (or are not) adapting to the effects of climate change around the world. It is a fascinating and complicated subject that […]
Imagine Simpler Living – Visit our Yurt This Summer
Our sedentary culture seems to nurse a love of thick-walled boxes that makes us leery of impermanent housing. Who hasn’t sneered at the man who lives in a van down by the river? But river guides will attest to the freedom and joy of transitioning from a stuffy winter box every spring into an airy, […]
Sorting Through the “Green” Stuff at MaLode
There is a lot to learn about making your home, business or lifestyle “Green”. Here at the River Center we have discovered that if you want to learn how to save money and reduce fossil fuel consumption most cost effectively, it pays to stop listening and start thinking. Yes, more information is good, but so […]
“Solar for Oil” Barter: It’s very Cool
Short on cash? Wouldn’t you like to find a way to reduce your utility bills, decrease America’s dependence on foreign oil, and do a favor to the environment by decreasing your use of fossil fuels? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you should be interested in what the Mother Lode River Center […]
