Category: Issue 114

Rikki Eriksen

Rikki Eriksen

Posted by | Aug 1, 2020 | , , |

She’s still working as Program Director for the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation, devoting every day to protecting California’s network of 124 marine protected areas, only now she’s doing it from her 44-foot boat in St. John, instead of her usual office above Abbott Square in downtown Santa Cruz. “I found my happy place all by accident,” she enthused in a recent email. Nobody who knows her is surprised. Transforming  adversity and challenge into growth and opportunity is sort of her signature move. 

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The reroute and restoration of the Enchanted Loop Trail at Wilder Ranch State Park marked the first time the then Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz (MBOSC) partnered on a project with California State Parks. ⁠
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MBOSC just announced their new name, Santa Cruz Mountain Trail Stewardship and the broadening of their efforts to include ALL trail users. Read more in our linkin.bio ⁠
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From our most recent issue — A poppy-strewn hillside at the confluence of the south fork and main stem of the Merced (Friends of the river photo files).⁠

From our most recent issue — A poppy-strewn hillside at the confluence of the south fork and main stem of the Merced (Friends of the river photo files).⁠ ...

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Award winning author and ASJ contributor — Matt Johanson shares the first installment of his new "50 Lessons in 50 Years" column ... this one focuses on backcountry adventures. ⁠
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Perhaps most well known for their trail building around the Lost Sierra and hosting world class events like the @downievilleclassic, Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) is creating "A Trail for Everyone" — a world-class multiple-use trail system that will cover 300 miles of breathtaking views and link 15 disadvantaged mountain communities across Plumas, Sierra, Butte and Lassen Counties. ⁠
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The Environment (E-Bike) Act is a proposed tax credit to help more people have access to E-bikes and help promote green transportation. ⁠
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Her daughter probably says it best when describing her mom, Dore Bietz — “She’s in, all-or-nothing.”⁠
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Bietz is a member of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians and is in the top 5% of women National Ski Patrol in the Far West division — she is a National Ski Patrol Representative and works at Kirkwood and Dodge Ridge.⁠
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As a Land Consultant for the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, Bietz advocates for the return of tribal lands to original inhabitants. She also works as the Emergency Manager/Planner for the tribe and secured PPE for tribal members early in the pandemic — there have been no cases of COVID-19 on the Tuolumne Rancheria.⁠
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See Linkin.bio to for more images and info about this powerhouse. Story and photos by @TracyBarbutes⁠
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“In a moment like that you realize what we are doing at Outdoor Outreach,” explains Lesford Duncan, Outdoor Outreach’s Senior Director of Programs.⁠ ⁠ “The outdoors is this incredible place where we can help build confidence and resilience, we can help youth find a sense of joy, or belonging or healing. So many youth we work with lack access to these spaces, and that’s an injustice in and of itself.”⁠ ⁠ Photo: @OutdoorOutreach

“In a moment like that you realize what we are doing at Outdoor Outreach,” explains Lesford Duncan, Outdoor Outreach’s Senior Director of Programs.⁠
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Fresh corduroy on Crystal Ridge at Diamond Peak Ski Resort. Photo by Ryland West⁠
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