EFFIE YEAW NATURE CENTER

 

Paul Trebble & Kari Bauer, Co-Host Speakers

Paul Trebbel, left showing arial photo of Effie Yeaw Nature Center, was introduced by President David Thorman.
 
He said that Paul has has over 20 years of experience running nature centers and became Director of Effie Yeaw in May of 2011. Other centers that he was involved in were in New Mexico and Nebraska. He has worked for Patagonia, Inc. in Venture from 1983-1995 and has a BS in biologhy and a MS in Zoology.
 

Kari Bauer, wife of our member Dr. Dick Bauer, has always had an interest in the outdoors and has shared her love of nature with others for over 20 years as a volunteer at the Errie Yeaw Nature Center.
 
Kari and Dick's son was married at the Nature Center in 2000 where they we serenaded by a sweet voiced House Wren during the entire ceremony. Fifteen years and two lovely grandchildren later, they will always have fond memories of this magical place.
 
Kari showed us a nice slide show and movie about Effie Yeaw and her interest in not allowing the area to become a suburban housing area. She was able to stop the housing development and started the nature area in 1976.
 
Effie Yeaw Nature Center is open daily and has many activities there. It is a fun place for kids. It is run by volunteers. Even though the area is not easy to find, there are over 100,000 visitors yearly. 
 
Our Club has done a number of projects for E.Y.N.C. including the donation and maintenance of benches in various locations near the American River.
 
The discussion turned to what our Club could do in the future for Effie Yeaw, and many ideas were put forth, the building of a platform, getting rid of concrete, adding an informational sign etc. Matching grants were discussed. I am sure that in the future we will do some of these projects both by  giving money and "hands on" projects. I have added below Effie Yeaw's informational flyer.
 
President Thorman thanked both Paul and Kari for their excellent presentation and impressed them by the fact that, in honor of their visit, two books will be given to the Carmichael library.
 
 

 
 
(left to right) Ray Ward, Paul Trebbel, Kari Bauer, and David Thorman