The South Yuba River Almanac is a literary project that seeks to reflect the natural and human history of the South Yuba River and its surrounding watershed.

Running westward from mountain headwaters, the South Yuba River travels over 65 miles to meet its confluence with the main-stem Yuba River at Lake Englebright.

Throughout this journey, serpentine waters wind through canyons of slick granitic rock, flanked by the Sierra Nevada mountains and foothills. This is the realm of Nisenan, Maidu, and Washoe— a landscape carved by water and tended by fire.

Born of an immense love for place amidst global poly-crisis, The South Yuba River Almanac illuminates the nature of its namesake waterway, uniting bioregional natural history with curated local contributions of writing and visual art.