Get To Know The Elements Grant

ELEMENTS program made possible through a generous grant provided by the California Natural Resources Agency Youth Community Access Grant program funded by Proposition 64.

What is the Elements Grant?

The Elements grant was granted to the Paradise Recreation and Parks District from the State of California Natural Resources Agency for $299,592.00. The project was funded by Proposition 64, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act. The program aims to create a Youth Community Access component, the Youth Advisory Council.

What is the Youth Advisory Council?

The Youth Advisory Council is a 15-member council comprised of students between the ages of 16 and 26 years old from Butte and Glenn Counties that will experience a series of Outdoor Experiences intended to increase access and awareness of the health benefits of outdoor adventure and advocacy. Funded by the Elements Grant, issued through the California Resources Agency, this program will be executed by the students chosen to sit on the council in order that they drive the direction of the grant and bring the healing benefits of the program back to their respective communities within Butte and Glenn Counties.

What are the Outdoor Experiences that YAC members will engage in?

The experiences that YAC members may choose to engage in are as follows:

• Wildland Fire Fighter II Certification

• TREX Burns

• Water Monitoring with the Stream Team

• Boating at the Forebay Aquatic Center

• Feather River Salmon Float

• Ropes Courses

• Chico State Ecological Reserves Field Trips

• Trips to Rancho Esquon and Sac Wildlife Refuge

• Bird watching with the Audubon Society

• Ice Skating in Paradise and Chico

• Snow Shoeing in Lassen National Forrest

• Astronomy on Paradise Lake

• Excursions to Truckee, CA to engage in programming at the Gateway Mountain Center

Time commitments for Youth Advisory Council members

The students that have applied and been chosen for the youth advisory council will be required to commit to eight excursions a year and one monthly meeting. Further details about commitment will be shared in the application process.

Application Process

How do I apply to be on the YAC or how do I help someone apply to be on the YAC?