Tuleyome

Tuleyome is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation organization based in Woodland, California. The word “Tuleyome” (pronounced too-lee-OME-ee) is a Lake Miwok Indian word that means “deep home place”. And that term “deep home place” exemplifies our deep connection to our environment, our communities, and our regional public lands.

Our Projects Include:

HOME PLACE ADVENTURES
At Tuleyome, we believe that everyone deserves access to the outdoors. Our nationally award-winning program, Home Place Adventures, encourages people of all ages to become more connected to and involved with the natural world that surrounds us.

TULEYOME YOUTH BOOT BANK
The Tuleyome Boot Bank is a youth hiking boot lending program that provides high quality hiking boots to local youth at no cost for the duration of their physical growth. The Boot Bank, operated out of an antique milk truck by Davis Boy Scout Troop 111, will appear at scheduled community locations.

INNER COAST RANGE PROGRAM
Tuleyome is spearheading the establishment of the Inner Coast Range Program. Toward that end, Senate Bill 1396 has been coauthored by Senator Lois Wolk and Mike McGuire and Assemblymember Bill Dodd.

BERRYESSA SNOW MOUNTAIN TRAILS INITIATIVE
Comprised of a wide variety of stakeholders from within the Berryessa Snow Mountain region the Berryessa Snow Mountain Region Trails Initiative’s goal is to enhance public access to the Berryessa Snow Mountain region through a well-designed, constructed, and ecologically sensitive regional trails system; and, sustainable maintenance program.

MERCURY MINE REMEDIATION PROGRAM
From the 1850’s into the 1970’s mercury ore was mined in the upper Cache Creek and Putah Creek watersheds. Mercury mined in this region was used throughout much of the Sierra Nevada in the gold mining process. Mercury amalgamates small particles of gold. Heating later separates the gold from the mercury. Tuleyome is implementing throughout 2016-2018 a $2.4 million dollar grant by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) to address drainage waters from the Corona and Twin Peaks Mines in northwest Napa County.

... and many others. See our website for more detailed information at http://tuleyome.org/