BEAR CREEK YACHT CLUB

BEAR CREEK YACHT CLUB To revitalize Bear Creek as a natural sanctuary and recreational zone through education, advocacy, and community stewardship.

08/08/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us this morning for our Bear Creek Yacht Club community cleanup at Fahrens Park!

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the community members and organizations who gave up part of their Saturday morning to help keep one of Merced’s great parks looking its best. Every bag of trash picked up makes a difference.

A special shoutout to Boy Scout Troop 88, who showed up in full force! Seeing so many young people eager to serve their community was inspiring and a reminder that the future of stewardship is in good hands. They gave us a glimpse of the leaders and caretakers of tomorrow, and we couldn’t be more proud to work alongside them.

Thank you again to everyone who volunteered. Together, we’re making a difference, one cleanup at a time.

Keep the parks clean. Keep the Bear clean.
💚🌳♻️

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us this morning for our Bear Creek Yacht Club community cleanup at Fahrens Park!...
08/08/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us this morning for our Bear Creek Yacht Club community cleanup at Fahrens Park!

We’re incredibly grateful to all of the community members and organizations who gave up part of their Saturday morning to help keep one of Merced’s great parks looking its best. Every bag of trash picked up makes a difference.

A special shoutout to Boy Scout Troop 88, who showed up in full force! Seeing so many young people eager to serve their community was inspiring and a reminder that the future of stewardship is in good hands. They gave us a glimpse of the leaders and caretakers of tomorrow, and we couldn’t be more proud to work alongside them.

Thank you again to everyone who volunteered. Together, we’re making a difference, one cleanup at a time.

Keep the parks clean. Keep the Bear clean.
💚🌳♻️

**Update**With high temperatures expected, we are going to do a Power Hour! We will also be starting at 8:30am instead o...
07/25/2026

**Update**
With high temperatures expected, we are going to do a Power Hour! We will also be starting at 8:30am instead of our normal 9am start times.

See you all Saturday morning

The Bear Creek Yacht Club is teaming up with the Merced Disc Golf Club for our next community cleanup, and we’d love to have you join us!

📅 Saturday, August 8
🕣 8:30–9:30 AM
📍 Meet at the Disc Golf Parking Lot on Buena Vista (Fahrens Park)

Whether you’re a disc golfer, a park user or just someone who wants to give back, this is a great opportunity to make a difference while spending a morning outdoors.

🧤 We’ll provide gloves, grabbers and trash bags—just bring:
💧 Water
☀️ Sunscreen(it’s going to hot!)
😊 A positive attitude

Every piece of litter removed helps protect Black Rascal & Fahrens Creeks, improves our parks and makes Fahrens Park a better place for everyone.

Bring the whole family! Kids are always welcome and make some of our best stewards.

See you Saturday!

🎡🐻 BEAR CREEK YACHT CLUB 🐻🎡🚨 MATTRESS ROUNDUP 🚨County Fair Edition🤠 Reports have come in that several wild mattresses ha...
06/12/2026

🎡🐻 BEAR CREEK YACHT CLUB 🐻🎡

🚨 MATTRESS ROUNDUP 🚨

County Fair Edition

🤠 Reports have come in that several wild mattresses have escaped their natural habitat and taken up residence along Bear Creek.

Join the Bear Creek Yacht Club as we attempt to wrangle these rogue bedding beasts and clean up the creek banks before they reproduce.

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📅 Saturday Morning

⏰ 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
(Starting and ending earlier due to expected heat)

📍 1573 W. 18th Street
Merced, CA 95340

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What We’ll Be Doing

🗑️ Creek bank cleanup

🛏️ Mattress wrangling

🌿 Beautifying Bear Creek

🤝 Having a good time with great people

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Bring:

✅ Water

✅ Closed-toe shoes

✅ Gloves (if you have them)

✅ A fair-going attitude

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Admission:

FREE

Rides:

None

Funnel Cakes:

Bring your own

Community Pride:

Unlimited

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KEEP THE BEAR CLEAN!
🐻🚣‍♂️🌊

⚠️ EVENT POSTPONEMENT NOTICE ⚠️The BCYC 2nd Annual Gator Hunt scheduled for June 6 has been postponed.Due to unforeseen ...
06/05/2026

⚠️ EVENT POSTPONEMENT NOTICE ⚠️

The BCYC 2nd Annual Gator Hunt scheduled for June 6 has been postponed.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this year’s event. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate everyone’s understanding.

We are working to identify a new date and will share updates as they become available.

Thank you for your continued support of the Bear Creek Yacht Club. The mythical Bear Creek Gator remains at large, and we’ll be back on the scout soon. 🐊

COMING SOON… The BCYC Onion Bag Project. 👀Be on the lookout for our reusable onion bag receptacles along Merced’s creeks...
05/15/2026

COMING SOON… The BCYC Onion Bag Project. 👀

Be on the lookout for our reusable onion bag receptacles along Merced’s creeks and walking paths. Grab a bag, lend a hand, and help keep Merced and our waterways clean one piece of trash at a time.

One more use before the landfill. One less piece of trash in the creek. 🌊🧅

The Onion Bag Litter Prevention Project First 5 Merced County

It’s time for the BCYC’s Annual Gator Hunt.Join us June 6th at 9:00am as we paddle Bear Creek searching for the legendar...
05/15/2026

It’s time for the BCYC’s Annual Gator Hunt.

Join us June 6th at 9:00am as we paddle Bear Creek searching for the legendary Bear Creek Gator.

Will we find him? Doubtful. Will somebody claim they did? Absolutely.

Kayaks. Canoes. Life jackets required.Nobody wants to explain getting dragged into the creek by a mythical reptile.

Launch and pull out locations will follow. Transportation between locations will not be provided, so plan accordingly… unless you think the gator offers shuttle service.

What a great day at Rahilly Park this past weekend as we celebrated Earth Day (a little early).Thank you to everyone who...
04/15/2026

What a great day at Rahilly Park this past weekend as we celebrated Earth Day
(a little early).

Thank you to everyone who came out and made Earth Day so special.

Huge thanks to our event partners. U.S. Fish and Wildlife, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Xerces Society, Rising Sun Center for Opportunity, Beam Circular, First 5 Merced County, UC Merced College Corps Fellows and the UC Merced Community Engagement Center.

Special appreciation to the City of Merced Parks & Community Services team, our BCYC swashbucklers and the EMRCD crew.

We couldn’t do this without you. 🌎

Join us at Rahilly Park as we celebrate Earth Day with a morning of community, connection and giving back to the places ...
04/11/2026

Join us at Rahilly Park as we celebrate Earth Day with a morning of community, connection and giving back to the places we all share. We’re doing this a little early this year because we’re so excited to celebrate.

The Bear Creek Yacht Club will be out there alongside great local partners helping make a small but meaningful impact. Whether that’s lending a hand, learning something new or just showing up. Bring a friend, bring your family or just bring yourself.

📍 Rahilly Park – Merced, CA

⏰ 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

We’ll also be giving away environmentally focused books and hosting stewardship activities for young kids (ages 0–5), thanks in part to our Mobile Stewardship Lab and Onion Bag Project, funded and supported by First 5 Merced County.

Let’s take care of our parks, our creeks, our community and our corner of the valley. 🌿

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