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Ride Sharing
Looking to share a ride and carpool to the festival? Visit
our new High
Sierra Ride Board.
Recycling
Once again, High Sierra is excited to be working with Clean
Vibes, a company formed and dedicated to responsible on-site
waste management of outdoor festivals and events. For the
tenth year, Clean Vibes will be onsite helping to ensure that
we as a community recycle as much of the waste produced on
site as possible. With the help of the festival goers, Clean
Vibes will divert tens of thousands of pounds of recyclables
from the landfill.
In order for Clean Vibes to do the best possible job, they
need your help! When arriving, each vehicle will be given
two bags: one for trash and one for recycling. Any glass,
aluminum, and plastic beverage containers can be recycled.
You can carry your bags to the nearest dumpster or collection
station, and use the collection stations around the venue
which will be regularly maintained by Clean Vibes volunteers
and staff. You can also help Clean Vibes sweep the concert
field at the conclusion of each night's shows on the Grandstand
and Big Meadow stages. Think before you throw - and the material
in the recycling dumpster will be spared from the landfill!
While enjoying this beautiful site, please help Clean Vibes
cultivate cleanliness and ensure that we as a community leave
nothing but footprints this weekend. More information will
be available in the High Sierra program guide, and you can
also visit the Clean
Vibes website.
Interested in volunteering with Clean Vibes?
Clean Vibes is currently looking for folks who are interested in volunteering during and after the festival. Volunteers are needed during the festival to help service the collection containers throughout the site, keep the grounds clean, and sort recycling. Volunteers are also needed for the post event cleanup – working on the Monday and Tuesday after the event to help ensure that we leave the fairgrounds cleaner than we found it. For more info, head over to cleanvibes.com.
Red, White, Blue and Green Campsite Challenge
With thousands of people camping on the fairgrounds,
it is vitally important for HSMF fans to embrace the "Leave
No Trace" camping philosophy. In collaboration with the
Leave No Trace
Center for Outdoor Ethics, we will be honoring campsites
that excel in creative, sustainable camping. Tips on greening
your campsite are available
for download here.
How Do I Participate?
First, arriving to the festival in as green a fashion as possible is part of the equation (hike, bike, public transit, carpool). Other than that, it's all about how green your camp is (greening tips available here). Anyone camping on the fairgrounds (i.e. not at Mill Creek or the RV annex) is invited to nominate their own campsite or one of your neighbors:
1. Take a digital photo of the campsite being entered into the contest.
2. Bring your memory card to the LNT booth in the music meadow and print out your photos.
3. Submit a campsite entry form along with your printed photos detailing location and how the site and campers are minimizing their impact using Leave No Trace skills and ethics.
4. Visit the Leave No Trace booth each day to comment on the latest campsite entries. One finalist will be chosen randomly each day at 6PM.
5. High Sierra and Leave No Trace will select the grand prize winner on Sunday afternoon. The winner will be announced from the Grandstand Stage on Sunday evening, as well as in our post-fest eNewsletter and on highsierramusic.com.
How Do I Participate?
First, arriving to the festival in as green a fashion as possible is part of
the equation (hike, bike, public transit, carpool). Other than that, it's all
about how green your camp is (greening tips available here).
Anyone camping on the fairgrounds (i.e. not at Mill Creek or the RV annex) is
invited to nominate their own campsite or one of your neighbors:
1. Take a digital photo of the campsite being entered into the contest.
2. Bring your memory card to the LNT booth in the music meadow and print out
your photos.
3. Submit a campsite entry form along with your printed photos detailing location
and how the site and campers are minimizing their impact using Leave No Trace
skills and ethics.
4. Visit the Leave No Trace booth each day to comment on the latest campsite
entries. One finalist will be chosen daily by LNT, High Sierra staff and
HSMF fans.
5. High Sierra and Leave No Trace will select the grand prize winner on Sunday
afternoon. The winner will be announced from the Grandstand Stage on Sunday
evening, as well as in our post-fest eNewsletter and on highsierramusic.com.
How Do I Win?
It's simple. Just enter your campsite and each day we will randomly select one campsite as a finalist. Finalists will then be judged on three criteria:
1. Cleanliness. Are you repackaging the food you bring? Are you keeping a tidy
campsite? Are items secure and not susceptible to wind gusts?
2. Sustainability. Are you separating recycling and compost? Are you reusing
products? Are you using alternative energy sources? Did you bike or carpool
to the festival? Are you offsetting carbon emissions? Did you do anything to
reduce your home's energy while attending the festival?
3. Creativity. Does your campsite have a theme? Are you utilizing unique and
innovative camping techniques?
What Do I Win?
Prizes for daily finalists include:
• HSMF gear
• Late Night Combo wristbands
• drink tickets
• Leave No Trace memberships
Grand prize:
• Coleman camping gear. Tents, backpacks, sleeping bags and other awesome prizes for your next camp out!
Composting
Since 2007, we have had a composting program, partnering with
local Plumas county farmers to keep organic scrap by-products
created by our food vendors, caterers, and hospitality staff
out of the landfill. This year, we are happy to announce that we will once again join forces with
local farmers, the Plumas Rural Services Community Connections program, and Clean Vibes to expand our composting
efforts festival-wide.
Interested in volunteering with Clean Vibes to help the composting effort? Visit cleanvibes.com
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