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Everyone, rural and urban alike, has a reason to care about conservation of California's Sierra Nevada. This magnificent mountain range offers an experience of nature to over 100 million visitors each year. It's also provides 2/3 of every drop of water used in the state. With the population of the Sierra Nevada estimated to triple by 2040, rural life, working landscapes, and community identities are bound to change. Let's talk about how to conserve the environment, economy and culture of the Sierra. And your place, too, wherever you live.

Alive

I rescued a wild finch the other day--or, really, it rescued me.I sat reading at a cafe, sipping an espresso and taking my time waking

Flowers In Your Hair

“Have a flower,” said the girl, handing me a yellow daisy, “trees are brothers.” She was chicly dressed, perhaps a university student, and she had

I'm Thankful. Yes, I am.

A chill is in the air here in Berkeley, where I live. The sky is a little darker each morning when I wake. My umbrella

It's the little things.

My blog is late this week—technically, this should’ve been last week’s post. I’ve known what I wanted to write about all along, but couldn’t come

For a “Cozmically” good time…

My favorite place to come in out of the fall Sierra chill has to be the Cozmic Café on Main Street in Placerville. Between the

The Moment

It's hard to pinpoint the moment you fall in love , but I remember when I began to love the Sierra. At the edge of