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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.

Dan Dagget Speaking in Grass Valley and Chico

“Dan Dagget (Author of the Gardeners of Eden) is an Earth First member who promotes efforts of ranchers and environmentalists to work together to heal

Let your voice be heard at Sierra Nevada Conservancy

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy is having public workshops to get individuals involved with the organization's operations as well as to listen to public suggestions for

Gary Snyder Speaking in Chico

Gary Snyder, Northern California's own Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, will be speaking on Friday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Laxson Auditorium as part of the

California Secretary of Agriculture….Really Cool Guy!

I had the pleasure of meeting California’s Secretary of Agriculture, A.G. Kawamura.  I can honestly say I have never met a politician who I believed

Looking to support local growers...EAT LOCAL!

There is a great resource for people who want to eat healthier and support local growers. Look up http://www.localharvest.org/ for more information. You can enter

How much corn is too much???

Professor Sean Booth at Sierra College suggested I go onto NPR’s website and look up an interview about ranching alternatives and ultimately how much corn

Recycled Green Waste

Many have questioned the sustainability of current ranching methods. Much of the ranching industry today is based on a system of cheap fuel, feed, and

Grazing Vernal Pools

Research is being done all over the globe to demonstrate the value of grasslands to the environment. Scientists have shown an intense relationship existing between

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