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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.

Scientists Believe Photograph Depicts Wolverine in California

ALBANY, Calif. - U.S. Forest Service scientists believe an Oregon State University graduate student working on a cooperative project with the agency's Pacific Southwest Research

Public invited to learn local Indian history at community forum

Local Maidu tribal members and supporters offer the public an opportunity to learn about historical experiences of local Indians and how to get involved with

80,000 Public Comments on Spotted Owl Recovery Plan

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Regional Director Ren Lohoefener announced a strategy today to develop a final recovery plan for the threatened northern spotted

Dyer Mountain Development Going to Court

Mountain Meadows Conservancy, Sierra Watch, and Sierra Club petitioned Lassen County Superior Court to overturn the county's approval of a massive resort development project proposed

A Remote Sierra Nevada Restroom for the Disabled Brings a Community Together

100 years after the newly founded Rotary Club started its first public service project, a public "comfort station" in downtown Chicago, a remote restroom in

Grant Awarded for Wolf Creek Monitoring

Wolf Creek Community Alliance (WCCA) in Grass Valley, Calif. has been awarded a $28,000 grant from the Sierra Nevada Alliance to expand its water quality

APPLE Town Hall meeting to Feature Peak Moment Television

A year ago when Yuba Gals Independent Media producers Robyn Mallgren and Janaia Donaldson began their television show "Peak Moment ," little did they know

Nevada County Land Trust Names Coleman-Hunt As Executive Director; Macon Moves To Director Of Conservation Programs

In a move to expand its focus on land conservation, the Nevada County Land Trust (NCLT) Board of Directors have made changes in executive management.

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