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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.

Saving the Mokelumne River for Future Generations

[Story by Matt Brown in Lodi News-Sentinel forwarded by the Foothill Conservancy]Pete Bell has been exploring and protecting the Mokelumne River for a quarter century.

Voters have say on Clover Valley

[Auburn Journal commentary forwarded by Clover Valley Foundation] Rocklin Voters Will Stop the Destruction of Clover Valley - One Way or Another We Californians have

Lifetime Achievement Award for Trailblazer Bill Haire

Under the energetic leadership of Bill Haire, the Nevada County Land Trust trails program has been steadily gaining ground since 2003, when Haire was appointed

LA Youth in the Wilderness

Twenty-five L.A. youth from Walt Whitman Continuation High School will participate in a three-day outdoor experiential program in the Giant Sequoia Groves in the southern

Sierra Snow Pack Very Low

The Sierra's snowpack level is far below average. In measurements taken by the state Department of Water Resources, the water content of the Sierra Nevada

Sierra Day at the Capitol June 5th!

For all of you who love and care about the Sierra, this is your chance to take a stance on the state level! This year's

Land Trust gets $1M for Martis Valley

The Tahoe Daily Tribune says the Truckee Donner Land Trust is $1 million closer to purchasing more than 500 acres in Martis Valley. The funds

50-year land use plan approved in Placer County

Placer County is moving ahead on a strategy for western Placer County that would map out a 50-year conservation plan fine-tuned to address growth projections

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