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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.

Homeowners failure to clear brush aided Angora Fire

The Sacramento Bee reports that the failure of property owners to clear small trees and brush from around their houses contributed greatly to the devastation

Report on Rural Communities

While the Rural Blog (from the University of Kentucky) has a national focus, a recent report on rural communities caught my eye as relevant to

What's Going on in Community Media

I work on several media projects in addition to Saving The Sierra: Voices of Conservation in Action . What all these projects have in common

Full Funding for SNC

BREAKING NEWS FROM THE SIERRA FUNDSacramento, CA --The Conference Budget Committee has affirmed the Governor's full proposed budget of $21.6 million for the Sierra Nevada

What's the Status of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy License Plate?

The Sierra Fund answers your questions about the status of the Sierra Nevada license plate with a new Frequently Asked Questions web page.The short story

Sierra Nevada Conservancy Logo Winners Announced

A total of 244 students from throughout the Sierra Nevada entered the SNC logo competition. Students competed for more than $20,000 in cash and awards

Producer's Journal: Martis Valley & the Power of Place

This is the first in a series of postings that I and co-producer jesikah maria ross will write about creating an independently-produced public radio documentary

Action Alert: Williamson Act

This Action Alert arrived in the inbox today from Nevada County Resource Conservation District and the California Cattlemen's Association.  I don't know if I would

Sierra Forest Legacy's new newsletter

Sierra Forest Legacy (formerly Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign) published their first newsletter "Sierra Forest Voice" on May 11, 2007. Issues in this first edition

Saving The Sierra on SNEWS Live podcast

James Edwards Mills recently interviewed STS Co-directors for the SNEWS Live podcast, the electronic news source for fitness and outdoor trade industry.  With his emphasis

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