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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.

The Sierra Nevada Experience

An essay by Ben Jones During the end of the summer in August of 1993 my parents decided we would move to American for better

This was a whole new realm for me

An essay by Mike PriceI grew up in Iowa so I had no real knowledge of the Sierra Nevada until I moved to California in

My first visit to Lake Tahoe

An essay by Holger R. Hahn I moved to the Bay Area from Ontario Canada in the early 1970's. That alone was a big enough shock.

Bear Encounter in the Sierra Nevada

An essay by Cheryl Axton I was 28 years old and 6 weeks pregnant with my first child when I went on my first backpacking trip

Saucer, Frog, and Green Island Lakes

An essay by Tim Morgan I have traveled to many places in the Sierra throughout my 48 years as a resident of California. I enjoy

My First Memory of the Sierra Nevada

An essay by Kathrine O’Toole One of my very first Sierra Nevada memories has to be Yosemite Valley. This was one of my first camping adventures.

Life Seasons in the Sierra Nevada

An essay by Patti Murphy Tiny Granite Creek Campground is tucked away in the Minarets Wilderness Area, south of Yosemite National Park and southwest of

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