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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.

Ranching and a West That Works

People who stop by often double take at the pile of books on my coffee table. Right now, stacked about half foot deep are: Storm

Sustainable Rural Development

Two weekends ago, I attended a conference devoted to "sustainability" in the Sierra Nevada. It was the Sierra Nevada Alliance's annual gathering and the folks

State of Sierra Forest Conferences

At the Sierra Nevada Alliance Annual Conference last weekend, I learned about an amazing new initiative that the Sierra Business Council has launched: ThrivingForests .

Conservation Groups Discuss Sierra Stories

This past weekend, Catherine and I attended the Sierra Nevada Alliance annual conference. What a blast! About 200 - 300 folks from around the range

Leisurely Hike Turns Into Evacuation

Yesterday I got about as close to a major forest fire that I'd ever want and experienced what it is like to be evacuated. My

Producer's Journal: Testing...1-2-3

Catherine mentioned in her last Producer's Journal entry that we are in the thick of production on a story about the Martis Valley, where folks

The Latest in Loyalton

If you haven't heard, the city of Loyalton is exploring options for annexing land surrounding it. Currently, there are a few proposals on the table,

STS Project Co-Director Wins Prestigious Peabody Award!

Catherine Stifter, Saving The Sierra Project Co-Director, won her second Peabody award at a gala event at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on

Saving The Sierra Featured in High Country News

Good news! Sierra-based author Jane Braxton Little just published an article on Saving The Sierra in the May 14th edition of High Country News, a

Thoughts On Forest Management

One of the topic areas that Catherine and I (Co-Project Directors of Saving The Sierra) are focusing on a lot lately is forest management and