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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.

Northstar developer agrees to $2.75 million water pollution settlement

Developers of a luxury mountain resort near Lake Tahoe have agreed to a proposed $2.75 million settlement for allegedly polluting a stream feeding the wild

Highway 80 Repairs

TRUCKEE – High on the Sierra crest above this old railroad town, the granite rocks are scarred with ruts carved by the wheels of the

Bishop land stewards recognized in Washington DC ceremony

Rebutting the axiom that “no good deed goes unpunished,” a contingent of Eastern Sierra residents just returned from the nation’s capital with a coveted award

San Joaquin bypass settlement unites former foes

A legal settlement announced Friday creates a new opportunity to build a major flood bypass on the San Joaquin River, a solution that has been

Op-Ed: Governor's Water Plan a Boost for Conservation

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger surprised many in 2006 by signing a bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions.Now he seems interested in pursuing a similar cap on

Did you ever see a wolverine in the Sierra?

They're back. Or maybe we just noticed that they're still here. SF Chronicle story says "Two more photographs of a wolverine lurking in the Tahoe

Mercury's gold rush legacy may be worse than thought

Many area residents know that the miners of the Gold Rush unleashed a toxic legacy on the region in the form of millions of pounds

Visitors encouraged to protect the forests

Hundreds of species of wild animals and plants living in lush woods are barely surviving as logging, development and global warming take their toll on

Group blazes trails to unity as Mammoth grows

Like so many conflicts in the American West, this one began when newcomers put up a gate.It was an artsy barrier, much like the posh

Publication tells stories of California conservation heroes

Everyday Heroes Protect the Air We Breathe, the Water We Drink, and the Natural Areas We Prize The law which gives ordinary people the ability

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