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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.

Sierra Day in Sacramento, May 6

The Sierra Fund and the Sierra Nevada Alliance are again sponsoring Sierra Day in the Capitol TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 6. Co-sponsors include Alpine Watershed Group,

Rural Ozone: Crops and Country Lungs

I came across this post from our colleagues at Yonder which both surprised and shocked me.  Do you have a sense of the  air pollution

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

Community Organizing in Southern Sierra

Richard Cayia Rowe, Communications Coordinator and Website Administrator for the Kern River Valley Revitalization recently featured our documentary on KRVR's Website and weekly email. Thanks

Water Rights and Wrongs in the Sierra

Water law in the state of California can best be described as one of those incredibly complex multiple level chess games, with varying and not

Producer's Journal: Conversation between a city planner and a radio documentary producer

I received an extensive email from a city planner who'd listened to Saving The Sierra's documentary. He took the time to communicate his points of

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

Goldman Awards Inspire and Support Grassroots Environmentalism

On April 14, I had the pleasure of attending the nineteenth annual Goldman Environmental Prize awards in San Francisco. An invitation-only crowd from around the

A Word From the Ranching Community

It's been an uplifting but hectic week. Our hour-long documentary special Saving the Sierra: Grassroots Solutions for Sustaining Rural Communities is playing in 12 states

On The Other Side Of The Mic

Ever done an interview? How about one for radio? And in a sound proof studio but by cell phone (not the original plan but the

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