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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.

Malcolm Margolin, founder of Heyday Books, wins Lannan Culture Freedom Award

Santa Fe, NM-- Lannan Foundation announced that it has recognized five human rights advocates with Cultural Freedom Awards for 2008. Recipients of the awards represent

Forests of the Future

If you want a close-up look at what's happening to the forests of the Sierra Nevada and western United States, check out the work of

Fuel Reduction on the TNF - The Festive Way

Every little bit counts when it comes to reducing the fuel load. Here's an innovative way to help reduce fuel and donate to a good

Chinese Whispers: Sierra Stories

A new project, funded by the California Story Fund, and produced by the Arts Council of Placer County, will remember Chinese workers who helped build

Storytelling at River Ridge Ranch

Voices of the Valley storytelling guild holds forth on River Ridge Ranch. Picnic from 6 – 6:30 and then be spellbound from 6:30 – 8:30

7th annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada City, Jan. 9-11

Make sure you're in Nevada City on January 9-11, 2009 for the 7th annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival, the largest festival of its

Clover Valley Updates from Marilyn Jasper, President

Marilyn Jasper of the Clover Valley Foundation sends this update and announcement: Governor’s Award: We are very pleased to announce that our almost decade-long battle to

CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit Officials Declare End to 2008 Fire Season

Recent precipitation and cooler weather in Northern California have allowed CAL FIRE, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to declare an end to

Up in Smoke - Climate Change, Ecosystems and Fire

A new study has found that wildfires are inflicting increasingly severe  damage to forest ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada - and climate change is a

Climate change on the web @ KQED

If you care about California's climate, bookmark this site -- http://www.kqed.org/news/specialcoverage/climatewatch/ A production of KQED, the Bay Area public radio and televison station, the Climate Watch web

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