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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.

Saving the land---With Cows???

Dan Dagget recently visited Grass Valley and Chico.  I went to both events and had a phenomenal time!  Dan is a great guy to get

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

Is winter over?

I'm still laying a fire in the woodstove to heat my office in the mornings, but by about 2pm, I'm sitting in the sunny garden

Wildflower Hike

As a new resident to Nevada County, I finally experienced my formal welcome: walking Bridgeport's Buttermilk Trail and scoping out the wildflowers. Dressed in jeans

Forests a growing responsibility

This is an editorial by Tahoe National Forest Supervisor Steve Eubanks.(Submitted by Ann Westling, Public Affairs Officer, Tahoe National Forest) Forests of the world, the

Support Nevada County Free Range Beef!!!

The Beef is Here written by Anna Reynoldsreprinted by permission from BriarPatch Co-op News & Review, October/November 2006 issueLocal rancher Jim Gates is preparing to

Stackable Enterprises and Deep Animal Husbandry

Allen Edwards is not  your typical economist.  He has substantial training in forestry and he also operates a 520 acre ranch in Colfax where he is

Truckee Climate Action Network

Climate change seems to be on everyone's radar. As Earth Day approaches many events and rallies are planned across the country, all with a focus

Sustainable Forestry News: Collins Companies Invest in Small Tree Mill and Biomass Facility

Collins Companies, which owns and manages 94,000 acres around Chester, CA, 78,000 acres in Lakeview, OR, and 126,000 acres in Pennsylvania is always operating on

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

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