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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.

Voters have say on Clover Valley

[Auburn Journal commentary forwarded by Clover Valley Foundation] Rocklin Voters Will Stop the Destruction of Clover Valley - One Way or Another We Californians have

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 .

Ecosystem Services in South Lake Tahoe

Thursday, August 16thSouth Lake Tahoe, Heavenly Ski ResortProgram 1:30-4:30Press Event and Reception 4:30-6:00Ecosystem Services: Tools for a New EconomyJoin the Sierra Business Council, Bernie Weingardt

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

Producer's Journal: Photos from Mono Lake Canoe Tour

Enjoy a small selection of photos from our Eastside recording expedition. STS producers took a public tour of the South Tufa area at Mono Lake

Producer's Journal: Beauty (and Jet Noise) at Mono Lake

 The weather was perfect. A hot, dry, windless Eastern Sierra morning. The small group of folks ready for a canoe tour with the Mono Lake

Welcome to Susanville, Home to Prison

“Prison Town, USA,” documentary on the PBS series “P.O.V.,” explores the “after” debate in Susanville, on the edge of the northern Sierra. According to writer

Sale Protects Truckee Corridor

Public acquisition of 3,344 scenic acres in the Truckee River Canyon was recently announced by the Nature Conservancy. The $2 million purchase links hundreds of