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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.

Keys to Collaboration

Collaboration has been on my mind a whole lot lately. Sure, it is part of my daily practice as co-director of this project, Saving The

Looking to support local growers...EAT LOCAL!

There is a great resource for people who want to eat healthier and support local growers. Look up http://www.localharvest.org/ for more information. You can enter

How much corn is too much???

Professor Sean Booth at Sierra College suggested I go onto NPR’s website and look up an interview about ranching alternatives and ultimately how much corn

Support your local brew

There's a controversy brewing over 2 new proposed Starbuck's stores in Grass Valley. A petition started by the local Flour Garden Bakery against the development

50-year land use plan approved in Placer County

Placer County is moving ahead on a strategy for western Placer County that would map out a 50-year conservation plan fine-tuned to address growth projections

Grant Awarded for Wolf Creek Monitoring

Wolf Creek Community Alliance (WCCA) in Grass Valley, Calif. has been awarded a $28,000 grant from the Sierra Nevada Alliance to expand its water quality

APPLE Town Hall meeting to Feature Peak Moment Television

A year ago when Yuba Gals Independent Media producers Robyn Mallgren and Janaia Donaldson began their television show "Peak Moment ," little did they know

Nevada County Land Trust Names Coleman-Hunt As Executive Director; Macon Moves To Director Of Conservation Programs

In a move to expand its focus on land conservation, the Nevada County Land Trust (NCLT) Board of Directors have made changes in executive management.

Recycled Green Waste

Many have questioned the sustainability of current ranching methods. Much of the ranching industry today is based on a system of cheap fuel, feed, and

Grazing Vernal Pools

Research is being done all over the globe to demonstrate the value of grasslands to the environment. Scientists have shown an intense relationship existing between

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