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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.

L.A. mayor tours restored Lower Owens River

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa toured the Lower Owens River by paddle-power Wednesday, leading half a dozen canoes and drift boats along a mile-long stretch

Calaveras County General Plan Open for Public Comment

The General Plan Baseline Report is open for public comment.A draft was originally released in November and was revised and posted on the Calaveras County

Group blazes trails to unity as Mammoth grows

Like so many conflicts in the American West, this one began when newcomers put up a gate.It was an artsy barrier, much like the posh

Publication tells stories of California conservation heroes

Everyday Heroes Protect the Air We Breathe, the Water We Drink, and the Natural Areas We Prize The law which gives ordinary people the ability

Saving The Sierra on AARP's PrimeTime Focus Radio Program

AARP's PrimeTime Focus Radio program featured Saving The Sierra on their weekly program earlier this year. You can still enjoy the 5-minute story about our

Citizens Group Pushes for Open Space Protection

A Rocklin citizens group that tried unsuccessfully to stop a Clover Valley housing project at the ballot box wants assurances that land purchased by an

558 Home Development Approved for Clover Valley

Rocklin voters approved a development plan of Clover Valley after a decade-long fight over the future of the oak-studded land. With all 45 precincts reporting, Measure

Truckee Climate Action Network launches the Keep Truckee Cool Campaign

With the bountiful snowfalls we are experiencing this winter in Truckee, it's possible to put fears of the devasting impacts of climate change aside, but the Truckee Climate

Attilio Genasci, 1909-2008

We received news today of the passing of Attilio Genasci. He died peacefully at his home, in the company of his family. Genasci was a

Lassen resort property facing foreclosure sale, Sacramento Bee

WESTWOOD – A mountainside near this Lassen County community could go back into timber production if the developers of a four-season resort do not come

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