Forests

Visitors encouraged to protect the forests

Hundreds of species of wild animals and plants living in lush woods are barely surviving as logging, development and global warming take their toll on

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

Spending bill urges peace in the Sierra: Language is inserted for logging mediation

By MICHAEL DOYLEBEE WASHINGTON BUREAU last updated: December 19, 2007 03:21:07 AM WASHINGTON -- Congress is playing Sierra Nevada peacemaker in a big spending bill that

80,000 Public Comments on Spotted Owl Recovery Plan

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Regional Director Ren Lohoefener announced a strategy today to develop a final recovery plan for the threatened northern spotted

Wildfire Dangers Amid Sierra Sprawl

The Sierra Nevada Alliance released the results of two years of research documenting that sprawling patterns of growth in the Sierra are more expensive and

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

The California Report: Angora Fire

The June 26 edition of The California Report contains two stories about the Angora Fire.  Reporter Tamara Keith speaks to evacuees at Lake Tahoe Community

Homeowners failure to clear brush aided Angora Fire

The Sacramento Bee reports that the failure of property owners to clear small trees and brush from around their houses contributed greatly to the devastation

Sierra Forest Legacy's new newsletter

Sierra Forest Legacy (formerly Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign) published their first newsletter "Sierra Forest Voice" on May 11, 2007. Issues in this first edition

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