Sierra History

City of Rocklin approves Clover Valley development

After a decade of controversy, the Rocklin City Council voted late Tuesday to let developers build homes on one of the city's last natural open

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

My First Visit to the Sierra Nevada

An essay by Nellie ChenowithI am writing about my first memory trip to the Sierra Nevada area. This trip occurred when I was nine years

Sierra Day at the Capitol June 5th!

For all of you who love and care about the Sierra, this is your chance to take a stance on the state level! This year's

This was a whole new realm for me

An essay by Mike PriceI grew up in Iowa so I had no real knowledge of the Sierra Nevada until I moved to California in

Sierra Nevada Alliance Annual Conference

Mark you calendars!  "Sustainable Sierra" is this year's theme at the 14th annual Sierra Nevada Alliance Conference.  Sustainability holds many meanings for different people and

Radio documentary about the Owens River

Listen to "Giving Back the Owens" a radio producer's journey from the high Sierra source of the Owens River to the (once) dry lakebed. Robin

I lived in the Sierra Valley

I lived in the Sierra Valley at different times at what I will always think of as Campbell's Hot Springs (now Sierra Hot Springs). I

NPR Gold Story Takes Same Old Frame: Jobs vs. Environment

This summer Alex Chadwick of NPR's Day to Day covered the possible re-opening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine in Nevada City in a story that outlined

Calling the Salmon Back to the Upper Yuba

A ceremonal Chinook salmon speared in the Lower Yuba River travels 7 miles by foot, 9 miles in a boat, and another mile by foot

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