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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.



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My good pal David Manahan taught Environmental Studies courses at Sacramento State over the past few years.  As a big supporter of this project, he

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Water words that work

I just came back from River Network's national conference, River Rally. A truly reinvigorating experience. And one thing that has really stuck in my mind

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With All This Talk About Water....

Here's another voice to add to the mix.It's an editorial I clipped from about a month ago that cites both the what Governor might do

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Summer may be grim for California's water supply: State official says shortage is worst he's seen in 30 years, LA Times

California communities face a strong possibility of water shortages and even mandatory rationing this summer because of record dry weather in March and April, a

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Sierra snow comes up short, The Sacramento Bee

Despite new warnings Thursday that a water crisis is looming in California, state officials continue to maintain that enforceable conservation goals are not necessary. The

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SF plans river water grab from exhausted Tuolumne River, San Francisco Daily

Greener-than-thou San Francisco has a dirty little secret – a plan to drain more water from the already exhausted Tuolumne River and sell it to

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East Bay water managers plan for drought, San Francisco Chronicle

East Bay water managers are mulling a slew of measures - from ordinary bans on car washing to drastic water bill increases - to protect

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Highway 80 Repairs

TRUCKEE – High on the Sierra crest above this old railroad town, the granite rocks are scarred with ruts carved by the wheels of the

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Sierra Day in Sacramento, May 6

The Sierra Fund and the Sierra Nevada Alliance are again sponsoring Sierra Day in the Capitol TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 6. Co-sponsors include Alpine Watershed Group,

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Rural Ozone: Crops and Country Lungs

I came across this post from our colleagues at Yonder which both surprised and shocked me.  Do you have a sense of the  air pollution

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