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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.



U.S. EPA orders ARCO to complete investigation for Leviathan Mine cleanup in Alpine County

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently ordered the Atlantic Richfield Company to complete a comprehensive investigation of the Leviathan Mine Superfund Site to determine long-term

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1,086 fires actively burning in California - June 25

A significant dry lightning event hit California over the weekend. 1,086 fires are actively burning in California as of today. 523 in the state responsibility

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Dave the Forester's Tips on Fire Safe Sierra Homes

Hello Sierra homeowners. During each season, I will be writing an article coinciding with the release of our newsletter highlighting what you can do to

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Water Rights and Wrongs in the Sierra

Water law in the state of California can best be described as one of those incredibly complex multiple level chess games, with varying and not

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Placer Land Trust preserves 912 acres on Bear River

Placer Land Trust is pleased to announce the completion of its largest conservation project to date, the 912-acre Garden Bar Preserve, situated along the Bear

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Op Ed: The Glitter of Growth

Jim Hurley offers this view on growth in the Sierra Foothills: "The room was packed. Not just the usual riffraff, but luminaries of every hue

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Scientists Believe Photograph Depicts Wolverine in California

ALBANY, Calif. - U.S. Forest Service scientists believe an Oregon State University graduate student working on a cooperative project with the agency's Pacific Southwest Research

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Public invited to learn local Indian history at community forum

Local Maidu tribal members and supporters offer the public an opportunity to learn about historical experiences of local Indians and how to get involved with

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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

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Dyer Mountain Development Going to Court

Mountain Meadows Conservancy, Sierra Watch, and Sierra Club petitioned Lassen County Superior Court to overturn the county's approval of a massive resort development project proposed

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