Building Resilience in
California’s Sierra-Cascade
We are the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC), a state agency tasked to improve the environmental, economic, and social well-being of California’s Sierra-Cascade region since 2004.
News Spotlight
The SNC turns 20–much to celebrate, even more to do
A letter from SNC’s Executive Officer Basin Mountain and the Eastern Sierra as seen from Buttermilk Boulders, a location from SNC’s June 2024 Board...
SNC-funded fuel treatments protected Butte County communities from Park Fire
Unburnt trees form a green island around the town of Cohasset within the Park Fire burn scar. Firefighters were able to protect the town thanks to a...
Advancing landscape-scale resilience in the Upper Mokelumne River watershed
Fuel-reduction work taking place across the upper Mokelumne River watershed will help protect communities, forests, and water supplies from...
Announcements
- March 21, 2024Read our 20th Anniversary Impact Report celebrating what we’ve accomplished with our partners in the Sierra-Cascade.
Service Area
We serve California’s Sierra-Cascade region, which includes the mountains and foothills of the Sierra Nevada and parts of the southern Cascade Range and Klamath Mountains. The region covers 27 million acres—one quarter of the state.
Statewide, Regional, and Global Significance
- 25% of California’s land area
- 44% of California’s high fire risk
- 50% of California’s forest carbon
- 60% of California’s animal species
- 75% of Californians drink Sierra-Cascade water
- 50 mil annual recreation visit-days
What We Do
Our Watershed Improvement Program (WIP) leads, funds, and supports efforts that improve the environmental, economic, and social well-being of California’s Sierra-Cascade region. The WIP is implementing on-the-ground projects that advance state goals and priorities.
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