Building Resilience in
California’s Sierra-Cascade
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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
![Big Hill Preserve gets bigger, vital habitat connectivity expands in Sierra foothills](https://sierranevada.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/326/2024/06/KotomyanVistaSign.jpg)
Big Hill Preserve gets bigger, vital habitat connectivity expands in Sierra foothills
The Kotomyan Vista Preserve is a 60-acre land acquisition for the Placer Land Trust, which expands wildlife corridors and open space.
![SNC adopts new five-year Strategic Plan, supports four forest-resilience projects](https://sierranevada.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/326/2024/06/StrategicPlan24_29-1080x675.jpg)
SNC adopts new five-year Strategic Plan, supports four forest-resilience projects
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy adopts a new 2024-2029 Strategic Plan and awards more than $6 million to 4 forest-health projects.
![Proposition 68 delivers a nature-based solution to Amador County wildfire risk](https://sierranevada.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/326/2024/05/View-88_Panorama-2-1080x675.jpg)
Proposition 68 delivers a nature-based solution to Amador County wildfire risk
This past year marked the completion of a fuels reduction & prescribed fire readiness project to protect communities and natural resources on Highway 88.
Announcements
- March 21, 2024Read our 20th Anniversary Impact Report celebrating what we’ve accomplished with our partners in the Sierra-Cascade.
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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
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%
of California’s
land area
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%
of California’s
high fire risk
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%
of Californians
drink Sierra-Cascade water
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%
of California’s
animal species
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%
of California’s
forest carbon
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annual
recreation visit-days
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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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Executive Structure
Gavin Newsom
GovernorState of California
Wade Crowfoot
SecretaryNatural Resources Agency
Angela Avery
Executive OfficerSierra Nevada Conservancy