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 awards $2.3 million to 40 Acre Conservation League forest-health project
Share this: Lake Putt, just off Interstate 80, is a part of the 40 Acre Conservation League’s 650-acre Tahoe Forest Gateway property near...
Prescribed fire project cuts risk, increases climate resilience in South Yuba Canyon near Nevada City
Share this: Funded by the SNC, American Rivers is thinning fuels and using prescribed fire, with the help of control burn experts from...
SNC-funded fuel treatments protected Butte County communities from Park Fire
Share this: Unburnt trees form a green island around the town of Cohasset within the Park Fire burn scar. Firefighters were able to...
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
We invest in efforts to restore and protect Sierra-Cascade landscapes, increase their resilience to wildfires and climate change, and improve outdoor access.
