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.

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Announcements

  • June 18, 2025 Job opportunity: Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist). The Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) independently performs the more difficult accounting duties that require understanding of the entire State Accounting and Financial reporting processes. This position reports to our Auburn office location and is eligible for telework. The final filing date is 6/29/2025.
  • June 5, 2025 Our recent Board meeting was held June 5, 2025, in Modoc County. Our Board approved guidelines for two new grant rounds that will help implement wildfire-resilience projects and awarded a $545,000 land-conservation grant to the 40 Acre Conservation League. Meeting materials are still available.
The Sierra-Cascade region is located on the north eastern side of California, bordered by highway 5 and 99 to the west and 58 to the south.

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.

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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.

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