Building Resilience in the Sierra Nevada

We are a California state agency established through bi-partisan legislation to initiate, encourage, and support efforts that improve the environmental, economic, and social well-being of the Sierra Nevada region, its communities, and the people of California.

News

SNC funds help to protect Lassen National Park from Dixie Fire

Sep 14, 2021

A combination of firefighting efforts and past forest health work helped to protect historic infrastructure within Lassen Volcanic National Park.

SNC funds prescribed fire & cultural burning training project

Oct 6, 2021

The Sierra-Sequoia Burn Cooperative, in partnership with Native American fire experts, will treat 115 acres while training tribes and other local crews.

SNC invests $19 million in early action wildfire resilience projects

Jul 15, 2021

Today our Governing Board authorized 15 grants, using all $19 million provided to the agency from the Early Action Wildfire and Forest Resilience Budget.

Forest health project pipelines can deliver regional resilience

Jun 28, 2021

There has been a lot of emphasis lately in forest management on building ‘Project Pipelines’. But what does this mean and why is it important?

Announcements

The region is located on the eastern side of the state, bordered by highway 5 and 99 to the west and 58 to the south.

Sierra Nevada Region

We serve the Sierra Nevada region, which is made up of all or part of 22 counties and covers 25 million acres.

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Statewide, Regional, and Global Significance

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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 the Sierra Nevada. The WIP is implementing on-the-ground projects that advance state goals and priorities.

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