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

  • February 4, 2026Job Posting: Business Services Manager: The Sierra Nevada Conservancy is seeking a highly motivated and collaborative leader with a strong background in state business services operations to lead the Business Services unit. The reporting location for the position is at the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Headquarters Office located in Auburn, CA. The final filing date is February 16, 2026.
  • January 27, 2026Job Posting: Partnerships and Community Support Manager (Supervisor I): The Sierra Nevada Conservancy is seeking a highly motivated and collaborative leader to manager the Partnerships and Community Support Unit. The Supervisor I acts as the program lead over implementation of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s capacity building and tribal engagement work at the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Headquarters Office located in Auburn, CA. The final filing date is 2/9/2026.
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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