Sierra Spotlight
The Sierra Spotlight is our digital newsroom. We share timely information about the Sierra-Cascade and efforts to restore and protect this vital region for all Californians.
SNC launches Sustainable Recreation, Tourism, and Equitable Outdoor Access grant round
New program will allocate more than $4 million to boost recreational and outdoor access opportunities in Sierra-Cascade A family enjoys...
Nevada County recreation master plan a guide to help boost economy, protect communities
Collaborative efforts outline and prioritize projects that will promote outdoor access and build wildfire resilience in a changing...
SNC launches new Wildfire and Forest Resilience grant round to reduce fuels, protect communities
New grant program expedited by Governor’s emergency proclamation to advance wildfire resilience throughout state A controlled burn...
The SNC opens two grant programs, awards $545,000 to 40 Acre Conservation League
A field crew member uses a drip torch as part of the SNC-funded Hoyt-Purdon Fuel Reduction and Prescribed Fire Implementation Project. The SNC‘s...
Nature at work: building climate resilience in the Sierra-Cascade
SNC projects advance California’s nature-based solutions climate targets As a leader in combating climate change, California has added another...
The RFFCP builds strong wildfire-resilience foundation in Sierra-Cascade
Latest round of funding from SNC to help on-the-ground partners plan landscape-scale projects Project leads from Mariposa County Planning and the...
The SNC awards $2.3 million to 40 Acre Conservation League forest-health project
Lake Putt, just off Interstate 80, is a part of the 40 Acre Conservation League’s 650-acre Tahoe Forest Gateway property near Emigrant Gap. At the...
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...