The Sierra Spotlight
The Sierra Spotlight, our digital newsroom, draws upon the regional knowledge and expertise of Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) staff to highlight the most important restoration, scientific, and policy events in California’s Sierra-Cascade region.
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Prop 68-funded fuelbreak reduces fire risk in Calaveras County communities & watersheds
Funded by Proposition 68, the Pine Ridge-Summit Level Fuelbreak is a 150-foot wide, six-mile-long buffer that runs up and along Pine Ridge in...

SNC-funded project in upper Trinity River watershed protects critical state biodiversity
Preservation of 10,600 acres within the upper Trinity River watershed in northern California will help protect some of the most biodiverse land on...

SNC awards cultural-burning-capacity grant to Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan non-profit
Several generations of Nisenan women celebrate the opening of the Angkula Seo Nisenan Bridge and Tribute site, which is part of the Deer Creek...

The SNC to host Board Meeting in Siskiyou County
Lake Siskiyou just outside the town of Mount Shasta. Mount Eddy looms in the background. The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC), a California state...

SNC utilizes Proposition 68 to fund hope in post-fire Paradise
Paradise community members gather in the newly expanded Noble Park to plant trees in the post-Camp Fire landscape. Credit: Paradise Recreation and...

Big Hill Preserve gets bigger, vital habitat connectivity expands in Sierra foothills
Sierra Nevada Conservancy Area Representative Chris Dallas talks with Christy Claes, recreation manager with the Placer Land Trust, about the Moy...

SNC adopts new five-year Strategic Plan, supports four forest-resilience projects
Photography: Joseph Dondelinger. The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Governing Board has approved a new 2024–2029 Strategic Plan. This plan,...

Proposition 68 delivers a nature-based solution to Amador County wildfire risk
This past year the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) marked the completion of the View 88 Fuel Reduction and Prescribed Fire Readiness Project (View...