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 utilizes Proposition 68 to fund hope in post-fire Paradise
Share this: Paradise community members gather in the newly expanded Noble Park to plant trees in the post-Camp Fire landscape. Credit:...
Big Hill Preserve gets bigger, vital habitat connectivity expands in Sierra foothills
Share this: Sierra Nevada Conservancy Area Representative Chris Dallas talks with Christy Claes, recreation manager with the Placer Land...
SNC adopts new five-year Strategic Plan, supports four forest-resilience projects
Share this: Photography: Joseph Dondelinger. The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Governing Board has approved a new 2024–2029 Strategic...
Proposition 68 delivers a nature-based solution to Amador County wildfire risk
Share this: This past year the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) marked the completion of the View 88 Fuel Reduction and Prescribed Fire...
SNC celebrates 20 years of impact at WIP Summit
Share this: The Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s (SNC) annual Watershed Improvement Program Summit held Friday, March 8, marked the 20th...
SNC awards $27.5 million to help with wildfire recovery and forest resilience throughout Sierra-Cascade
Share this: To help improve areas impacted by past wildfires and increase forest health and resilience, the Tule River Indian Tribe will...
Early SNC grant leads to Yosemite meadow protection & restoration
Share this: A grinding stone, used by many tribes throughout the area, sits on the edge of Ackerson Meadow, a 400-acre biodiversity...
Early support from SNC leads to critical federal funding for North Yuba
Share this: The town of Downieville is located on Highway 49 where the Downie River joins the North Yuba River. Surrounded by steep...