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 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...
SNC to host December Board Tour and Meeting in Yuba County
Share this: New Bullards Bar Reservoir. The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) will host its quarterly Board Meeting Friday, Dec. 8, in...
Meadow restoration in the Sierra-Cascade—keeping the momentum flowing
Share this: Experts and trainees from Trout Unlimited, Anabranch Solutions, and the Tübatulabal Tribe are restoring Troy Meadow in...
Once struggling Modoc RCD helping to protect forests, communities
Share this: The efforts of one small-town resource conservation district in rural Modoc County are having a big impact on forest health...
SNC to host September Board Tour and Meeting in Tulare County
Share this: A member of the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation keeps a close eye on a recent cultural burn outside the town of Mariposa. Along...
Buckeye Hot Springs upgrades help answer the call
Share this: John Muir famously said, "the mountains are calling and I must go." So, he did, and hundreds of thousands of people follow...