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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SNC to pilot wildfire resilience landscape investment strategy
In response to our region’s wildfire and forest health crises, our Landscape Grant Pilot Program will test two approaches to increase restoration.
Giant sequoia protection efforts underway in the southern Sierra
We funded the Grant Grove Big Stump Ecological Restoration Project, which will reduce wildfire risk in several groves around Sequoia & Kings Canyon.
Wildfire-safety work completed in South Fork Mokelumne watershed
We funded 285 acres of fuels reduction work in the South Fork Mokelumne River watershed, a high-priority area for protecting communities from wildfire.
A Year After the Caldor Fire
A year after the Caldor Fire ignited near Lake Tahoe, some lessons are clear. What we do before wildfires ignite can make all the difference on the ground.
The life of a forest & wildfire resilience project
We open the hood on forest restoration & wildfire risk reduction projects, showing what it takes to get a project on the ground and to completion.
Sierra Nevada ‘journeys’ for underserved youth continue with ranch acquisition
We provided a $1 million grant to Sierra Nevada Journeys, a nonprofit that provides outdoor programs to kids from Northern California and Nevada.
Wildfire risk reduced near Scotts Flat Reservoir, Nevada City
We provided $1 million for the fourth phase of a fuels reduction project near Nevada City to protect vital water infrastructure and communities.
California’s 2021-22 snowpack – prelude to a drought
After the driest January & February in recorded history, April snow depths were 38% of average for the watersheds that supply much of California’s water.
Forestry project complete at Feather River reservoir
The Little Grass Valley Reservoir Watershed Protection Project should have a big impact in protecting communities and infrastructure from destructive wildfire.
SNC announces $23 million forest and fire restoration grant program
We launched the second cycle of our $50 million Wildfire Recovery and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program. Project awards will begin in March 2023.