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.
How SNC advances California’s 30×30 conservation goal in the Sierra-Cascade
Share this: Photo credit: Western Rivers Conservancy/Kodiak Greenwood. In 2022, California officially launched its strategy to protect 30...
Historic state budget investments protect communities, watersheds, and hospital
Share this: Adjacent to homes and critical town infrastructure, including the Plumas District Hospital, the Quincy Wildfire Protection...
Bootsole project using Dixie Fire to build resilience in Plumas National Forest
Share this: In response to a record-breaking fire season in 2020, the California legislature issued millions of dollars to state agencies...
SNC awards $10 million in grants—projects include a return of tribal lands, a Sierra Valley trails plan
Share this: The Sierra Nevada Conservancy approved a planning grant for the Sierra Valley Recreation Project, including the area around...
Fuel-reduction treatments protected Markleeville during Tamarack Fire
Share this: Pictured in 2022, the town of Markleeville escaped major damage from the 2021 Tamarack Fire that charred much of the...
Signs of a new tree mortality event showing up in the Sierra Nevada
Share this: Dead and dying coniferous trees are scattered across the landscape near Yuba Pass in October of 2022. As California wraps up...
Sly Park meadow restoration boosts water quality, recreation access
Share this: Staff members at the El Dorado Irrigation District host a field tour of the Hazel Meadow boardwalk and viewing platform at...
Landscape-scale project restoring forests and protecting Mammoth Lakes
Share this: Tourists and locals flock to the annual Reggae Festival, one of the many events the popular town of Mammoth Lakes hosts every...