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.
Critical forest-restoration efforts help protect Little Truckee River headwaters
Share this: Webber Lake is the headwaters of the Little Truckee River, the single largest tributary to the Truckee River and a source of...
Paths to environmental and economic resilience highlighted at 2023 WIP Summit
Share this: The Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s 2023 Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program (WIP) Summit gathered innovative leaders,...
SNC approves $27 million in Watershed Improvement Program grants
Share this: Dead trees from the 2021 Caldor Fire are felled and piled near Highway 50. The SNC Board funded many projects that will help...
2022 Letter from the Executive Officer
Share this: SNC’s Executive Officer, Angela Avery. As we enter a new year, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy's (SNC) mission to protect,...
2022 fire season: a break from fire & smoke, but not from risk
Share this: The 2022 Sierra Nevada-Cascade fire season was relatively quiet, with approximately 132,000 acres burned, compared with the...
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...