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.
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...
’Inimim Forest restoration helps protect towns, wildlife habitat
Share this: Residents and tourists enjoy the annual Sierra Storytelling Festival at the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center. The...
SNC to pilot wildfire resilience landscape investment strategy
Share this: Sierra Nevada Conservancy Executive Officer Angela Avery speaks about our new Sierra Nevada Landscape Investment Strategy at...
Giant sequoia protection efforts underway in the southern Sierra
Share this: A forestry crew member from the University of California at Davis studies post-fire effects on giant sequoia regeneration and...
Wildfire-safety work completed in South Fork Mokelumne watershed
Share this: Identified as a “high-fire-hazard area” by CAL FIRE due to its dense, overcrowded forest conditions and proximity to...
A Year After the Caldor Fire
Share this: One year ago, the world watched as the Caldor Fire ignited in the Sierra Nevada foothills and burned up and over the rocky...
The life of a forest & wildfire resilience project
Share this: Forest restoration and wildfire risk reduction projects are complex, involving many steps and moving parts that determine...
Sierra Nevada ‘journeys’ for underserved youth continue with ranch acquisition
Share this: Summer camp students celebrate the completion of their geodesic dome, one of the many fun, collaborative problem-solving...