Early SNC grant leads to Yosemite meadow protection & restoration
A grinding stone, used by many tribes throughout the area, sits on the edge of Ackerson Meadow, a 400-acre biodiversity “hotspot” that became part...
Early support from SNC leads to critical federal funding for North Yuba
The town of Downieville is located on Highway 49 where the Downie River joins the North Yuba River. Surrounded by steep slopes with dense, overgrown...
Once struggling Modoc RCD helping to protect forests, communities
The efforts of one small-town resource conservation district in rural Modoc County are having a big impact on forest health and wildfire community...
Buckeye Hot Springs upgrades help answer the call
John Muir famously said, "the mountains are calling and I must go." So, he did, and hundreds of thousands of people follow that same call to the...
Critical forest-restoration efforts help protect Little Truckee River headwaters
Webber Lake is the headwaters of the Little Truckee River, the single largest tributary to the Truckee River and a source of water to the Feather...
Historic state budget investments protect communities, watersheds, and hospital
Adjacent to homes and critical town infrastructure, including the Plumas District Hospital, the Quincy Wildfire Protection Project should live up to...
Bootsole project using Dixie Fire to build resilience in Plumas National Forest
In response to a record-breaking fire season in 2020, the California legislature issued millions of dollars to state agencies in May 2021 to...
Fuel-reduction treatments protected Markleeville during Tamarack Fire
Pictured in 2022, the town of Markleeville escaped major damage from the 2021 Tamarack Fire that charred much of the surrounding landscape. In the...