By Virginia Pritchard Virginia started working at the Sierra Institute in the Fall of 2020 as a Collaborative Forestry Management Apprentice and will be working on West Lassen Headwaters Infrastructure […]
P-CREW reunion at Marin Headlands
During the summer, P-CREW crew members spend five weeks in the wilderness, working 8-hour days doing physical labor, backpacking, and living in close proximity with 11 other teenagers and two […]
Sweet Subtleties of Summer
Today we are at the East side of Jewel Lake. It is fairly cold and windy today but we are building a camp fire. It is nice to hear the […]
The Life of Cariboots
I am part of the trail maintenance crew at P-CREW. Our crew, The Cariboots, is split into two groups: trail maintenance, and cross-cut. The trail maintenance group does brush and […]
Nature’s Embrace
Throughout my time at P-CREW, I’ve discovered the beauty of nature. At home, I’m a stay in-doors type of person over the weekends and during breaks. During that time, you […]
Mental Health in the Forest
As my time with P-CREW has passed by, my mental health has changed a whole lot from the me two weeks ago. Let’s say that it is June 17, 2018. […]
Hey Summer, Who Am I?
Once again, it’s that wonderful time of year. The early sunrise and late sunset, the subtle breeze giving brief moments of coolness in the exhausting heat, the vibrant shades of […]
Forest Management Tour with Collins Pine
6/20- Collins Pine Co. and PCREW talked trees, timber, and forest management techniques with triple bottom line objectives. — This was my 2nd year leading the Sustainable FOrest Management Tour […]
Wrapping Up Sustainability Institute
“By taking care of the environment, the environment takes care of us.” “Sustainability is maintaining communities even during environmental and economic changes.” “Sustainability is what holds our small town together.” […]
Sustainability: from classrooms to landscapes
When was the last time you thought about the impacts of a decision you made, not just on yourself or your family, but on the whole community? Or the surrounding […]