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Who Cares about Forest Roads?

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 […]

By Sierra Institute Blogs February 16, 2021

P-CREW reunion at Marin Headlands

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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 […]

By Hilary Sanders January 31, 2020

In Praise of Small Streams

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We are often most impressed by the bigger things in life and our rivers are no exception to this bias. Despite this, I believe if you take some time to […]

By Noah Abramson September 23, 2019

First steps in managing an invasive aquatic pathogen in the Feather River Basin

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I arrived at Indian Valley in January this year for a year-long fellowship developed through a partnership between the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment and the Feather River Chapter […]

By Laurel Sacco April 17, 2019

Watershed Program Study officially released by the California Department of Conservation

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The final report can be found here. Watershed coordinators are key to watershed health.  In fact, they have generated seven times the funds state agencies have invested in them. Those […]

By Moorea Stout February 28, 2019

Collaborative forest restoration: one response to wildfire

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On November 15th, Kyle and I attended a meeting of the Yosemite Stanislaus Solutions (YSS) collaborative group in Sonora, California. It includes a diverse array of stakeholders, such as representatives […]

By Sierra Institute Blogs January 3, 2019

Sweet Subtleties of Summer

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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 […]

By Sierra Institute Blogs July 18, 2018

Forest Management Tour with Collins Pine

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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 […]

By Sierra Institute Blogs June 28, 2018

Wrapping Up Sustainability Institute

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“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.” […]

By Sierra Institute Blogs May 26, 2018

Sustainability: from classrooms to landscapes

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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 […]

By Sierra Institute Blogs April 20, 2018
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