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 […]
First steps in managing an invasive aquatic pathogen in the Feather River Basin
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 […]
Watershed Program Study officially released by the California Department of Conservation
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 […]
Attending the International Symposium on Society and Natural Resource Management
Last month, Lauren and I attended the International Symposium on Society and Natural Resource Management (ISSRM) in Utah, where we presented preliminary findings from our research with the California Department […]
Water is for Everyone: More to Come
In last week’s Spotlight on the Disadvantaged Community Involvement (DACI) Program, I wrote about community identification and mapping. This is the last entry in the DACI Spotlight series. Last week […]
Water is for Everyone: Community Mapping
In last week’s Spotlight on the Disadvantaged Community Involvement (DACI) Program, I told you about the DACI grant supporting disadvantaged communities in Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM). This week, I’m […]
Water is for Everyone: Disadvantaged Communities Involvement Program
Happy Friday, Lauren here with this week’s installment of Spotlight on the Disadvantaged Community Involvement (DACI) Program. Last week I wrote about Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) and environmental justice […]
Water is for Everyone: An Introduction
Hello, my name is Lauren Burton and I am a Social Science Assistant at Sierra Institute and one half of the Laurens working on a new project called the Disadvantaged […]