Please join us for a very special online event. There are few topics more crucial to a healthy Sierra than wildfire – but what will it really take to address a problem this big and this urgent? This engaging film will set the basis for a conversation with local experts in a range of issues […]
Learning
State of the Lake – Community Vitality
A vibrant community is based in a healthy ecosystem – but just as important is a working economy. When we were planning this event—long before pandemic made in-person gathering impossible—we wanted to foster a conversation with community members about the way our environment influences our economy and vice-versa – and how both affect quality of […]
Collaborative forest restoration: one response to wildfire
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 from Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center, Sierra Pacific Industries, Friends of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp, the Tuolumne Group of the Sierra Club, and encompasses much of […]
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 tread work, which involves removing manzanita brush and redefining trails. A day in P-CREW look like this; going to the cash (the place we hid […]
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 can expect to see me just in front of my computer gaming my life away. Now, I see what I’ve been missing, nature has so […]
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 green punctuating the views of beautiful mountain ranges, students turning in their final exams, and families planning vacations (or planning to send their kids away!). […]
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 with Collins Pine on behalf of Sierra Institute. Our typical tour attendee is retired and somewhat in the know about timber and forest management. At […]
Pond and plug tour of the eastern Plumas National Forest
Hello and Happy New Year! Way back in December of 2017 I was fortunate enough to head out to the northeastern corner of the Plumas National Forest to tour a number of pond and plug projects developed by the Feather River Coordinated Resource Management. Pond and plug is a means of restoring meadow complexes with […]
P-CREW Alumni Reunion
P-CREW Reunion 2017 was a fresh wave of air as P-CREW undergoes preparations for program expansion to 4 crews in 2018. Alumni are the heart of the program and continue to positively influence the future of P-CREW. On the first evening in the hostel, the group sat around the main living area of our bunk […]