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Rural Communtities

Exploring socioeconomic effects of fire in Amador and Calaveras Counties

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In recent years, California has been experiencing an increase in large fires due to a combination of factors, including drought conditions and a history of fire suppression. We saw this […]

By Sierra Institute Blogs December 7, 2018

Bringing wood-fired heat to forested California

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Last week, we reviewed the importance of advancing wood utilization projects in rural forested communities. A significant component of Sierra Institute’s wood utilization work has been to develop a county-wide […]

By Sierra Institute Blogs February 17, 2018

2017 Impact in Infographics

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Click each infographic for a closer look at our Impact in 2017   Thank you to our staff, grantors and supporters for helping us advance our mission. We look forward […]

By Sierra Institute Blogs February 12, 2018

Water is for Everyone: More to Come

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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 […]

By Sierra Institute Blogs January 29, 2018

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