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SierraNevadaGeotourism.org

AUGUST 31st marks the final day to nominate for the current phase of the Sierra Nevada Geotourism MapGuide! Think of a place that sustains or enhances the character of the Sierra and nominate it to the site!
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Census matters

Nearly $450 billion in federal money is distributed largely based on findings in the Census. Rural communities overall receive more of these funds per person than do urban or exurban counties.
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Sierra Forest Carbon Blog

Past posts on this blog have covered such topics as the emerging forest carbon market, effects of climate change in the Sierra Nevada, and, most recently, the importance of biomass utilization.
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Green jobs ticking upwards

The green economy is growing, but slowly. That’s according to a report released by the Economics and Statistics Administration, a division of the Department of Commerce.
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Viewpoints: Water planning

The Sierra Nevada is the foundation of California's water system and needs attention. The Sierra supplies 65 percent of all water used by the people of the state, from the clean, safe water that comes from your faucets to the water used to grow crops.
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Removing the Roadblocks

How to make sustainable development happen now - a policy paper from UC Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy & the Environment and UCLA's Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment.
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Support local business!

Shop Local this holiday season and check out the newest resource from Sierra Business Council; the Local First Google Map!
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The ungovernable state

ON MAY 19th Californians will go to the polls to vote on six ballot measures that are as important as they are confusing. If these measures fail, America’s biggest state will enter a full-blown...(Image courtesy of The Economist)
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Take ACTION

The Sustaining Rural Places Toolkit was created in partnership with the Sierra Business Council and Saving the Sierra because sharing stories about people, place, and innovation helps to protect our beautiful places.
Sustaining Rural Places Toolkit

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Help us promote Geotourism!

Click here to download one of two Geotourism icons. If you are nominated on the site or helping to promote the project: download, place, and link it to www.SierraNevadaGeotourism.org!

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Community Planning Blog

The Sierra Business Council presents a Forum for community dialogue about new development in the Sierra Nevada. We invite you to participate.

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Economic Profile System

Developed by Headwaters Economics, the Economic Profile System - Human Dimensions Toolkit (EPS-HDT) allows users easily to produce free, detailed socioeconomic profiles at a variety of geographic scales.

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Reclaim your mailbox

Give the gift of a junk-free mailbox! 41pounds.org contacts dozens of marketing companies and catalogs to get your name off their lists and stop the average 41 lbs of junk mail that you receive every year.

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Thriving Forests Compendium

The Thriving Forests Compendium is a comprehensive compilation of knowledge. Accounting for the challenges and opportunities in the Sierra Nevada, The Compendium highlights an array of sustainable forestry projects.

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