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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.
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San Joaquin Restoration
Long-stalled legislation to bring life back to the dried-up San Joaquin River and restore its historic salmon run cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday when a U.S. Senate committee gave its approval.
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Civilizations last chance
Even for Americans -- who are constitutionally convinced that there will always be a second act, and a third, and a do-over after that, and, if necessary, a little public repentance and forgiveness and a Brand New Start -- even for us, the world looks a little terminal right now.
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Plumas forest projects halted
In a resounding repudiation of the Bush administration's national forest management, a three-judge federal panel has ordered a halt to three major logging projects in the Plumas National Forest.
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Garamendi on water
Like a splash of cold water to the face, the recent startling reports from state water surveyors should be enough to wake up our state.
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Pedaling into the spotlight
“The world produced an estimated 130 million bicycles in 2007-more than twice the 52 million cars produced,” writes J. Matthew Roney in a recent Earth Policy Institute release, "Bicycles Pedaling into the Spotlight".
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GHG emissions at highest
Greenhouse gases are at higher levels in the atmosphere than at any time in at least 800,000 years, according to a study of Antarctic ice on Wednesday that extends evidence that mankind is disrupting the climate.
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Stop your junkmailStop your junk mail and raise money for SBC! 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. STOP YOUR JUNK MAIL NOW |
Sierra Leadership InstituteSept. 22-26, 2008, Susan Carpenter returns for another powerful workshop in the Fall. Learn More and Apply |
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$1 For The SierraNurture Nature. The “$1 for the Sierra” is a voluntary donation program through which guests and patrons of Sierra businesses are invited to contribute to help fund local projects. These projects benefit the healthy functioning of our forests and keep our air clean and lakes blue. ENTER $1 FOR THE SIERRA |
Think Local FirstThe Local First Program brings market share back to our local communities and local living economies. Find out more about our programs on the East Side, Truckee/North Tahoe, and Plumas County. READ MORE |
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Thriving Forests CompendiumThe 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. ENTER COMPENDIUM |
The Next, Best WestThe Next, Best West will show in ninety minutes how our relationship to the landscape has evolved over the last one hundred and fifty years, from the original settlers who came in search of a new way of life to the modern American family. WATCH THE TRAILER |
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