Tag: Sierra Nevada
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A meadow in the Tahoe National Forest was drying up with sagebrush. Now it’s a lush wetland.
Sardine Meadow is a key link in conservation efforts for the Sierra Nevada, north of Truckee. Robb Hirsch/Robb Hirsch / Courtesy of Trust for Public Land Sardine Meadow is now public land A key piece in the Sierra Nevada, north of Truckee, has flipped from private to public land. On Tuesday, the Trust for Public Land announced…
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Watershed panel draws large audience to City Hall during Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Photo: Panelists (l to r) General Manager of Yuba Water Agency Willie Whittlesey, Tahoe National Forest Supervisor Eli Ilano, California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Professor of Engineering and Management at UC Merced Roger Bales, Professor Emerita of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Merced Dr. Martha Conklin and SYRCL Executive Director Dr. Aaron Zettler-Mann…
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Can frog transplants bring an endangered species back from the brink in California?
A yellow-legged frog in its habitat rests on algae and a stick in San Benito County, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. The yellow-legged frog is considered an endangered species federally and at the state level. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) The foothill yellow-legged frog was once found throughout the Bay Area; now researchers hope…
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Here’s How Cactus Farming Could Ease The Californian Drought
California is suffering from one of the worst droughts ever recorded: three years of low rain and snowfall have left the state in crisis, with the Sierra Nevada snowpack being the lowest it’s been for 500 years. According to government data, 2014 was the third driest year in California over the last 119 years; it…
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Raised in Rice Fields
Snow geese erupt against a blue sky trimmed with fresh, white clouds. The air is so clear you can see for miles, east to the distant peaks of the Sierra Nevada and west to the gentle slopes of the Coast Ranges. But Carson Jeffres and Jacob Katz are less interested in the view above them…
