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Preserving the Sierras – Northern Sierra Partnership

Ryan Grandov — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:27 +0000

Kudos to the Northern Sierra Partnership, an effort to buy undeveloped land in the Sierra Nevada in order to preserve them for future generations before any large scale building starts to occur. Via Mercury News: Jim and Becky Morgan of Los Altos Hills — he, the retired CEO of Applied Materials and she, a former Santa Clara [...]

California State Parks Suffer Drastic Cutbacks

Ryan Grandov — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:00:10 +0000

While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promised to keep California State Parks open, he didn't stress how drastic some changes would be to deal with the 14.2 million dollar reduction in the Park budget. A summary of the service reductions in store for

Santa Barbara Bouldering Open Again

Ryan Grandov — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:50:02 +0000

After months of waiting, two popular bouldering areas located in the hills above Santa Barbara have reopened to public use. The Brickyard, a remarkable sandstone boulderfield that holds such classics as Yeti (V4) and Grotesque Old Woman (V7), and

SF Mayor Gavin Newsom Talks Green Energy

Matthew DiPietro — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:22:17 +0000

Be sure to check out Inhabitat's video webinar with SF Mayor Gavin Newsom tomorrow. What: Inhabitat Green talks with Gavin Newsom When: Wednesday at 12:00 pm PT Where: Online Video Webinar Register: Sign up here Via Inhabitat: CALLING ALL

Keeping Tahoe Blue – Kudos to Homewood Ski Resort

Ryan Grandov — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:00:53 +0000

Homewood is doing some simple, but powerful, things to keep Tahoe blue. They've begun an effort to keep sediment from running right down the hill and into the lake. If you haven't been to Homewood, it sits right across the street from Lake Tahoe

Help the Forest Service Decide

Ryan Grandov — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:07:43 +0000

The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on the actions proposed to deal with invasive plant species on National Forest lands in the Lake Tahoe Area. According to the public letter issued by the F

International Day of Climate Action: Saturday, October 24

Ryan Grandov — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:37:24 +0000

With more than 4,800 actions planned across 179 countries the International Day of Climate Change, scheduled tomorrow October 24, has the potential to become the largest public demonstration devoted to climate issues ever. The events are being c

Climate Change Displaces Sierra Bird Species

Matthew DiPietro — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:01:34 +0000

New University of California study predicts that up to one-third of California bird spieces may move out of state as their habitat transforms due to climate change. Via ABC 7:

New Film – The National Parks: America’s Best Idea

Matthew DiPietro — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:44:23 +0000

I can't wait to see this new Ken Burns film. It just debuted at Mountainfilm in Telluride. The rest of us have to wait until September 27 to see it. Here's the trailer:

Via PBS:

Filmed over the course of more than s

Third Straight Year of Below Average Sierra Mountains Snowpack

Matthew DiPietro — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:24:00 +0000

The final snow survey of the season has come and gone and the Department of Water Resources has found that the 08/09 snowpack measures up at 66% of average. That marks the third straight year of below average snow depths.

From myMotherLoad: