Reclaiming the Sierra 2012 a success
8 May 2012 - Locals and regional experts alike came together last Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City to look at the ways abandoned mines impact California, and what can be done to address these impacts.
Reclaiming the Sierra 2012: Green $olutions to Abandoned Mines, drew more than 150 attendees from California and beyond. The event, hosted by local organization The Sierra Fund, included technical presentations, strategic discussion of what to do next, tours, and workshops for community members.
The three-day event began on Thursday May 3 with an excellent keynote address by Mark Nechodom, Director of California’s Department of Conservation. Director Nechodom gave a powerful speech about bringing real resources to the problems posed by abandoned mines.
The Sierra Fund is the only nonprofit community foundation dedicated to the Sierra Nevada. Our mission is to increase and organize investment in the region's natural resources and communities.
We pursue this mission three ways: through Advocacy to bring public funding to the region, Philanthropy to provide a vehicle for private funding, and Strategic Campaigns that pursue critically needed programs in the Sierra.
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