The Sierra Fund hosted a community capacity workshop on Wednesday, February 27 at the Veteran’s Building in Nevada City. Approximately 20 community members from around Nevada County participated. The aim of the workshop was to systematically look at discrete areas within the county to better understand what resources these areas have to solve their needs and respond to potential stressors like climate change and water needs.
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Due to stormy conditions, facilitators of the Community Capacity Workshop set for January 16 were not able to travel to Nevada City. The half-day workshop has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm at the Nevada City Veteran’s Memorial Building at 415 N. Pine St. in downtown Nevada City. […]
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In December 2018, The Sierra Fund (TSF) closed out a $1.5 million grant from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) that funded a suite of projects to address mercury and sediment in the Cosumnes, American, Bear, Yuba (CABY) watershed region. The funding was awarded in 2014 as part of a much larger ($5.5 million) […]
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On Wednesday, January 16, 2019 a free one-day workshop will be held in Nevada City to assess community capacity and water management needs in Nevada and Sierra Counties. The workshop, co-hosted by the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment (Sierra Institute) and the Sierra Water Workgroup (SWWG), is scheduled from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at […]
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We’re excited to announce that a new interactive watershed map is live for the Cosumnes, American, Bear, Yuba (CABY) region. Click on the link to view the Watershed Data Management Application (DMS), created as an information clearinghouse to support CABY stakeholders in integrating regional water projects. The Sierra Fund (TSF) coordinated the development of this […]
Read MoreThe Sierra Water Workgroup Summit will be held this year in Kings Beach, CA on June 12-13, 2014. The Summit theme this year is drought and climate change. The 2014 Sierra Water Work Group Summit, sponsored by the State Bar of California, Environmental Law Section, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and the Sierra Nevada Alliance. The Sierra Fund CEO Elizabeth Martin will is on the agenda as part of the Water Bond Plenary session, as well as the breakout session on the Sierra-Delta Connection. We hope to see you there!
Read MoreThe Sierra Fund has received a grant of $5.5 million from the California Department of Water Resources for water quality and supply projects proposed as part of the Cosumnes, American, Bear, Yuba (CABY) Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM). The successful proposal, CABY Headwaters Resilience and Adaptability Program, was submitted last winter as part of the Department’s Proposition 84 Round 2 Implementation Grant Solicitation.
Read MoreThe CABY region’s implementation proposal to the CA Department of Water Resources, for which The Sierra Fund is the lead applicant and fiscal sponsor, has been recommended for full funding. The proposal package includes a dozen projects in the CABY IRWM region including needed water infrastructure, innovative small hydroelectric projects, and mine lands and meadow […]
Read MoreThe Sierra Fund was honored to serve as lead applicant on the recently submitted proposal for a host of integrated water supply and water quality projects in the CABY (Cosumnes, American, Bear Yuba) region. We worked closely with project sponsors including American Rivers, Camptonville Community Services District, City of Placerville, El Dorado Irrigation District, Nevada […]
Read More23 June 2011, NEVADA CITY – In addition to funding for updating their Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, CABY has been recommended for $3.1 million in implementation funding for 16 projects. Funded activities include water supply, conservation, and water use efficiency projects. Nevada City is the fiscal sponsor of this proposal, while CABY will oversee […]
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