Meadows are hotspots for biological diversity and provide numerous ecosystem benefits, especially in relation to the land mass they cover, including flood attenuation, sediment filtration, water storage, water quality improvement, carbon sequestration, and livestock forage. Approximately 50% of meadows in the Sierra Nevada are known to be degraded, in large part due to land-use practices […]
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The Sierra Fund had a snowy week in October at our meadow restoration site at the Clover Valley Ranch, in Plumas County. Staff rounded out a busy season of fieldwork in the iconic valley this fall by revegetating along Dixie Creek, one of two creeks that flows through the meadow complex. Prior to the 19th […]
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TSF led an incredibly productive Field Camp at our Clover Valley Ranch project site this summer. This marks the third year of field camp at the iconic meadow in the Feather River watershed of Plumas County.
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Last month, three of The Sierra Fund’s staff traveled to Plumas County for the multi-day Sierra Meadows Partnership (SMP) Annual Meeting. Hosted by Plumas Corporation, the workshop brought together land managers, academics, non-profits, tribal groups, consultants, graduate students, and agencies funding meadow restoration. Specific meeting goals included advancing the Sierra Meadows Strategy, which outlines a plan to […]
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Last week, three of The Sierra Fund’s staff traveled to Tahoe City for the multi-day Sierra Meadows Partnership Annual Meeting themed “Momentum.” The gathering brought together meadows practitioners, research scientists, land managers, academics, nonprofits, agencies, source funders and tribal groups in a collaborative setting to build capacity for multi-benefit meadow restoration in the Sierra. Specific […]
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