Third Straight Year of Below Average Sierra Mountains Snowpack
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...
View ArticleNew Film – The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
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...
View ArticleClimate Change Displaces Sierra Bird Species
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:
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International Day of Climate Action: Saturday, October 24
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...
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Help the Forest Service Decide
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....
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Keeping Tahoe Blue – Kudos to Homewood Ski Resort
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...
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SF Mayor Gavin Newsom Talks Green Energy
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:...
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Santa Barbara Bouldering Open Again
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...
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California State Parks Suffer Drastic Cutbacks
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...
View ArticlePreserving the Sierras – Northern Sierra Partnership
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...
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