Sierra Institute for Community and Environment

Originally operating in the back of a winery in Westwood, California, The Sierra Institute, formerly known as Forest Community Research, relocated to Taylorsville, California in 1996. The Sierra Institute works with rural people, from newly arrived immigrants to long-time county residents, along with organizations and government agencies to design and facilitate processes that help us understand and build collaboration for sustainable community development and stewardship of our natural resources. We have a diverse project set which includes leading educational natural resources tours, collaborating with the local high school to expose students to natural resources, and convening health partners in the county to increase services. We work hard to bridge what we learn through these local projects to what is happening in state and national policy-making.
Research, education, and community collaboration are the tools of our trade. Our work ranges from researching the outcomes of a national law on rural communities, to leading tours on the land to showcase rural people’s involvement in taking care of forests, meadows and waterways, to facilitating assessments and bilingual dialogues about health care, to bringing updated telemedicine equipment to rural communities, to testifying in the halls of Congress.
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What's happening in and around Sierra Institute

STATE OF THE LAKE ALMANOR WATERSHED
Thursday, June 7th - 6:00 p.m.
Hosted by the Almanor Basin Watershed Advisory Committee (ABWAC)
ABWAC will be seeking YOUR INPUT, questions and concerns!
Join in the discussion and help us plan the future of Lake Almanor!
Chester Recreation Hall 450 Meadowbrook Loop, Chester
For a copy of the agenda, click here. (pdf)
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His interest in helping to improve the quality of life in rural communities inspired him to pursue further education in order to prepare him academically towards this goal. He maintains a commitment to affecting positive change. Read more...
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Travel with us through the Ishi Wilderness to the Ishi Marker and beyond.Join Beverly Ogle as she shares the story of Ishi, last of the Yahi-Yani tribe. Read more... |
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Last Friday, April 20th, I had the good fortune to spend the whole day out planting trees with a group of students from Greenville Jr./Sr. High School. Read More... |

The next tour is the Ishi Wilderness with Beverly Ogle...this tour is almost sold out, so call today. Read More... |
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