• Center of Forestry outdoor educational tours

• Lake Almanor Watershed Project and the Almanor Basin Watershed Advisory Committee (ABWAC)

• School-Based Telehealth Project in Plumas County Schools

• New job opportunity!

• 2009 Center of Forestry tour dates are now posted! Click to see this year's offerings.

• On April 21, the Plumas County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Lake Almanor Watershed Management Plan. Click for details and to download the plan.

• The Sierra Institute is profoundly saddened to announce the passing of board member Gini Natali.  Please click to learn more about one of our founding board members.

• Launch of School-Based Telehealth Project in Plumas County - Beginning in March, The Sierra Institute, with a diverse array of partners, will launch a school-based telemedicine project designed to improve student learning and increase access to the local health system by connecting children, families, and schools with local healthcare providers.

Rural people interact with their environment and their communities in very personal ways, whether it’s working the land, restoring waterways, managing forests, volunteering in local schools, or helping neighbors out during a fire.

The Sierra Institute for Community and Environment works with rural communities to advance rural community wellbeing and sustainable ecosystems.

Founded in 1993, the Sierra Institute is a non-governmental, non-profit research and education organization based in the northern Sierra Nevada town of Taylorsville, California.