OUR MISSION

Promoting healthy and sustainable forests and watersheds by investing in the well being of diverse rural communities and strengthening their participation in natural resource decision making and programs.

OUR PROGRAMS

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    Mass Timber Report

    NEW! Read the Full Mass Timber Report Here A study of barriers and potential solutions to grow the state’s sustainable wood products sector

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    Sierra Forest Entrepreneurs Program

    Local forest businesses are critical infrastructure for the forest restoration economy and are in need to retooling and reinvestment to ensure they can meet the urgent needs for forest management across the state. Without a robust network of businesses committed to harvesting and processing lower value timber from the forest, California’s forests will continue to […]

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    Sierra to California All-Lands Enhancement (SCALE)

    Collaborative groups working on landscape-scale forest restoration and community improvement across California

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    Community Build

    Sierra Institute will help communities manage local forests and create forest-related businesses throughout the Sierra.