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February 17, 2012, Sunset Magazine
Why it’s a winner: Independence Lake, a half-hour north of Tahoe in the High Sierra, was formerly owned by NV Energy and once used to produce hydropower. It has nothing on its shores except...
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January 17, 2012, Sierra Sun
For a group of regional conservationists, what began as a fight against a perceived irresponsible development has evolved into an opportunity to conserve one of the most iconic areas of the...
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December 28, 2011, Sierra Sun
Through 2011, the Land Trust and its acquisition partner, the Trust for Public Land, has been fundraising in earnest to raise $8 million to purchase Webber Lake and Lacey Meadows north of...
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December 26, 2011, The Union.com
Nonprofits combine into a partnership designed to preserve the Sierra's scenery
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December 7, 2011, YubaNet.com
The U.S.D.A. Forest Service honored the Northern Sierra Partnership (NSP) on Wednesday, November 30th, with the Region 5 Regional Forester's Honor Award at an awards ceremony in...
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October 14, 2011, Moonshine Ink
Royal Gorge cross-country ski resort on Donner Summit is currently in the hands of a court-appointed “receiver” and will be offered for sale by fall or early winter.
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August 26, 2011, Sierra Sun
In today's economy, a buck can still go a long way. Since the Truckee Donner Land Trust started the Buck for Open Space Program in 2004, $138,000 has been collected and deployed...
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August 15, 2011, Moonshine Ink
Royal Gorge’s long silence was broken in June by a bank bombshell — developers who once planned nearly 1,000 homes on 3,000 acres surrounding the continent’s largest cross-country ski area...
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August 9, 2011, The Sacramento Bee
Conservationist groups and Sierra Pacific Industries have reached a first-of-its-kind agreement that protects wet meadows and wildlife habitat in the headwaters of the Little Truckee River.
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August 7, 2011, Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Volcano Lake— The news is distressing: A cratering real estate market, tight-fisted banks unwilling to make loans and no appetite among elected officials to let go of a dime.
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