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The Northern Sierra Partnership is implementing a visionary and comprehensive plan that integrates land protection, restoration, policy development, and community enhancement projects in the region.

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The region extends from south of Lake Tahoe to the border of Lassen Volcanic National Park.

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Waddle Ranch pdf View Map
In the heart of Martis Valley, the largest mountain meadow between Mono Lake and Sierra Valley, this ranch was once slated for almost 1,200 homes. Project goals are to ensure permanent protection, restore habitats, and create trails, contributing to a ten-mile open space corridor for wildlife movement and public recreation.
perazzo Perazzo Meadows pdf View Fact Sheet
The Little Truckee River meanders through a diverse mosaic of meadows and wetlands that make up the Perazzo Meadows complex, supporting native fish, migrating deer herds, and other rare species. Project goals are to secure the property, restore habitat, and construct a new trailhead to provide public river access.
independence Independence Lake pdf View Fact Sheet
This rare jewel resembles Donner Lake as it must have been a century ago. The azure waters are home to one of the world's two remaining wild populations of Lahontan cutthroat trout and six other native fishes. Project goals are to restore native fish, reduce wildfire risk, protect habitat, and provide compatible human use.
sierra_valley Sierra Valley pdf View Map pdf View Fact Sheet
Sierra Valley is the largest mountain valley in California, with wetlands that support the highest breeding bird diversity in the Sierra. Project goals are to work with local communities to conserve a network of lands in Sierra Valley that sustains wetland habitat, quality water supply, and the area's rural ranching heritage.
heart_k_ranch Heart K Ranch pdf View Map pdf View Fact Sheet
In the heart of Genesee Valley, this ranch's diverse upland, riparian and meadow habitats are home to rare wildlife and plant species, as well as a sacred Maidu Indian site. Project goals are to manage and restore the ranch to provide quality water supply, wildlife habitat, public access, and educational opportunities.
checkerboard Checkerboard Initiative pdf View Fact Sheet
The "checkerboard" ownership pattern in the region presents significant land management challenges. As scattered parcels are sold for homes, new roads destroy wildlife habitat, interrupt migration corridors, and degrade rivers and streams. Project goals are to consolidate and secure vast swaths of forestland, helping to ensure healthy, fire resilient forests.
carbon Carbon Cooperative pdf View Fact Sheet
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to the Sierra Nevada. Yet, northern Sierra forests store significant amounts of carbon and California is pioneering new carbon markets. Project goals are to bring together landowners to engage in carbon markets in a way that promotes healthy forests and economic prosperity in the region.
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California faces a water crisis of historic proportions. Increased development and catastrophic wildfires in the Sierra Nevada negatively impact the upper watersheds that provide most of the state's water. Project goals are to mobilize business and political leaders to prioritize upper watershed conservation in the northern Sierra.
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