After four months as a Field Technician with us, Becca has officially entered her new role as our Citizen Science and Outreach Coordinator! In her new role, she will be working hard to develop our Env...Read More

In the spring, Lang and Indra Waters can be found crawling around creeks looking for Sierra Newts during their mating season. This father-son duo has made a family tradition of exploring their surroun...Read More

The first annual Know Your Watershed Week, April 28 -May 6, 2018, will celebrate the Yuba, Bear and American River watersheds with many activities including school programs, hikes, restoration activit...Read More

Tuesday, April 17th, Science Speakers Series  Ryan Bart, Postdoctoral Researcher at UC Merced, “Water Supply and the Sierra Nevada: Why Vegetation Matters!” 6:00–6:30 pm Refreshments...Read More

Samantha Vigil is always on the go! She loves to try new things and is always looking for activities to try. This is certainly clear when you look at her accomplishments. As she pursues her bachelor’s...Read More

Over the past few months, Sierra Streams Institute has been working with a team of volunteers on a fuels reduction project at Nevada City’s Hirschman’s Pond. If you were recently walking on the trails...Read More

Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT) honored Joanne Hild, Sierra Streams Institute’s Executive Director, with the William “Bill”  Nickerl Award for Conservation Leadership Award. The award presentation will ta...Read More

Cathy Donnellan is always doing something and never stands still! ‘Sometimes on the crazy side’ is a phrase her family and friends use to describe her because she is constantly pursuing ne...Read More

Allie and Emily served their first day as AmeriCorps members at Sierra Streams Institute on September 23rd! They are excited to get to know our amazing network of supporters and volunteers so, they fi...Read More

PLEASE NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect the change from a raffle to an opportunity drawing. During the first weekend in October, when 44 studios open their doors across Nevada County for th...Read More