AmeriCorps is a national program that places thousands of young adults each year into intensive service positions where they learn valuable work skills, earn money for education, and develop an apprec...Read More

  TONIGHT! Tuesday, March 14, 2017 6:00-7:30 PM Featuring SSI’s Katy Janes, Joanne Hild, and Dr. Peggy Reynold @ Sierra College Multipurpose Center N12,  250 Sierra College Drive, Grass Val...Read More

Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) Also known as: ring-tailed cat, miner’s cat, ring-tailed raccoon Identifying features: Long white and black striped fur tail, large eyes surrounded by white rings of fur...Read More

California has been experiencing one of its wettest water years in recent history. After four years of record breaking drought conditions, reservoirs throughout the state are nearing capacity or full ...Read More

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, held each year on the third Monday in January, is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service – a “day on, not a day off.” This year, fif...Read More

Showing up at five or six o’clock in the morning, every single month for at least one week, sometimes two, for sixteen years. That’s commitment. This month, Harlow Rothert “retired” from his longtime ...Read More

Greetings River Enthusiast! Please join us March 2nd from 6-8pm at the SSI office to review and learn the SSI stream monitoring protocols. We are encouraging all current, future or just interested mon...Read More

With the new year upon us, the Sierra Streams Education Program wanted to take the time to reflect on what an amazing year we had in 2016 with the students of Nevada County. We love to keep our member...Read More

Thanks to a grant from the Volgenau Foundation, Sierra Streams Institute’s scientific and cultural collaboration with the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe will continue in 2017. Last yearR...Read More

 Many people helped us in many ways in 2016. Our heartfelt thanks to these generous donors, whose financial and in-kind contributions made such a difference for our organization, our community and our...Read More