This week some of our staff were able to visit the Woolman property and see what’s left of our office building. While much of Woolman campus was spared heavy damage, the area around our building was completely burned. Beneath the twisted metal of what was our roof, we were able […]
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Things have changed a lot at SSI over the past several weeks, just as they have everywhere else. All in person events have been cancelled, and our staff work remotely. While we are still doing essential field work for vegetation management and water quality monitoring, it’s not the same without […]
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SSI recently welcomed a new finance and operations manager, Carrie Ammerman, to our team! Here’s a little bit about Carrie in her own words: “I came to SSI through unexpected life changes and serendipity. A long-time admirer of SSI’s work, I’m lucky enough to be stepping into the place of […]
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We know that many of you may already be familiar with the concept of citizen science. However, as we move into a new year, here at Sierra Streams we wanted to take a moment to appreciate the benefits of citizen science and reiterate why it is so central to our […]
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Last Saturday was the final day of the fire workshop “Managing our Fire-shed”, hosted by Sierra Streams Institute in partnership with University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources (UCANR). The workshop was funded by an EPA Environmental Education grant for community fire education. Participants in the course gained valuable background […]
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After a year of working as the Water Quality Lab Manager, Grayson Carlile has decided to transition to farming full time at Starbright Acres Family Farm in Grass Valley. We will miss Grayson at Sierra Streams, but are glad he is pursuing his love of farming in the area! From […]
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Each spring and fall, Sierra Streams in partnership with Sierra College puts on the Science Speaker Series the second Tuesday of each month. The talks focus science happening in the Sierra Foothills and Sierra Nevada range. Drought, Tree Mortality, and Wildfire in Sierra Nevada forests: Using Lessons from the Past […]
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Meet Hailey Wilson! Hailey Wilson is an enthusiastic ten-year old with a deep passion for laughter and learning. I thought it was so important to highlight Hailey in this series because she’s downright inspiring. She’s full of silliness, energy and a love of the natural world that is contagious. We […]
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Meet Annika Alexander-Ozinskas, Co-Director of Education Annika is a warm source of light in our office and we feel so lucky that she has landed with us. She is a dedicated hard worker after all of the sweet things in life. She’s an igniter of laughter, a brain of brilliant […]
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We’re so excited to be participating in this event again this year! Make sure you get your tickets for the run or just join us at the festival for a beautiful day on the Woolman campus.
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Meet Mary Grim! I grew up in West Virginia with a dad that took me fishing a lot. As a kid, I was fascinated with fish and loved playing in streams, looking under rocks and catching crayfish. I went to school at West Virginia University where I studied biology and […]
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Cameron Wallenbrock, River Scientist and Education AmeriCorps member Cameron is the kind of person that seems effortlessly cool and also wildly goofy all at the same time. He’s either dirty in his Carhartt overalls after a long field day, running around teaching students all about science, or mapping with GIS […]
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Anna Shampain, River Scientist AmeriCorps Member Anna seems her happiest when she’s out in the field. When she comes back from surveying, collecting water quality data or some other fun field activity, she is always glowing. She is full of passion for the natural world and we love having her […]
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AmeriCorps Week 2019 (March 10-16, 2019) is a celebration of all things AmeriCorps – from the programs and organizations that make this national service initiative possible in thousands of locations, to the members who have pledged to “Get Things Done” since the program’s inception in 1994. During this year’s AmeriCorps […]
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Each summer, Sierra Streams hosts about four interns for the summer field season. Interns can expect to monitor wildlife, monitor water quality, collect benthic macro invertebrates (BMI), collect algae samples, process samples and more! Days are spent crawling in the most beautiful streams in Nevada County collecting data that informs […]
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Our AmeriCorps River Scientist, Anna Shampain, is one of the luckiest staff members here at Sierra Streams because her work takes her out in the field quite often. Thankfully, she comes back to the office to share photos and tales so we can all […]
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Want to learn more about your local watersheds? Which one do you live in? Where does your water come from? Where does it go? Who do you share it with? How can you contribute to your watershed’s health?
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A summer internship with Sierra Streams meant more to Jenny Hakala then just gaining experience in the field; it was an opportunity to explore the hidden corners of her home, Nevada County, and all of the beauty. After graduating from Nevada Union in 2013, Jenny started general education courses at […]
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