Sierra Streams Institute (SSI) opens the doors to anyone and everyone. We strive to create a space where anybody can participate in our community science programs, to allow locals to actively do science within their watershed, and exchange knowledge and ideas with staff and other volunteers. Volunteers are core to […]
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In 2001, Julie Herrlinger moved into her 60-acre forest refuge along Deer Creek. Nearly as soon as she finished unpacking, the first call she made was to her local watershed organization, Friends of Deer Creek, looking for opportunities to volunteer. With easy access to the creek Julie wanted to know […]
Read More >“Death was everywhere, with life being the usual exception.” -Ulf Danielson, The World Itself. That is my favorite quote from any book and I feel it matters to point out because that is how I feel when I’m here. Life is so unusual and strange but so rare at the […]
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