2004

Committee Hearing Scheduled on Assembly Bill 84; Budget billsSACRAMENTO - Dozens of citizen lobbyists from throughout the Sierra Nevada descended on the Capitol on Tuesday urging legislators to support funding for the Sierra Nevada…

LONG-SOUGHT SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY A “BIPARTISAN SUCCESS STORY” Sacramento, CA - The Sierra Fund, the organization that spearheaded this year’s successful campaign to pass historic legislation creating a Sierra Nevada Conservancy, presented awards on…

Please join The Sierra Fund this Thursday in celebrating the Sierra and the historic creation of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy.Join us in honoring Governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerAssemblymember John Laird Assemblymember Tim LeslieMono Lake Committee Sierra…

Join The Sierra Fund on November 18th for a fun-filled gathering to honor the many groups and individuals that participated in the historic creation of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. This event is a huge…

Colfax - Standing on the banks of the Bear River and amid the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada Foothills, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed historic legislation creating the Sierra Sierra Nevada Conservancy. "The 25…

September 4, 2004When he took office, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the creation of a Sierra Nevada conservancy was one of his priorities. Now all he has to do is sign a bill to make…

Wednesday, September 08, 2004By Sean RabéA landmark piece of bipartisan legislation that may have huge ramifications on the Sierra Nevada has made its way to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk.The bill, which would create the…

August 26, 2004The California Assembly's approval Wednesday of the Sierra Conservancy bill could mean healthier rivers and forests around Truckee within two years and the first united conservation plan for the Sierra Nevada, advocates…

California Resources Secretary Supports Sierra Nevada Conservancy Bill AB 2600Bill creates the largest state conservancy in California, totaling 25 million acres from the Oregon Border to Kern County; the proposed legislation emphasizes collaboration, coordination…

By Stuart Leavenworth -- Bee Staff WriterPublished 2:15 am PDT Thursday, August 26, 2004After four years of on-and-off negotiations, state lawmakers have sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a bill to create a state conservancy for…

Sacramento – The California State Assembly today voted 59-14 to approve AB 2600, bipartisan legislation by Assemblymen Tim Leslie (R-Tahoe City) and John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) to establish a Sierra Nevada Conservancy. The bill,…

The Assembly is expected to vote on AB 2600 establishing a Sierra Nevada Conservancy today, Wednesday, August 25, 2004. Please check back often. We will post the results immediately at this location . After…

At noontime today, the California State Senate passed Assembly Bill 2600, the "Laird-Leslie Sierra Nevada Conservancy Act of 2004." The bill, authored by Assemblymembers Tim Leslie (R-Tahoe City) and John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) received…

Read the latest amendments to Assembly Bill 2600 establishing a Sierra Nevada Conservancy. Click here.

The two members of the State Assembly authoring different versions of legislation creating a Sierra Nevada Conservancy announced an historic accord yesterday, announcing a single Conservancy bill entitled the "Laird-Leslie Sierra Nevada Conservancy Act…

Nearly 100 representatives of business, environmental and community organizations will travel to Sacramento to urge legislators from around the state to support AB2600, the bi-partisan effort to create a Sierra Nevada Conservancy. The second…

Appropriations Committee Fiscal SummaryAB2600Hearing Date: 8/4/04 Amended: 5/20/04 Consultant: Miriam Barcellona Ingenito Policy Vote: NR&W 6-3 BILL SUMMARY: AB 2600 would establish the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) within the Resources Agency.STAFF COMMENTS: This bill…

The UnionAugust 5, 2004Sierra Conservancy deal up for debateLawmakers discuss compromise plan next weekA compromise is being drafted for the proposed Sierra Conservancy, and legislators plan to tackle the issue next week.The deal for…

[Note from The Sierra Fund: This news story appears to have many factual errors] Budget spends $14 million for river parkways, open space DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO - California is set to spend…

The California Assembly and Senate approved a measure that directs the California Resources Agency to create a Sierra Nevada - Cascade Conservation Grant Program and included $9.15 million to the region for grants to…

Plan creates a huge agency with power over 20 counties as far south as Tulare County. By Eric Stern Bee Capitol Bureau (Updated Tuesday, July 6, 2004, 9:34 AM) SACRAMENTO -- Along a stretch…

Senate panel approves bill creating Sierra Nevada Conservancy STEVE LAWRENCE, Associated Press Writer Tuesday, June 29, 2004 (06-29) 14:54 PDT SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Legislation that would create a Sierra Nevada Conservancy to buy and…

In a surprising and heartwarming turn of events, Assemblymembers John Laird and Tim Leslie today jointly asked the members of the Senate Natural Resources Committee to pass a single bill creating a Sierra Nevada…

San Francisco -- More than 130 luminaries, donors and supporters of The Sierra Fund packed Bill and Alice Russell-Shapiro's Absinthe in support of a proposed Sierra Nevada Conservancy. True to the name of the…

"From the Sierra to the Sea" in San Francisco on June 17, 2004 at Absinthe Brasserie and Bar from 5:30 to 7:30. Purchase tickets on-line now by clicking here.

June 11, 2004The California Farm Bureau Federation is against it, but Gov. Schwarzenegger, business owners and Assemblyman Tim Leslie support it.Two bills have been introduced, one by Leslie, R-Tahoe City, that would create a…

When Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigned for governor last fall, he called the Sierra Nevada "one of the state's crown jewels" and said that if he was elected he would support establishment of a Sierra Nevada…

Two historic bills that would create a coordinated effort within the California State Resources Agency dedicated to protecting and restoring the watersheds of the Sierra Nevada passed the floor of the State Assembly late…

Assembly Bill 2600 (Laird) to create a Sierra Nevada Conservancy is scheduled to be heard on the Assembly Floor on Wednesday, May 26.Please check back periodically through the day for an up-to-date report.

In anticipation of a vote on the floor of the State Assembly in the coming 7 days, The Sierra Fund is asking that business, organizational and individual supporters of the effort to protect the…

Two Assembly bills seeking to establish an historic Sierra Nevada Conservancy moved forward late Wednesday as both passed the crucial Assembly Appropriations Committee by wide margins.Assembly Bill 2600 (Laird) -- sponsored by The Sierra…

The raging conflict surrounding a massive development project in Truckee's Martis Valley was the subject of a blistering Channel 5 Eyewitness News Special on Wednesday evening. Environmental Reporter Tony Russomano's coverage of the debate…

Los Angeles Sunday TimesMay 16, 2004Page 1 CaliforniaIn the Heights of Sierra, It's Hard to Give an InchThe Sierra Nevada's rural communities share more than 400 miles of the granite mountain range and an…

Join San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Nevada City Mayor Conley Weaver, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Nevada County Supervisor Peter Van Zant, Nevada City Councillor Kerry Arnett and…

Key labor unions representing nearly half a million California workers announced their endorsement of legislation that would create a Sierra Nevada Conservancy, arguing that the effort would create new jobs protecting the water supply…

Efforts to protect and restore the Sierra Nevada took a giant step forward on Monday as two bills proposing to create a Sierra Nevada Conservancy passed out of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. Assembly…

Dozens of supporters of the Sierra Nevada will convene for an all day "Lobby Day" session in Sacramento on Monday, April 19. The Lobby Day coincides with the expected first hearing of Assembly Bill…

On Thursday, March 25 the California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers formally endorsed Assembly Bill 2600, which would create a new state Conservancy to direct resources to the Sierra Nevada."This is truly an historic step…

SUBDIVISION PROPOSED FOR BASE OF TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN CONTINENTAL U.S. Independence, CA; May 11, 2005— Local activists are appealing a decision by the Inyo County Planning Commission to approve the proposed “Whitney Portal Preserve”…

The Sierra Fund continues to accept submissions for Portfolio projects that protect the Sierra Nevada. To submit a project for consideration, click here.

The Sierra Fund is proud to announce that in the last six months its Board of Directors has approved grants and/or loans totaling nearly $300,000 to seven organizations working to protect the land, air,…

If there were a way to save a particular river, or meadow, in the Sierra Nevada -- and it cost you no money and could give you tax advantages, would you be interested? Click…

The City of Nevada City last night added its name to a growing chorus of endorsements in support of Assembly Bill 2600 -- the historic effort to establish a Sierra Nevada Conservancy along the…

The Sierra Fund has partnered with the Mono Lake Committee and the Sierra Nevada Alliance in sponsoring legislation to create a Sierra Nevada Conservancy.If successful, Assembly Bill 2600 (Laird) will create a new state…

California's leading conservation organizations announced that they are backing legislation to create a State Conservancy to organize resource investment in the 20 million acres of the Sierra Nevada region.The legislation -- Assembly Bill 2600,…

The campaign to pass legislation establishing a Sierra Nevada Conservancy received a boost today with the endorsement of five Land Trust organizations from within the Sierra region.The five land trusts -- Amador Land Trust,…

The Sierra Fund worked to secure an additional $5 million in funds available under Proposition 40's River Parkway Fund for critical key Sierra Nevada projects.The Sierra Fund worked closely with key land trust allies,…

Assemblymember John Laird -- Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on California Water Needs and Climate Change -- today introduced Assembly Bill 2600, proposing to establish a State Conservancy to protect and restore the…

Assemblymember Tim Leslie introduced today Assembly Bill 1788 to establish a Sierra Nevada Conservancy. "California's Sierra Nevada mountains -- an area I have represented for well over a decade -- stand among the world's…