California: New Northern Sierra partnership announced

5 conservation groups have joined in an effort to protect more than
100,000 acres in California’s northern Sierra Nevada. The groups will
work to attract $75-$100 million in private conservation funding to
leverage $225-$300 million in federal, state and local funds.

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Other goals are to build regional support for land and water
conservation, address the impacts of climate change, encourage
sustainable economies in the northern Sierra, and serve as a model for
nonprofit collaboration in other regions. Northern Sierra’s rapid
growth threatens open space and drinking water. Nearly half of the
land in the northern Sierra is privately owned, and threatened by the
rapid pace of change in California.

Population growth is driving an influx of new home, golf course, and ski resort development to the region, jeopardizing the source of clean drinking water for much of California and imperiling precious habitat. By developing a
comprehensive plan that integrates land protection, restoration,
policy development and community enhancement projects, TPL and its
partners are working to ensure that the Sierra’s remarkable natural,
cultural, and recreational resources-and California’s drinking
water-will be protected for future generations.

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