The Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) is a statewide program that was created to promote a sustainable and equitable recovery from the economic distress of COVID-19 by supporting new plans and strategies to diversify local economies and develop sustainable industries that create high-quality, broadly accessible jobs for all Californians.
California’s already lofty state budget surplus reached a new high of $97.5 billion, and the budget itself grew to a record $300 billion in spending as Governor Newsom released his administration’s revisions to its 2022-23 budget proposal on May 13. What impacts will these big numbers have on the Sierra Nevada? Will there be more funding and opportunity for state investment be coming our way?
Join our CivicSpark Fellow James Sedlak on a Sierra trail day! Roll-up your sleeves and give back to the community by volunteering for TDLT trail days to help rebuild and maintain public-use trails.
This transition, however, corresponded perfectly with the infamous 5-year California drought we experienced from 2012-2017. It seemed as though the instant I began to truly fall in love with skiing, winter stopped showing up.
Climate & Energy Services The impacts of climate change are becoming more and more visible in the Sierra Nevada with more frequent rain on snow
We are once again participating in this annual fundraising event… please help us reach our goal of $30,000!
Skilled workers are the linchpin to addressing the economic and climate crises in California’s forested, rural communities. Building the forestry and fire-safety sectors could contribute approximately $39 billion in forestry-products and fire-resiliency industries and add 177,000 jobs to the California workforce.
I’d challenge you to ride the TART on a lazy Sunday or book the TBA Backcountry Shuttle for your next outing; the benefits certainly outweigh the cons! If we are going to be sitting in traffic from the ski resorts, might as well be a passenger on a spacious, emissions-saving, no-cost vehicle!
This conversation explored catalysts that drive climate adaptation successes in rural California, including legislative incentives, the economic and cost-saving benefits of proactive climate action, and the urgency of unprecedented climate crises such as wildfires.
Sierra Business Council’s Sierra Nevada Energy Watch (SNEW) program is hosting four regional Climate and Energy Outlooks, to share climate projections and related energy impacts for each county in its service territory.
