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Recap: Annual Sierra Day at the Capitol Turns Dialog Into Action

On April 28, Sierra Business Council and the Sierra Nevada Alliance convened a contingent of more than 30 regional leaders, local elected officials, state policymakers, and in Sacramento for Sierra Day at the Capitol, an annual advocacy event that brings Sierra voices and perspectives to California’s lawmakers. 

May Advocacy Update

Sierra Business Council's Government Affairs team in front of the California State Capitol.

Our Government Affairs team has been closely monitoring how developments in Sacramento will impact the Sierra Nevada. We’ve also been representing SBC and the Sierra region at various events in Sacramento and beyond this spring. Read on to learn more.

Gov Affairs Update – Feb

Steve Frisch, Stacy Corless, and Assemblymember Jim Patterson

SBC’s Government & Community Affairs Director Stacy Corless provides an update on what the team has been focused on and participating in over the last several months.

SBC’s Reception to Follow WIP Summit

Capitol Building MG 1600 Sans watermark

Sierra Business Council’s friends, partners, and greater network are invited to join us in celebrating the Sierra in Sacramento on Wednesday, March 1, 4:30-7 pm. 

Fall Events Recap

SBC's Government Affairs staff at the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force Meeting in Grass Valley, October 2022

With the return of in person gatherings, the SBC team has had a busy fall attending conferences and meetings across the state.

Good Jobs Challenge

Shasta Lake Hotshots looking at a map and making a plan

Sierra Business Council Named Among 8 Grant Partners on $21.5 Million Good Jobs Challenge Award to Advance Forestry Careers

#FundFireResilience_Aug2022

Image of wildfire burn scar with text that reads, "California is Burning. We know what we need to do. To address this crisis, we need to treat one million acres per year in the state of California."

California can’t stop now. The future of our forests, our water and our well-being is at stake. We need sustained, annual funding for wildfire and forest resilience–at least $1 billion per year is what it will take to save our forests and meet the state’s goal to treat one million acres per year.

June 2022 Budget Update

Sun setting over Sierra Nevada foothills

…Of particular interest to SBC and our region is, of course, funding for wildfire and climate resilience programs.

Introducing our Newest Team Member

Erica Backhus dropping a small cliff at Palisades Tahoe

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.