SIERRA STREAMS INSTITUTE
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
RESEARCH & MONITORING: WE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH OUR TEAMS OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS TO MONITOR WATER QUALITY AND BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF TWO SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILL WATERSHEDS THAT WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING FOR TWO DECADES. THIS DATA WAS USED TO IDENTIFY BACTERIAL OUTBREAKS THAT LED TO SIGNAGE BEING PLACED AT A POPULAR SWIMMING HOLE, AND TO IDENTIFYING LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF PAST WILDFIRES ON WATERSHED HEALTH. WE DEVELOPED A MODEL, USING OUR 20 YEARS OF DATA, THAT PREDICTS CLIMATE CHANGE SUSCEPTIBILITY AND RESILIENCE THROUGHOUT THE WATERSHED, ALLOWING TARGETING OF SITES FOR MITIGATION OR REMEDIATION. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THREE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ON EXAMINING THE HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS AND EXPOSURE PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH HISTORIC MINING IN OUR REGION, AS WELL AS CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM EFFICACY WHEN DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO TEACH OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT FOREST HEALTH.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$166.7KProgram 2 [2020]
RESTORATION: OUR RESTORATION PROGRAM CONTINUED ON-GOING PERMITTING AND PLANNING WORK FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT PROJECTS ON FEDERAL AND PRIVATE LANDS, AS WELL AS RIPARIAN AND WETLAND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION PROJECTS ON PARTNER ORGANIZATION LANDS. WE WORKED WITH FEDERAL PARTNERS TO PLAN FUEL MANAGEMENT WORK ON FORESTED LANDSCAPES WITHIN THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE (WUI) TO BOTH REDUCE THE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC FIRE AND INCREASE RESILIENCE TO LOW-SEVERITY FIRE AND OTHER STRESSORS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASING ARIDITY. WE ALSO COMPLETED THE THIRD YEAR OF RIPARIAN INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AND NATIVE PLANT PROPAGATION IN AREAS THAT DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO ENDANGERED SPECIES HABITAT INTEGRITY, IN PARTICULAR CHINOOK SALMON. WE ALSO CONTINUED AND LAUNCHED PROJECTS FOCUSED ON REMEDIATION OF ABANDONED MINING SITES AND HEAVY METAL-CONTAMINATED TRIBAL LANDS, RESPECTIVELY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$125.7KProgram 3 [2020]
EDUCATION: WE CONTINUED OUR WORK ON THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-FUNDED OUR FORESTS PROJECT, WORKING WITH LOCAL SCHOOL GROUPS TO ESTABLISH FOREST HEALTH CURRICULUM THAT ALLOWS YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT FOREST HEALTH HANDS-ON, WHILE ALSO COLLECTING REAL DATA THAT IS FED DIRECTLY INTO MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR THE PROPERTIES THEY ARE LEARNING ABOUT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$112.2K
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