SIERRA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
Community based Natural Resource Management: The Sierra Institute's Community-based Natural Resource Management program includes on-the-ground resource management, applied research, and capacity-building work to promote resilient forest ecosystems that benefit rural communities. Current projects include: facilitation of several forest collaboratives; coordination of a statewide, peer-learning network of forest collaboratives; and, partnering to complete planning and implementation of forest and meadow restoration projects with multiple National Forests and Lassen Volcanic National Park.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$840.4KProgram 2 [2020]
Wood Utilization : This program provides organization and capacity building to advance utilization of woodybiomass across California. SI purchased and are cleaning up the old Louisiana Pacific property in Crescent Mill's to develop a Wood Utilization campus for biomass product business and development to reduce fire hazards in local Forests. In collaboration with Plumas County we constructed a Cross Laminated Timber building that housed the biomass boiler that heats the Plumas county annex with wood chips from the local forest, stored on our Crescent Mills property with support from the California Energy Commission, Environmental Protection Agency and Sierra Nevada Conservancy.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$363.3KProgram 3 [2020]
Rural Community Development: Sierra Institutes Rural Community Development program is focused on maintaining and building vibrant forest communities in California and beyond. The program focuses on: monitoring socioeconomic health and capacity of forest communities; working directly with communities to advance socioeconomic health and business creation associated with utilization of material that flows from forest and watershed restoration; and working with disadvantaged and underserved communities to build their capacity to participate in decisions affecting them and build sustainable natural resource-based economies.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$313K
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