Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Description
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy is a California state agency that works to restore and protect the natural resources and communities of California’s Sierra-Cascade region.
It serves a 27-million-acre service area covering the Sierra Nevada range, the Mono Basin, Owens Valley, the Modoc Plateau, and parts of the southern Cascade Range and Klamath Mountains. It awards grants to government entities, nonprofit organizations and tribal organizations for economic, recreation and resource preservation projects, and it offers educational symposiums. It also works to protect the region from wildfire and a changing climate.
The conservancy was established by Assembly Bill 2600, the Laird-Leslie Sierra Nevada Conservancy Act, signed into law in 2004 and effective in 2005. It is one of ten state conservancies within the California Natural Resources Agency, governed by a board of voting and non-voting members.
Latest news
Building Momentum the Focus for Nature-Based Solutions Forests and Mountain Meadows Summit
24 Sep 2026
The SNC Board awards nearly $1.5 million in new Proposition 68 recreation grants
3 Sep 2026
Sierra Nevada Conservancy to host quarterly Board meeting in Mono County
19 Aug 2026
The DWR, SNC, and Blue Forest host Upper Feather River watershed tour for state contractors
5 Aug 2026
A new climate-resilient, carbon stable forest emerging in Camp Fire burn zone
28 Jul 2026
State, regional partners work to keep invasive golden mussels out of Sierra-Cascade region
12 Jun 2026
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