Preserving a Rural Sierra Nevada (Part 1 of 3)

Locals in some remote areas of the Sierra Nevada have worked the land for generations and are proud of their rural heritage. But loggers and ranchers worry about the future of livelihoods dependent on forests and rangelands. Suburban sprawl is already gobbling up the Sierra foothills. And as development races up the mountainside, it threatens not only the landscape and its resources, but also rural residents and their ways of life. Reporter: Catherine Stifter Reporter: Jesikah Maria Ross

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