Fri, Nov 10, 2006 The California Report Magazine 2006-11-10 Preserving a Rural Sierra Nevada (Part 1 of 3) Listen to segment (RealMedia stream) 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. Reporters: Catherine Stifter Jesikah Maria Ross More Info: Saving the Sierra « back to week of November 10, 2006 Email this page to a friend *Your name:  *Your email address:  *Friend's email address:  Additional Message:  (optional)  * Indicates required field. Names and email addresses are not collected by KQED.org. For more information, please see our privacy policy.

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