NEVADA CITY, 21 November 2012 – The Sierra Fund is excited to announce new and continuing funding for our mining initiative activities in 2013: Bella Vista Foundation will again support our cutting-edge pilot project to assess mine contamination in the Humbug Creek Watershed; while the Firedoll Foundation has become our newest partner in the effort […]

PLACERVILLE, 4 March 2011 – Yesterday the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Governing Board authorized a $197,592 grant to The Sierra Fund for a collaborative project with California State Parks to complete a Watershed Assessment and Management Plan for Humbug Creek, a tributary to the South Yuba River in Nevada County. This grant will fund the […]

The Sierra Fund is thrilled to announce that the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment is the newest supporter of our multi-year project to assess historical mining impacts in the Humbug Creek Watershed. The Rose Foundation grant of $30,000 will partially fund our activities over the next year to work with State Parks, South […]