Natural History Wanderings

The East Bay Times reports

The Northern Sierra Partnership, a coalition of land trusts based in Palo Alto and funded in large part with donations from Silicon Valley technology leaders, purchased the 2,914 acres located about two miles north of Truckee. The purchase is part of a multi-year effort to protect 100,000 acres or more between Lake Tahoe and Mount Lassen for wildlife, public recreation and water conservation.

Read full article at  Lake Tahoe: $14 million deal to preserve wild lands, forests, remote lake near Truckee – East Bay Times