El Dorado County Local News: Sustainability

Research shows that one acre of healthy Sierra Nevada wetlands can capture as much carbon from the air as one acre of a tropical rainforest.

Over the last century, there have been different opinions about forest management practices. Whether to help mitigate fire risk, create construction materials, or leave trees alone to preserve habitat, it’s a complex issue with a lot of perspectives involved.

WinterWonderGrass, known for its stringed music genres, local brews and spirits, enjoyed in scenic winter wonderlands, diverts over 70% of its materials away from landfills.

While out enjoying one of Lake Tahoe's beaches, you might have noticed large mats of decomposing algae. The lake's famed blue waters are facing another threat.