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Unveiling a Hidden Solution: How the Sierra Nevada’s Forests Can Help Solve Climate Change, Rural Economic Decline, and the National Housing Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ashley Beck, Director of Communications September 12, 2024 Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation ashley@ttcf.net (Sierra Nevada, CA) – In the heart of California’s Sierra Nevada...
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