Sierra Nevada Ally

Those looking to discover adventure, get out of their cars, and do something about climate change could learn a thing or two from San Francisco’s Dasha Yurkevich and Zora Kramer. The two 20-year-old college students rode their bikes through five states along the Continental Divide this summer. In about 40...

We hear a lot today about the U.S. moving toward a “gig economy.” The word “gig” refers to any job that lasts a specified amount of time, but the current use of the word started during the 1920s. Musicians, primarily jazz musicians, embraced slang, and the word “gig” was...

Opinion A series of University of Wyoming economic analyses (funded by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association) to determine the economic impacts of eliminating federal grazing found that public land ranching isn’t just insignificant in local western economies, but its economic contribution is entirely inconsequential. The small economic contribution of public-lands...

The influential travel magazine Fodor's recently asked travelers to not travel to some locations this year because of overtourism and the impact on the local environment of too many visitors. One of the ten areas on the “No List” is Lake Tahoe. “Lake Tahoe has a people problem. Amid...

Dear friends -  This holiday season the Sierra Nevada Ally thanks you for your continued support of our public service-driven journalism. Our work strengthens and informs our communities. The Sierra Nevada Ally exists to elevate authentic news reporting and chronicle stories mostly overlooked by the larger, mostly traditional news entities. Our...

If you think Lee Vining to Tuolumne Meadows makes for a slow and windy drive, try it in winter on cross-country skis sometime. The 17-mile trek over Yosemite's Tioga Pass climbs more than 5,000 feet, taking my brother and me ten hours on a cold December day. Completely spent,...

  In late October, the Department of the Interior announced that its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will conduct an offshore wind energy lease sale on Dec. 6th, 2022, that will be the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on America’s West Coast. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s...

Opinion A funny thing happened at a presentation the other day. A retired professor started off talking about how to repair damaged riparian (streamside) areas on public land around Nevada. The presentation was instructive, and supported by scientific data, photos, and the like. Then, the topic shifted to wild horses and...