More than 10,000 acres of scenic meadows, forests and trout streams in the Sierra Nevada 10 miles west of Lake Tahoe have been preserved in a deal in which environmentalists hope to prove that thinning out overgrown forests can increase California’s water supply. The Northern Sierra Partnership, an environmental group based in Palo Alto and … Continue reading More than 10,000 acres in Sierra Nevada protected in deal that aims to boost water supply, reduce fires