Sierra Nevada Alliance Conservation Conference

get tickets! Sierra Nevada Alliance Conservation Conference: Connecting to Nature, Deepening our Relationship with the Sierra 2026 Sierra Nevada Alliance Conservation Conference is Thursday, November 5, at the Miners Foundry from 9am-6pm. A day of presentations, conversations, art, research, and shared learning for conservation organizations, Tribal partners, agencies, and community members from across the Sierra. Host: Sierra Nevada Alliance Website: sierranevadaalliance.org/sierra-nevada-alliance-conference/ Who it is for The conference brings together conservation organizations, Tribal partners, agencies, and community members from across the Sierra Nevada. Ticket prices Conservation organization: $100 Member Group discount (25% off): $75 Optional field tour (Friday, November 6): $25 per person Related events: An optional field tour is planned for Friday, November 6, 2026, near Nevada City; details are being finalized. Current information is posted on the conference webpage. About the Conference The 2026 Sierra Nevada Conservation Conference invites participants to explore how a deeper relationship with the Sierra can strengthen conservation, stewardship, and community action. Inspired by keynote speaker Kat Anderson’s work honoring Indigenous knowledge and the reciprocal relationships between people and the natural world, the conference will examine the many ways we come to know, care for, and belong to this region. Through presentations, conversations, art, research, and shared learning, attendees will consider how cultural knowledge, community engagement, equitable access, environmental education, advocacy, and hands-on stewardship can help us move beyond simply protecting nature toward living in a more attentive and reciprocal relationship with it. Intended outcome By the end of the day, participants will leave with stronger regional connections, practical ideas they can apply in their communities and organizations, and a renewed…