Restoring the forest: Experts discuss economic strategy to encourage businesses toward sustainable stewardship
Summit explores legislative solutions to unsustainable, extraction-based economies By Rebecca O'Neil | Staff Writer Environmental leaders this week discussed ways to shift the Sierra Foothills’ economy toward restoration — as opposed to extraction — during a summit hosted by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. Experts in forest restoration and community development discussed the details of drafting and passing legislation necessary to encourage private corporations toward sustainable stewardship. Elliot Vander Kolk, a regional forester at the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, said Monday’s summit...
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