Reclaiming the Sierra: Community Summit on Mining Impacts

The Sierra Fund is excited to present the first-ever public conference on how to address the ongoing human health, environmental and cultural impacts of over a century of mining in the Sierra Nevada.

To be held November 8 & 9, 2010 at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City, CA, the Community Summit will focus on the positive actions that Sierra residents, businesses, leaders, government agencies, and tribes can take to protect their health, and clean up their communities and the environment.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - this is a free public conference, but pre-registration is required.

The Community Summit program is now available - click here! The conference agenda will include:

• tours of exemplary historic mine sites and remediation projects
• keynote speakers
• workshop panel discussions
• a services expo: business, nonprofit and government
• graduate student project posters/competition
• cultural and musical highlights
• networking reception and luncheon

Click the following links for more information about:

• Conference agenda inculding workshops (tentative)
• Confirmed speakers - including keynotes Jane Hightower, M.D. and Gray Brechin, Ph.D.
• Poster competition - deadline for submission of posters is Oct. 15!
• [Services Expo](http://www.sierrafund.org/campaigns/mining/miningsummit/servicesexpo - booths showcasing technology, businesses, programs and projects
• Sierra Environmental Services Directory - fill out an entry for free listing in a new directory of scientific, legal, financial, and other experts working to reclaim our Sierra
• Sponsoring Reclaiming the Sierra
• Volunteer! - Help is needed now, and also at the conference
• Carpool - Click here for instructions on using our free, private online carpool registration for this event