The mountain range straddling California and Nevada has had mostly warm storms this winter. Finally, a cold one has piled up multiple feet of snow. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a San Francisco-based ...

Mountain lions have also been shown to significantly depress bighorn sheep populations beyond the Sierra Nevada, from New Mexico and Texas to southern Alberta province in Canada.

A powerful blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had mostly moved through the Sierra Nevada by early Monday but forecasters warned that more snow was on the way.

California's Sierra Nevada mountains are the state's largest mountain range, full of outdoor adventure and picturesque destinations. Running 400 miles from north to south, and varying between 50 ...

By the mid-1990s, there were only about 100 Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep left. Conservationists ramped up efforts to save the species, and they were listed as endangered by the state and federal ...

Sierra Nevada mountain towns mobilize to support LA wildfire victims with caravan of provisions Truckee, North Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, Nevada County, Mammoth Lakes Join Forces.

For the Sierra Nevada, the National Weather Service is forecasting an additional 1 to 5 feet of snow this weekend at levels above 3,000 feet, and 4 to 18 inches down to 2,000 feet, with gusts up ...

A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada.

Half of the endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep appear to have died during this year's record-breaking winter, according to researchers interviewed by LAist. There are now an estimated 360 ...

News; Nation/World; Blizzard slamming Sierra Nevada mountain peaks ‘with a vengeance’ Feb. 29, 2024 Updated Thu., Feb. 29, 2024 at 6:55 p.m. Vehicles drive as snow falls during another winter ...

The "Lost Sierra Route" aims to link up mountain towns across 600 miles and draw recreationists to a region hit by fires and hard economic times.

A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada.