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One of the biggest bottlenecks in forest health work is what happens after small-diameter, low-market trees are removed. If there's nowhere nearby to process timber, everything slows down—and costs go…
Read More AboutImpact Investing in Action: A Conversation with Saché CantuProtecting our community from wildfire requires more than a single project or property. It requires coordination, planning, sustained action (and sometimes patience) across the landscape. Through a Wildfire Resilience Grant…
Read More AboutIncreasing Wildfire Resiliency through Community Partnerships: TTCF Partners with CAL FIRE on Truckee North Tahoe Fire Management ProgramSugar Bowl Ski Resort has shaped the Donner Summit community for decades, not only as a place people live, work, and recreate, but as a partner invested in the long-term…
Read More AboutSugar Bowl Ski Resort Partners with Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation to Drive Aligned Forest SolutionsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ashley Beck, Director of Communications August 12, 2025 Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation ashley@ttcf.net (Truckee, CA — August 12th, 2025) Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) hosted the California…
Read More AboutPress Release: California Housing Secretary Visits Tahoe-Truckee Region to Explore Forest-to-Housing InnovationsTahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) believes in the power of people to shape a better future— especially when given the tools and support to follow their passions. TTCF recently introduced…
Read More AboutA Forest Steward: Maeve Kristian, A Forest Futures Scholarship RecipientIncredible people have led Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) since our inception in 1998. Kristin York, Vice President of Economic Empowerment for the Sierra Business Council, is one of them.…
Read More AboutKristin York: Thank You for Your Board ServiceCalifornia’s forests face a critical challenge — not just from climate change or fire, but from a shrinking workforce. Over the past two decades, the state’s forestry and fire workforce…
Read More AboutGrowing a Forest-Focused Future: Building Careers in Stewardship, Fire, and WoodThis April, Tahoe - Truckee community members, Indigenous leaders, forest and fire professionals gathered to explore a tool that is both ancient and prescient to all forest stewards: beneficial fire.…
Read More AboutNot All Fire Is Destruction: Reclaiming Fire as a Tool for Forest StewardshipThis blog is part of a three-part series breaking down steps you can take to protect your home before and during wildfire season. Part I: Building Community Resilience Part II:…
Read More AboutProtecting Homes and Communities – Part 3: Navigating Wildfire RiskThis blog is part of a three-part series breaking down steps you can take to protect your home before and during wildfire season. Part I: Building Community Resilience Part III:…
Read More AboutProtecting Homes and Communities – Part 2: The Future is Fire ResistantProtecting Homes and Communities: Wildfire Risk Housing Solutions, Part I This blog is part of a three-part series breaking down steps you can take to protect your home before and…
Read More AboutProtecting Homes and Communities – Part 1: Building Community ResilienceRead the First Two Blogs in This Series - Forest Futures: Building Resilience from the Forest Floor Up Part 1: Turning Forest Risk into Opportunity Part 2: Powering Communities with…
Read More AboutForest Futures: Building Resilience from the Forest Floor Up, Part 3 – Designing a Regenerative Future: Mass Timber and Creative ArchitectureAt the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF), we recognize that unhealthy forests exacerbate risks of catastrophic wildfire. Overcrowded stands of trees, the result of legacies of fire suppression and other…
Read More AboutHow To Restore Our Forests: Insights from TTCF’s Implementation PartnersTahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) hosted the first salon in its newest Forest Futures Salon Series, “Stewarding Our Collective Home,” on Thursday, February 27th. More than 80 people attended the…
Read More AboutForest Futures Salon Series Kicks Off with Stories of StewardshipThe Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) has just made its first Forest Futures impact investment in Alpenglow Timber, a new Truckee-based sawmill and cross-laminated timber (CLT) facility. Alpenglow Timber will…
Read More AboutForest Futures: Our Impact Investment for Healthier Forests & Safer CommunitiesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ashley Beck, Director of Communications September 12, 2024 Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation ashley@ttcf.net (Sierra Nevada, CA) – In the heart of California’s Sierra Nevada, a transformative and…
Read More AboutUnveiling a Hidden Solution: How the Sierra Nevada’s Forests Can Help Solve Climate Change, Rural Economic Decline, and the National Housing CrisisWritten by: Dana Crary, Community Impact Manager With the cost of higher education growing exponentially each year, community scholarships can empower our local high school students to pursue their educational…
Read More AboutThe Development of an Equitable Scholarship ProcessNot too long ago, a local project to thin the forest along a bike path was delayed by two seasons. Why? Because of community resistance and perception. With so many…
Read More AboutFunders & Local Leaders Rally to Support Northstar Community Services District Wood Energy Facility