Representatives from 19 organizations with a broad array of interests will gather in Sacramento today for the 7th Annual Sierra Day in the Capital. The message they’ll bring to legislators and staff members is about the importance of the Sierra Nevada Region to the entire state.

Organizations representing cattlemen, businesses, water resources, land trusts, and other groups will walk the halls and attend meetings in the Capitol. Accompanying Sierra Day this year will be a Sierra photo gallery with works by professional photographers from throughout the region, as well as the unveiling of a permanent window box display showing the Sierra as the source for 65 percent of the state’s water. Both displays are located in the hallway outside the governor’s office.

Participating organizations include the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, Sierra Fund, Bear-Yuba Partnership, California Cattlemen’s Association, California Forestry Association, California Rangeland Trust, California Ski Industry Association, CalTrout, Mountain Counties Water Resources Association, Northern Sierra Partnership, Pacific Forest Trust, Planning and Conservation League, Regional Council of Rural Counties, Sierra Business Council, Sierra-Cascade Land Trust Council, Sierra Environmental Water Caucus, Sierra Nevada Alliance, Southern Sierra Partnership, and The Trust for Public Land.