CSERC is used to facing uphill challenges, biased decision-makers, powerful opposition, and processes that demand significant will power and optimism to keep from losing hope.
At this present time, those who love this region could easily dwell on the unprecedented forest devastation caused by the Rim Fire and Butte Fire and the ever-widening conifer die-off occurring now due to drought and bark beetles. It would be easy to be even more stressed by the possible effects of climate change on this iconic region and its many at-risk species.
If one adds in the significant upheaval in the national political arena, the combined ecological and political threats are tremendous. The steepness of the uphill struggle to defend water, wildlife, and wild places is likely to be even more challenging than one could have imagined a few years ago.
CSERC’s efforts and our experience have never been more clearly needed.
Donations from CSERC members like you provide the funding that allows our staff to monitor streams and meadows, engage in collaborative processes, attend countless meetings, present slide shows to thousands of young people, and serve as a vigilant watchdog in the midst of so many threats.
