Rick Kimble - Red Fox - 1st Prize

2019 Wildlife & Landscape Photo Contest Winners Announced!

            We’re greatly appreciative of all the people who took the time to enter our photo contest. We received so many fantastic submissions that narrowing down our favorite photos was extremely challenging.             After sorting through the many high-quality photo entries submitted in the past […]

Rick Kimble - Red Fox - 1st Prize

¡Ganadores del Concurso de Foto de Vida Silvestre y Paisaje de 2019!

            Estamos muy agradecidos por las personas que tomaron el tiempo para inscribir en nuestro concurso de fotografía. Recibimos muchas fotos fantásticas, y reducirlas a nuestras fotos favoritas fue extremadamente difícil.             ¡Después de revisar las muchas inscripciones de fotos de alta calidad presentadas en […]

¡Ganadores del Concurso de Fotografía de la Vida Silvestre 2018!

Estamos muy agradecidos de las personas que se tomaron el tiempo para inscribir en nuestro concurso de fotos. Recibimos muchas fotos fantásticas, y reducirlas a  nuestras fotos favoritas fue extremadamente difícil. Después de revisar las muchas inscripciones de fotos de alta calidad presentadas en el mes pasado, el personal de CSERC finalmente seleccionó cuatro fotos […]

2018 Wildlife Photo Contest Winners Announced!

            We’re greatly appreciative of the people who took the time to enter our photo contest. We received many fantastic submissions, and narrowing down our favorite photos was extremely challenging.            After sorting through the many high-quality photo entries submitted in the past month, CSERC staff […]

CSERC’s new hiking guide is out!

Looking for easy day hikes in the central Sierra region?          CSERC has officially finished our new hiking guide — 10 Easy Sierra Day Hikes! You can access it being clicking here, although you may also see printed versions distributed for free at local businesses in the Central Sierra area. We picked […]

¡La nueva guía de excursionismo de CSERC ha salida!

¿Busca excursiones de día fáciles en la región de la Sierra Central?         CSERC ha terminado oficialmente nuestra nueva guía de excursionismo — 10 Excursiones de Día Fáciles de la Sierra! Puede accederla haciendo clic aquí, aunque también puede ver versiones impresas distribuidas de forma gratuita en negocios locales en el área […]

Fall season birding in the easily accessible Red Hills

      As the weather grows colder and winter approaches, many outdoor enthusiasts may be looking for new places to explore. One often-overlooked area to visit as snow moves into the high Sierras lies down in the foothills — the Red Hills Area of Critical Environmental Concern that is managed by the Bureau of […]

CSERC cameras document black bear mother & FOUR bear cubs!

Four bear cubs!! While black bear are one of the most frequent visitors to our cameras, this is the first time we have documented FOUR bear cubs! CSERC has been using wildlife cameras that are triggered by motion to survey for rare wildlife in Yosemite park and the Stanislaus forest for decades. On a few […]

Horned Lark

Rain showers and wild flowers!

The Sierra Nevada and foothills are getting another round of moisture, and El nino is making for a great wildflower season already this spring! Even the birds are taking advantage of the bloom! If you get the chance to get out when the sun emerges from the clouds, visit one of these three wildflower hotspots: […]