SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Conservation: 60-Second Science Barred Owls Invade the Sierra Nevada (link here for article at Scientific American) By Christopher Intagliata on January 24, 2020 Christopher Intagliata reports: By listening to the sounds of the forest, biologists were able to identify an invasion of barred owls in spotted owl habitat. Full Transcript The barred […]
Ha pasado aproximadamente un siglo desde que los lobos fueron exterminados intencionalmente en California después de décadas de ser perseguidos por la caza, la captura y el envenenamiento. Visto como una amenaza para el ganado y para las especies de caza favorecidos por cazadores, lobos en California y en todo el resto de la nación […]
It’s been roughly a century since wolves were intentionally exterminated in California after decades of being persecuted by hunting, trapping, and poisoning. Seen as a threat to livestock and to game species favored by hunters, wolves in California and across the rest of the nation were systematically killed. But in recent decades, federal management programs […]
Whether you live in a big city, in the suburbs, or tucked away in a small community somewhere, the hustle and bustle of life gets to us all. This is when many of us often retreat to those activities that help us destress and provide mind-body-soul rejuvination. I bet you thought at this point I […]
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 […]
¿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 […]
The rain season is beginning again, and that’s good news for newts! California and Sierra Newts tend to become more active with the increase in precipitation, venturing from their summer refuges in burrows, woody debris, and rock crevices, toward aquatic breeding sites. Interested in seeing one of central Sierra’s endemic species? These adorable amphibians may […]
Fall is upon us, but it is not too late to get out and experience the beauty of the Central Sierra Nevada. Although New England is renowned for its fall colors, the Sierra Nevada mountains also put on quite a show. In the high country, the fluttering leaves of the aspens have […]
In the Sierra Nevada especially, and throughout California, there has been a lot of talk lately about trees – between fire, drought, and bark beetle mortality, people are concerned about the health of Sierra Nevada forests. And they are right to be. Sierra Nevada forest health The forests of the Sierra look much different than […]
Merganser Mysteries Imagine you’re hiking up the river, and swimming against impossible currents, a bird resembling a duck with a mohawk heads upstream with a line of more ducklings than you can count! You’ve been lucky enough to come across a member of a group of waterfowl referred to as the mergansers. Mergansers are known […]