Every three months, CSERC staff publishes a quarterly newsletter for CSERC members to let them know about important issues CSERC is involved with and more. These are our newsletter archives.
The fall season brings a slower pace, with hope for highly needed rain Despite the recent rain and the welcome snow that fell in the high country, three years of overall dry weather conditions continue to stress the conifer forests of the region and many species of wildlife. Some giant trees that survived for centuries […]
CSERC is doing a huge amount of effective work. Are you – our pivotal partner – contributing to keep that work going? If you are reading this, it is because you care about the water, wildlife, and wild places of our precious region. You also may care that CSERC reaches thousands of youth with free […]
Will a higher proposed entrance fee at Yosemite make the Park evenless accessible to low-income or minority visitors? For most residents of Central California, Yosemite is an affordable destination despite occasional times of high gas prices that can stress tight budgets for those driving long distances. But especially for lower income families, a visit to […]
Calaveras County’s General Plan Update inches forward Over years of hearings for past development projects in Calaveras County, CSERC and local citizen activists have frequently complained that the county’s General Plan is out of date, that it has internal consistencies, and that it has other clear legal problems. A number of times CSERC used the […]
CSERC joins with ACCG group in their efforts to use collaboration to create healthier forests and watersheds The Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group (ACCG) formed six years ago as a collaborative partnership of activist groups, public land and government agencies, and local businesses to “create fire-safe communities, healthy forests and watersheds, and sustainable local economies.” The ACCG […]
CSERC’s camera surveys also found highly varying results in the Rim Fire Not all of our baited camera stations’ pictures were triggered at night, but the four examples shown on this page provide a good range of the wildlife species that were photographed this year during CSERC’s Rim Fire surveys. We provided the months of […]
Status update for the vast burn area depends on where you look Most CSERC members understand that the burned landscape of the 2013 Rim Fire is so vast and so diverse, no single description of its current status is accurate. In the grass and chaparral areas in low elevations and in the Tuolumne River canyon, […]
Wrapping up another successful season of volunteer stewardship Thanks to our volunteers, 2014 was another highly positive year for CSERC’s diverse restoration projects. We had over 140 participants join with CSERC staff to complete 18 separate projects. For the past four years, CSERC has stepped up its commitment to leading important ecological restoration work on […]
CSERC fieldwork and monitoring efforts sampled water quality, measured meadow impacts, and located sites with resource damage. Why does on-the-ground fieldwork matter? Because we serve on the front lines of issues that affect the environment of the Northern Yosemite region, CSERC staff uses field monitoring as a pivotal tool. Our credibility at key meetings is […]
Although the immediate crisis of the drought has faded, three years of below average precipitation have led to intense political debates over water. Many politicians and pro-use advocates demand more dams (such as a new, much larger, hugely expensive dam structure at Lyons Reservoir at left). For over two decades, CSERC has been the most […]