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  For many decades, the national forests of America have been hotbeds of controversy as Congress, industrial groups, anti- environmental organizations, and "local control" groups have pressed for high levels of logging, grazing, mining, road-building, and other uses on the public forest lands.  CSERC faces all of those challenges as we deal with projects and policies that affect the environment within the Stanislaus National Forest.  Here are some of the most important current issues...

  In the past, lumber companies in the region  managed most of their forest lands in a responsible fashion that provided good habitat value for most wildlife species.  In recent years, however, Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) has bought out all its competitors in the region.  Now SPI is aggressively logging its lands with widespread clear cutting, followed by bulldozing, herbicide treatments, and the creation of sterile tree plantations. Click here for more...