• Tis the season to get out and observe the wonders of nature
  
• Suction dredging policy hearings are scheduled by Fish and Game
• Forest Service publicizes "Ecological Restoration" as the agency's new management direction, but local projects create doubts
• Wildlife contest entries included a dazzling tange of photos
• CSERC opposes plan by Stat Department of Fish and Game to open up the Tuolumne Game Refuge to hunting
• Mini-updates on two timely issues of the region
• Many winter recreation destinations beckon in the snow...
• ...or at lower elevations in Sonora and around New Melones
• Major planning decisions loom for Don Pedro Reservoir
• Another succesful year for volunteer workday projects!
• Holiday wishes for the Northern Yosemite region