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•Winter 2011- Holidays thanks, Agency decisions strengthened by CSERC, Key accomplishment, new partnership with REI, Cooperstown litigation continues, volunteer days break record, more rare wildlife species detected in 2011, court decisions validates golf course oppostion, Merced River Plan, CSERC leads reponse to State Water Board waiver

•Fall 2011- CSERC social media, Staff maintains fences at protected meadows, volunteers, shine, nature drama, snakes'ecological role, updates on important issues, Superfund contract awarded at Juniper Mine, prescribed fires can have ecological benefits, whitewater rafting, Mulitple use with Don Pedro re-relicensing, and Activate your values!

•Spring 2011 -CSERC educational programs reach 100,000th participant, 2011 porcupine surveys underway, amazing wildlife encounter, Sawmill Lake development encourages sprawl, CSERC legally challenges Cooperstown Quarry, staff participates in green fairs, suction dredging comments submitted, wildflowers spread across the foothills.

•Winter 2010-Observing the wonders of nature, suction dredging hearings scheduled, Forest service "eco restoration" projects raise doubts, wildlife photos from contest, CSERC opposes opening hunting in Tuolumne Game Refuge, updates on important issues, winter recreation destinations, Don Pedro plans demand closer attention, another successful volunteer project season!

•Fall 2010- Roads pose risk to wildlife, fisher are victims to vehicles, Yosemite plans for overgrown scenic vistas, Leave No Trace tips, tax dollars pay for wildlife killings, CSERC joins in lawsuit against Forest OHV plan, controversy surrounds livestock and septic pollution to water, early fall places to hike.

•Spring 2010- Forest and rivers beckon visitors, great Tuolumne River hikes, field survey efforts expand, local “user” advocates aim to influence federal land use, Peaceful Oaks development finalized, local artist’s amazing mural at Sonora Library, litigation pursued over Forest Service OHV plan, improvements sought for suction dredging regulations, lake levels at Pinecrest debated, CSERC staff finds badly damaged stream.

•Winter 2009- 20 year anniversary celebration, new planning specialist, development projects move forward, road surveys show resource damage, CSERC challenges OHV plan, Relief Cabin decision, CSERC joins suction dredging committee, upcoming wilderness conference, American pika fails to gain protection, lost frog reunited with owners

• Fall 2009- Meadow restoration project, Upcoming volunteer projects, watchdog efforts on development projects and county policy, alternative plan for Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite Foresta fire, Phase II thinning project, fisher surveys, pesticides affect Sierra amphibians, Roadless Rule upheld, Yosemite tree decline

• Spring/Summer 2009 - Trinitas golf course project rejected, horned lizard, spring wildflowers, Motorized OHV plan, SPI mill closure, Stanislaus River flow enhancement, Pinecrest water level, volunteer workdays, CSERC financial situation

• Winter 2008 - Shift in Yosemite leadership, Calaveras County General Plan, Mountain Springs debate, clearcutting, end of year grazing report, Pinecrest Lake water level, volunteer workday, fish stocking in the Emigrant Wilderness

• Summer 2008 - Yosemite plans, High country frogs and toads, development proposals, Bear Valley transformations, Wild-and-Scenic status for Clavey, IRWMP, CSERC's painted frog

• Spring 2008 - Great Gray Owl recovery, visitor limits in Yosemite, new plan for Stanislaus and Tuolumne watersheds, Chinese Camp development, environmental benefits for Peaceful Oak Estates, other local environmental matters...

• Fall 2007 - Local water quality, livestock grazing plan failures, new staff biologist, herbicide project cancelled, Tuolumne River plan, grading regulations, unauthorized development, more current issues...

• Spring 2007 - Spring in the foothills, snowmobiles in roadless areas, loopholes in oak protection, Yosemite river plan, wildlife killing, clear-cuts, water quality...

• Winter 2007 - Schermeister's photos, CSERC school programs, photo-detection station vanishes, OHV process, Calaveras/Tuolumne County planning...

• Fall 2006 - OHV surveys, Fens, Merced Wild and Scenic, Tuolumne Wild and Scenic, Yosemite wildfires, CSERC's customers, More development plans, Volunteers make a difference...