Un blog pequeño sobre el Cacomixtle, el “Gato del Minero”

En honor del cacomixtle adorable pequeño observado en una de nuestras estaciones de cámara de vida silvestre recientes, aquí hay un poco sobre cómo el cacomixtle llegó a ser conocido como el “gato del minero”. A menudo llamado un “cacomixtle”, estos mamíferos son realmente miembros de la familia del mapache y sólo distantemente relacionado con […]

A little blog about the Ringtail, the “Miner’s Cat”

          In honor of the adorably tiny ringtail observed at one of our recent wildlife camera stations, here’s a little bit about ringtails about how they came to be known as the “miner’s cat.”          Often called a “ringtail cat”, these mammals are actually members of the raccoon […]

Conifer mortality beetle kill

Talking about trees – Forest health and tree mortality in the Sierra Nevada

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 […]