CSERC has long been involved in a diversity of issues that impact the environmental integrity of Yosemite National Park and surrounding public and private areas. This includes transportation and housing for individuals who visit and work within that region. Yosemite Gateway Partners recently held a two-day conference to strategize and address these challenges with key […]
As CSERC has underscored in action alerts and in the comments we have submitted, the current Administration in Washington, DC is proposing to approve major weakening changes for national forest environmental policies. If the proposed changes are finalized by the current Administration, long-established policy requirements under the National Environmental Policy […]
Click here to go to CSERC’s Activists Alert page to learn about an opportunity for public engagement and making your voices heard to the federal government. Concerned citizens and activists need to oppose the government’s plans to weaken NEPA! Officials under the Trump administration are now proposing to cut NEPA policies by limiting or eliminating […]
The peak of snow-melt flows has yet to be reached this season, but CSERC staff has already observed some of the most spectacular whitewater that this region has seen in a long time. Streams that are usually easy to wade through in summer, are deep and swift. Rivers that are pleasant to cool off in […]
Yosemite Park officials announced this week that staff ecologists have observed successful breeding of the California red-legged frog in Yosemite Valley. For the past 50 years, the red-legged frog has been extirpated from the park due to many factors including the introduction of invasive species and habitat degradation. However, through a reintroduction program that began […]
Even if you don’t call yourself a birder, it has probably been difficult to ignore the frenzied activities of birds lately. This is because spring is a busy time for birds. Between foraging, finding a mate, defending territories, and building nests, birds are checking off their to-do list in preparation for the rearing season ahead. […]
TOP 10 WILDLIFE PHOTOSRick Kimble – Red Fox – 1st PrizeSharon Anderson – Cubs climbing – 2nd PrizeJim Hoagland – Cassin’s kingbirds – Honorable mentionAleasha Gough – Alligator lizardLarry Lew – California QuailCharlotte Allen – Pacific WrenJoanne Sogsti – Anna’s hummingbirdJanice Carabine – Blue butterflyPaul Danielson – Tule ElkRichard Brown – Red Crossbill TOP 10 […]
We’re greatly appreciative of all the people who took the time to enter our photo contest. We received so many fantastic submissions that narrowing down our favorite photos was extremely challenging. After sorting through the many high-quality photo entries submitted in the past […]
This winter supplied the region with a tremendous amount of precipitation. As a result, rivers and streams are flowing, and soils are saturated. Coupled with the onset of spring sunshine and warming daytime temperatures, wildflowers are blooming and wildlife are utilizing the abundance of water and food sources. We encourage you to get out there […]
In the highly popular and heavily-visited Wawona area of Yosemite National Park, the Park Service has faced the declining condition of the Wawona Wastewater Treatment facility and an associated need to revise how to manage wastewater from the Wawona Campground and the South Fork Picnic Area. That may not sound very exciting or interesting to people who love […]