Do you live, work, or play in the Northern Yosemite and Central Sierra region?
Do you care about the environment and threats facing the local places you love?
Then check out these news articles!
We try to keep readers up to date about current issues affecting many different aspects of the local environment, such as wildlife, wild places, meadows, forests, rivers and watersheds. You can also stay up to date on seasonal information like where the wildflowers are blooming, and where to go to see local wildlife or scenic vistas.
Whether you read an article from our newsletter, a director’s report or a blog, you will find local, timely news related to the beautiful environment here in the Central Sierra and northern Yosemite region.
Recent News

Yosemite National Park ‘a complete mess’ over holiday weekend
"The situation in Yosemite during the first reservation-less Firefall in many years is a complete mess,” frequent Yosemite visitor Jon Adams told SFGATE via email. …
Yosemite National Park will not require vehicle reservations in 2026
Date: February 18, 2026 YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Yosemite National Park today announced it will no longer use a timed reservation system in 2026. The decision follows a comprehensive evaluation of traffic patterns, …
Little Fires, Big Purpose: Reconnecting Culture, Land, & Connection in Yosemite
“The Little Fires project, a Tribally driven, multiyear initiative funded by Yosemite Conservancy donors, is reintroducing cultural burning practices to the park. Using the same …
Yosemite National Park scraps Firefall reservations despite history of overcrowding
“It’s truly disappointing to see commercial interests take priority over the duty to protect and preserve our national parks,” Pratt said, noting she’d stopped going …
Mountain lions threatened hikers, pets for months near national park before fatal attack
“As more people live, work, and recreate in areas that overlap wildlife habitat, interactions can increase – not because mountain lions are becoming more aggressive, …
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Newest publication: Spring 2021
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Director's Report
Hear about some of latest issues from CSERC's director
Newest report: May 2021
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Archived articles outside of CSERC's website
- 1/15/14: Oldest trees are growing faster, storing more carbon as they age, study reports
- 12/27/13: Yosemite Fire debate over harvesting burned trees (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 7/6/11: Sierra Nevada Forest Imagery Interactive: Amazing aerial map showing the extent of clear-cuts throughout our region.
- 7/22/11: 'Suction Dredging is Bad for Fish' a blog by Dr. Peter Moyle.

