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

Trump admin proposing ‘catastrophic’ cuts to the National Park Service
"The National Park Service will operate with more than 25% less money if the Trump administration gets its wish. According to the administration’s 2027 budget …
Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of U.S. Forest Service
Out of thin air, with all the subtlety of a bomb, the Trump administration announced that every U.S. Forest Service (USFS) office is being shuttered. …
USDA Says It Needs Roads to Fight Remote Wildfires, but a New Study Says Roads Bring More Fire to Forests
Opponents of the move say the Trump administration’s push to rescind the Roadless Rule is a giveaway to the timber industry that ignores science and …
What the God Squad Is
Congress created the Endangered Species Committee in 1978. The committee can issue an exemption allowing a project to go forward even if it will harm …
California Considers Grizzly Reintroduction Plan That Could Use Wyoming Bears
For decades, reintroducing grizzlies to California seemed unrealistic. Now, California lawmakers are considering a plan that could relocate Yellowstone grizzlies there. One skeptic says, "I …
Newsletters
Don’t miss out on the latest news about environmental issues in the northern Yosemite and central Sierra: Sign up to receive our quarterly print newsletter by mail here ! The newsletters feature color photographs and articles covering local environmental issues and celebrating the beauty of the region.
Newest publication: Spring 2021
Or, go to our Newsletter Archives
Director's Report
Hear about some of latest issues from CSERC's director
Newest report: May 2021
Activist Alerts
Check to see if CSERC has any activist alerts and make your voice heard.
Volunteer Projects
Sign up to stay informed about CSERC's upcoming volunteer workdays in 2021
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.

