Tag: sierra nevada
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Tree Mortality Fueling Fires
Tree mortality is a natural process that often benefits a healthy forest ecosystem. With an estimated 102 million dead trees throughout the Sierra Nevada the current tree mortality event is bigger than has been previously recorded and that’s a problem.
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Weekend Storm Expected to Bring Much Needed Rain
Talk about early Christmas presents, here’s a wonderful one from mother nature. Rain and snow!
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The Mystery of Tuolumne Meadows
If you’ve never been to Tuolumne Meadows then you’re missing out on one of the best parts of Yosemite, in my opinion. It’s a broad, grassy valley surrounded by sharp, knife-edged peaks and domes that makes for some very beautiful scenery. But it’s always been a bit of a mystery how the meadow and the…
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Yosemite Nature Notes 25 – Ghost Towns
Check out the latest from Yosemite Nature Notes. It’s Yosemite awesome and it’s right there on your screen.
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Some Sierra Passes to Open Soon – Not Tioga Though
If you’ve been waiting to get through Tioga Pass well, you’ll have to wait a bit longer.
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Ukiah Man Rescued After Three days Trapped in Snow
Sometimes even when you do everything right you can still get into trouble. Craig Greenlee has a passion for the outdoors. He received an environmental health science degree from Fresno State University in 2008, and waits tables while searching for his dream job as an environmental health specialist. Greenlee frequently goes on backpacking trips, mostly…
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Leaves of Three Let it Be
Sure everyone has heard the old rhyme “leaves of three let it be” but if you were hiking through the woods could you identify poison oak? Don’t worry if you say you can’t. You’re not alone. Most people, even those previously exposed, have a hard time identifying Poison Oak. Poison Oak contains an irritating, oily…