Meet the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (SNYLF)! As its name suggests, this small frog is native to the Sierra Nevada. Unfortunately, this species has seen population declines due to the widespread ...

The Sierra Nevada is an awe-inspiring mountain range in the western United States, standing proud along the eastern edge of California for more than 250 miles. Its rugged terrain varies from 50 to 80 ...

Up until the 1890s, the tribal people residing in Sierra Nevada’s forests manually initiated small-scale brush fires to keep the ecosystem healthy. But then entered into picture human intellect.

Each year, more than 10,000 students and families participate in hands-on outdoor science learning at Sierra Nevada Journeys Outdoor Education Camp, with fifth- and sixth-grade students traveling by ...

A new study using the largest network of microphones to track birds in the United States is providing crucial insights for managing and restoring fire-prone forests across California's Sierra Nevada ...

Thinning of forests, generally undertaken to reduce dangers from wildfire and restore the forest to a more natural state, also can create more mountain runoff to mitigate drought effects in the ...

Hugh Safford is calling out into the woods for a tree. That’s normal enough for a forest ecologist, but the tree he’s searching for — the Jeffrey pine — was not, until recently, expected to live ...

Sierra Nevada red fox in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California (Keith Slausen, U.S. Forest Service) (CN) — The Center for Biological Diversity on Monday sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for ...

New Technology Helps Forest Managers Protect Birds in California's Sierra Nevada ITHACA, NY —Scientists have found a new way to track forest birds using thousands of microphones, helping them better ...