Sierra Nevada's Wild News: This news page is your one stop source for current news related to Sierra Nevada Wilderness. Some stories are produced "in house," straight from wilderness supervisors and land managers while others link to external news sources.
As the SierraNevadaWild site develops, check back for the latest wilderness news organized by region and wilderness area.
Daily solution to avalanche danger 496 days ago
The North Lake Tahoe Bonanza highlights avalanche preparedness and the sierraavalanchecenter website in this article
On Feb. 20, 2005, three experienced cross-country skiers split from a larger group and ascended up Mount Anderson, near Squaw Valley.
Climate change has animals heading for hills 516 days ago
MSNBC reports on climate change.
SAN FRANCISCO – Chipmunks, mice and squirrels are heading for the hills, perhaps chased to higher elevations by a changing climate, scientists report.
Scientists set up in Sierra to track shrinking snowpack 547 days ago
State of the art research project to aid in understanding the Sierra snow levels is detailed in this San Francisco Chronicle article.
(11-12) 04:00 PST Sequoia National Park—Coping with climate change takes sophisticated analytical tools. In the mountain environments of the West, it also takes mules, shovels and plenty of sweat.
Pursuit of a Simple Dream Propels a Hiker in the Wild 553 days ago
The New York Times is highlighting the first documented PCT “yo-yo” hiker in this article.
Alone on a trail deserted by fair-weather hikers, Scott Williamson is not racing other people or a clock. He is trying to beat Mother Nature again. Williamson is in the home stretch of a 5,300-mile hike up and down the length of the Pacific Crest Trail.
Todd Skinner, a Pioneer of Free Climbing, Dies at 47 565 days ago
The climbing community is mourning the loss of Todd Skinner, who died climbing in Yosemite. This New York Time’s article describes his contribution to the sport.
Todd Skinner, an internationally renowned rock climber who made first ascents on dozens of the world’s most treacherous routes and shared those adventures as a motivational speaker, died Monday after falling several hundred feet during a climb in Yosemite National Park in California. He was 47.
U.S. West Vulnerable to Warming 575 days ago
The “Sierra Nevada range could lose virtually all their snowpack” is one prediction in this Environmental News Service article.
WASHINGTON, DC, October 13, 2006 (ENS) – The American West is on the front line of global warming and faces severe impacts if rising temperatures continue at expected rates, the National Wildlife Federation warned in a new report.
Stonecraft a found art in the Sierra 579 days ago
The synergistic magic of Sierra National Forest wilderness managers, trail gurus and hard-working volunteers are highlighted in this San Francisco Chronicle article
High mountain trails can bring you to mind-bending natural grandeur. However, don’t let it distract you from putting each footfall in the right spot.
Senate passes North Coast wilderness bill 590 days ago
Okay…so it’s not in the Sierra, but California is going to be getting a big chunk of new wilderness. Read this Sacramento Bee article!
The Senate unanimously approved Friday a 273,000-acre North Coast wilderness bill, ending a five-year campaign that began in controversy and ended Friday on a unanimous voice vote. The legislation now goes to President Bush for his expected signature.
Magical underground world 591 days ago
This cave may or may not be in Sequoia and Kings’s Canyon’s wilderness, but its a very cool story from the San Francisco Chronicle in either case.
Four amateur cave explorers in Sequoia National Park have discovered a vast cave formed 1 million years ago, a labyrinth that stretches more than 1,000 feet into a mountain and features some of the most beautiful rock formations ever seen.
Stewards of the Sierra 601 days ago
Another great write-up on the Stanislaus Wilderness Volunteers from Recordnet.com.
PINECREST – Preserving High Sierra wilderness seemed a much simpler thing 36 years ago. Back then, Mike D’Ambrogia was a Scout in Troop 243 from Lafayette. He and other boys regularly set out on 50-mile hiking trips from Camp Wolfeboro near Bear Valley, striding over granite ridges, through fir forests and by lakes.
