Sagehen wolverine sightings

The Sagehen wolverine left tracks at the top of the basin at least 4 times in winter 2015/16, and turned up twice on CADF&W camera traps in February:

• Videos: 1 | 2
• More photos 
• A great article with background about the Sagehen wolverine.

CADF&G installs camera traps.

Bristles capture hairs for DNA testing.

Wolverine tracks. Photo by chickadee researcher,
Vladimir Pravosudov

Photo by skiers, Eric Efthimiou & Debbie Thomas

Recent KGO-TV news about Sagehen

June 8, 2016: Sagehen fire caught on Peavine firecam

A masticator started a fire in the basin that burned 5-acres before being put out. The best two hour long clips can be found at:

• 2 PM hourly (last two minutes when it started) 
• 3 PM hourly 

Hwy-89 Wildlife Undercrossing Dedication Ceremony

 The Highway-89 Stewardship Team assembled on the side of the road north of Sagehen yesterday to break ground on their latest research and mitigation project: a pair of fenced wildlife undercrossings north of Sagehen. Event photos here and here.

Watch a KTVN news segment here.
Read Sierra Sun article here.

The Team's previous undercrossing at Kyburz Flat has been a great success, providing research opportunities, public engagement, and helping mitigate our local portion of the $8-billion annual cost of animal-vehicle collisions.

KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe Sparks News, Weather, Video

Sagehen BioBlitz

Watershed Sculpture

Daniel and Mary are the artists we are talking to about our restoration project's fish barriers. Here's a look at some of their work in Nevada.

Watch video here

The Kokanee are spawning!

Despite the low water year, you can see these fascinating fish schooling this week at Taylor Creek on Lake Tahoe, or probably in Sagehen Creek, though Stampede Reservoir is so low that you'll have to walk a long way downstream.