BCR 15.

Sierra Nevada

White-headed Woodpecker. Photo: USFWS

The Sierra Nevada range rises sharply from the arid basin and range on the east and slopes gently toward the Central Valley of California on the west. Vegetation at lower elevations is dominated by ponderosa pine on the west and lodgepole pine on the east, with fir, spruce, and alpine tundra at higher elevations. The area provides habitat for Hermit Warbler, White-headed Woodpecker, and Mountain Quail at higher elevations and Nuttall's Woodpecker, Oak Titmouse, and California Thrasher on the western slopes.

Stanislaus National Forest

Tahoe National Forest

Yosemite National Park