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Sierra Nevada forests (NA0527)

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Giant sequoias (<I>Sequoiadendron gigantea</I>), Calaveras Sequoia Grove, California, USA

Giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron gigantea), Calaveras Sequoia Grove, California, USA Photograph by David Olson

 Sierra Nevada salamander (<I>Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater</I>), southern Sierra Nevada mountains, California, United States

Sierra Nevada salamander (Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater), southern Sierra Nevada mountains, California, United States Photograph by Duncan Parks & CalPhotos
Mosquito Ridge with Lake Almanor in the far distance, Chester, CA, USA

Mosquito Ridge with Lake Almanor in the far distance, Chester, CA, USA Photograph by Collins Pine Company

 Mountain Pocket Gopher (<I>Thomomys monticola</I>), Sierra Nevada mountains, United States

Mountain Pocket Gopher (Thomomys monticola), Sierra Nevada mountains, United States Photograph by Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles, California Academy of Sciences & CalPhotos

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