Sierra Nevada lower montane forest

Jeffrey pines are commonly found in the East side forests at higher elevations and in drier areas.

[1] The lower montane forests also include trees such as California black oak, sugar pine, incense-cedar, and white fir.

[3] Animals that may be found in this zone include the dark-eyed junco, mountain chickadee, western gray squirrel, mule deer, and American black bear.

[1] The lower montane forest can be seen in Yosemite Valley and along the Wawona, Hetch Hetchy, and Big Oak Flat Roads.

The lower montane forest consists of several layers:[citation needed] Some threats to the lower montane forests include logging, grazing, changing fire regimes, fragmentation due to development, climate change, and pest outbreaks.