Kanto, Sean 2005 Journal April 30 Near Sierra City, Sierra Co., CA I drove up today to investigate reports of salamanders in the vicinity of Sierra Buttes based on a map from Marilyn Fidney, a USFS biologist in the Yuba Ranger District. I first tried to get to a spot called "The Cups," where Marilyn said someone had seen "albino" salamanders in a water system. I drove up Sierra Buttes Rd. from Sierra City until I got to the creek from Columbus Spring. I looked along two branches of the stream but didn't find anything, (39.575091°N, 120.65623°W (WGS84, 9m acc.), 1495m elev.). The stream had lots of small cascades with mossy splash zones and looked like it could have salamanders, but access was difficult. I later returned at night for ½ hour but again saw nothing. Next, I drove down to a bend with a large turnant where Marilyn indicated the salamanders were seen approximately. I collected an Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis (39.56778°N, 120.64917°W (WGS84, 7m acc.), 1425m elev) under some mossy rocks. I walked west down a talus and rock- filled ravine but didn't see anything else. I never found the water system & possible limestone (not shown on geological map) that Marilyn said might be here. The mossy rocky areas under