* Rescheduled Community Outreach Meetings February 22 & 23 – Calaveras Evacuation Access Needs and Preparedness Plan

Calaveras Council of Governments along with the Calaveras Transit Authority are planning community outreach meetings to discuss the Calaveras County Evacuation Access Needs Assessment and Preparedness Plan. This effort aims to build resiliency in Calaveras County’s transportation system from the impacts of catastrophic events and facilitate adequate and sustained access to and from high-risk communities during and after events.  Open... Read More

Become a certified Climate Steward at Big Trees State Park

Course Descriptions Calaveras Big Trees Association is offering the Climate Stewards certification course and the California Naturalist certification course in Calaveras County.  Climate Stewards Certification Course  Calaveras Big Trees Association in partnership with California State Parks and UC California Naturalist Program will be offering the Climate Stewards certification course. The goals of the... Read More

County residents urged to participate in federal broadband survey

The Valley Springs News / January 4, 2023 A large-scale initiative is under way to advance access to reliable, affordable high-speedbroadband internet to areas that are underserved, according to Kathy Gallino, CalaverasCounty Economic & Community Development Department director. The Federal Communications Commission has released an updated National BroadbandMap that details specific location level informIation about broadband services availablethroughout... Read More

Caltrans District 10 Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Wednesday 1/11

Date: January/Enero 10, 2023District: 10 – StocktonContact: Bob HighfillPhone: (209) 986-9428Contact: Charles CarrollPhone: (209) 986-9831 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE District 10 Bicyclist Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting STOCKTON – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 10 will host itsnext Bicyclist Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. The... Read More

CPC Letter to the Planning Commission on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

22-11-29 CPC Letter to PC re GHG Reduction MeasuresDownload  Read More

Our November Letter to the Editor: A lot to be grateful for in Calaveras County

Dear Editor,As we approach Thanksgiving, the members of the Calaveras Planning Coalition are thankfulfor fat cattle grazing on rangeland, for wine grapes that hang like clusters of grace on the vine,and for olive trees that thrive in hardscrabble soil. We are thankful for our open landscapes, ourhistoric communities, and our good and generous people. We are thankful for the Planning Commission as they work to draft and recommend aGreenhouse Gas... Read More

Calaveras Planning Coalition Receives Fourth Grant from the Fund for Wild Nature

On November 26, 2022, the Community Action Project/Calaveras Planning Coalition received news of support from the Fund for Wild Nature for the fourth consecutive year. The Fund has been “investing in feisty grassroots action since 1982” by providing “small grants for North American campaigns to save native species and wild ecosystems, with particular emphasis on actions designed to defend threatened wilderness and biological diversity.”... Read More

Our September Letter to Editor: Now is the time for us to look at evacuation needs

Dear Editor,  We have all experienced the challenges of driving our local roads. They can be narrow, winding and, in some cases, one lane. Imagine how much worse those challenges would be in a fire or flood. You have the opportunity to express your concerns to the Calaveras Council of Governments, the Regional Transportation Planning Agency. COG is seeking public input on its Evacuation and Access Needs Assessment and Preparedness Plan.... Read More

Calaveras Evacuation Access Survey & Our Recommendations for Comments

Calaveras County is seeking public input on its Evacuation and Access Needs Assessment and Preparedness Plan. “This effort aims to build resiliency in Calaveras County’s transportation system from the impacts of catastrophic events and facilitate adequate and sustained access to and from high-risk communities during and after events. To accomplish this goal, this plan will combine Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping with... Read More

Hazardous Waste Disposal This Weekend (9/10 +9/11)

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