Sierra Nevada Alliance Anniversary & Conference

Sierra Nevada Alliance 20th Anniversary & Conference September 13 – 15, 2013 Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel (formerly Embassy Suites) South Lake Tahoe, CA Click here for more information and to buy tickets. Register before by June 30th and save up to 37% off Pre Registration prices and up to 50% off Walk In prices! Mark your calendars and make your reservations for this weekend full of inspiring speakers, great workshops, fun field trips and... Read More

Learn About Fund Raising for Small Rural Counties

Conversations with Harvey – Two Dates – Two Locations! $15.00 each, per day #1: Thursday, May 23, 2013,   12noon – 5pm Calaveras County Office of Education 185 South Main Street, Angels Camp, CA RSVP to crane@caltel.com  OR  call 209-754-1699 #2: Friday, May 24, 2013,   8:30am – 12:30pm Quail Hollow – Club House 20230 Grouse Way, Sonora, CA RSVP:  209-533-1093 Join us for continued learning on grant funding, the... Read More

Oak Woodlands Management Speaker

Richard “Rick” Standiford, Ph.D., former Vice President of the Agricultural and Natural Resources Division of the University of California will speak at the Calaveras County Library on Thursday, May 23 at 3:30 p.m. A well-known researcher of oak woodlands, Dr. Standiford is currently Forest Management Specialist with the UC Oak Hardwood Management Program. He will discuss the value of oaks in the landscape, how oaks impact property values, general... Read More

Foothhill Conservancy: Reel Paddling Film Festival World Tour

Saturday, June 8, 7:30 pm Amador Sr. Center Main Event Room   Don’t miss the Sierra premiere of the Reel Paddling Film Festival. Join your friends in Jackson to enjoy the the world’s best paddling films. The evening will inspire you to explore rivers, lakes and oceans while you appreciate the beauty of our natural, watery world. Paddler alert: There will be scheduled whitewater boating releases on the Class IV Tiger Creek Dam Run... Read More

Foothill Collaborative for Sustainability – Spring Events

A FoCuS related event: The Sixth Annual Farms of Tuolumne County Farm and Ranch Tour The Sixth Annual Farms of Tuolumne County Farm and Ranch Tour will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2013. This is a fun event for all ages! Taste fine wine and enjoy free samples of locally grown food prepared by some of Tuolumne County’s most acclaimed chefs. Tour the farms and learn about llamas, raising grass fed beef, making good wine, growing organic produce... Read More

EarthDay celebration to be held in Angles Camp on April 21st.

  Utica Park in Angels Camp – 11:00 – 6:00 pm Live Music Food Artists Booth Come by CAP’s Booth to learn more on the County’s General Plan Update, Proposed new land use maps, and more.  Read More

Greendrinks Coming to Calaveritas

Don’t Forget On April 9, from 6:00-7:30 pm, the Community Action Project (CAP) is hosting April’s Green Drinks event at  4334 Calaveritas Road in the hidden gem of Calaveritas. The Community Action Project‘s mission is to promote community-based democracy in Calaveras County so that local citizens have the maximum possible control of quality of life issues that affect them. At Green Drinks, you’ll find a lively mix of people form NGOs,... Read More

CAP SPONSERS GREEN DRINKS AT THE CALAVERITAS HOUSE

April 9, 2013 6 – 7:30 pm Enjoy a beautiful spring evening in the hidden gem of Calaveras, The Calaveritas House! 4334 Calaveritas Road. In the small historical community of Calaveritas. You get there either by turning off Highway 49 on Fourth Crossing Road  (which will eventually come to a big wide intersection with a sign pointing off  to the left for Calaveritas Road) or by turning off Mountain Ranch  Road in San Andreas onto Calaveritas... Read More

Ebbetts Pass Forrest Watch hosting the Sierra Nevada Film Festival

EPFW is hosting 4 evenings of wonderful films this year. Opening at the Black Bart Theater in Murphys on March 23, this  year’s Festival will once again present a different slate of fabulous films  at each of four different venues throughout the year.         March 23,  Black Bart Theater, Murphys         April 13,  Newsome-Harlow Winery, Murphys         September 28,  Chatom Winery, Murphys         November... Read More

Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time

Join Foothill Conservancy Sunday, March 24, 4 pm, for a special showing of the Emmy Award-winning documentary, Green fire, in Sutter Creek at the historic Sutter Creek Theater. The film explores legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold’s life in the early part of the 20th century and the many ways his land ethic idea continues to be applied around the world. Director Steve Dunsky will introduce the film and discuss it with the audience afterward. For... Read More