Looking for volunteers to help clean up  the Mokelumne River!

September 11, 2017   Annual Mokelumne River Cleanup, Saturday, September 16, 8:30 am to noon Join your friends who love the Mokelumne River for the annual Mokelumne River Cleanup! This year, we are focusing on the Mokelumne’s Electra Run. Advance registration required. For more information and to register, see the event listing on our website. This is part of the Great Sierra River Cleanup and a family-friendly event! I look forward... Read More

Go Green Financing & The Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Program

Recently, through a private-public partnership between state agencies and the Investor-Owned Utilities in California, the State created the California Hub for Energy Efficiency Financing (CHEEF) to develop attractive financing options for homes and businesses so that more projects with deeper energy savings can be completed. We’re here to tell you more about it. Two major programs that are helping residents and business owners achieve energy... Read More

Foothill Conservancy’s Mokelumne River Cleanup scheduled for Saturday, September 16

Foothill Conservancy invites everyone to join in the 2017 Mokelumne River Cleanup on Saturday, September 16, from 8:30 am until noon. The event will focus on the Mokelumne’s Electra Run south of Jackson, the most-popular section of the river. The annual, family-friendly event gives people an opportunity to protect the Mokelumne’s water quality and clean up recreational sites while enjoying a beautiful morning along our local river. “The Mokelumne... Read More

Calaveras meeting tonight could affect the future of the Mokelumne River

Monday, August 28, 6 pm, Mokelumne Hill Town Hall Calaveras County water districts will hold a public meeting tonight to preview their new Mokelumne River “water needs study.” The meeting will be held at the Mokelumne Hill Town Hall at 6 pm. The study is intended to influence the State of California’s Mokelumne River Wild and Scenic suitability study, which is now underway. The state study was mandated by the passage of AB... Read More

Water Deeply Talks: Water and Cannabis in California

Cannabis cultivation in California – legal and illegal – can come at a cost to local water and wildlife. Water Deeply talks to experts about the impacts and upcoming state regulations. Read Article from Water Deeply  Read More

Panel discussion on PG&E settlement money

On September 6th from 6-8 at the Mountain Ranch Town Hall, a panel of professionals will provide information, hold a group conversation, and answer questions from the audience on the topics of estate planning, financial planning, and tax questions with an emphasis on how to handle sudden money that may have come to people from insurance settlements or PG&E lawsuits.  This is part of the ongoing effort by the MR Community Club, MR Resource Center,... Read More

Calaveras Auditor Says Sheriff Misspent Cannabis Funds

County Auditor says the Sheriff’s Department has misspent some of those $3.7 million in fees from people who wanted to grow medical cannabis. Read article at CAP radio  Read More

Legal Planet New Study: California Climate Policies Bringing Over $9 Billion And 41,000 Jobs To Southern California’s Inland Empire

With the legislature just passing a landmark extension of cap-and-trade through 2030 by a supermajority vote, attention now turns to implementing the state’s major climate programs to achieve the ambitious climate goals for that year and beyond. Read article in Legal Planet  Read More

California Supreme Court Issues Split Decision in CEQA Preemption Case

The first case  (Friends of the Eel River v. North Coast Railroad Authority.) in the 47-year history of CEQA in which the California Supreme Court has been called upon to decide whether that bedrock state environmental statute is preempted by federal law. Read in Legal Planet  Read More

House Bill Redirects River Flows From Fish to Farms

A bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives would loosen restrictions on Delta water diversions, halt restoration projects and weaken the Endangered Species Act. Read article in Water Deeply  Read More