County budget hearings conclude

A preliminary Calaveras County budget that proposes large-scale hiring freezes to a number of public service departments has been pushed ahead for adoption by the time the fiscal year ends June 30. The preliminary budget could be officially approved by the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors… Read Calaveras Enterprise Article  Read More

FIRE FUEL, RAGING RIVERS CAST A SHADOW ON SUMMER FUN

Debris clearance is a big concern this fire season: Entering what will be the second fire season since the Butte Fire burned tens of thousands of acres, destroyed hundreds of homes and killed two, residents throughout the burn scar that suffered so mightily during the 2015 conflagration still panic at the sight of black clouds in the distance or the slightest whiff of smoke. Read Calaveras Enterprise Article  Read More

Calaveras County: 99 percent of Butte Fire trees cut down

This week, the county’s Butte Fire Recovery team is touting the number of Butte Fire hazard trees that have been cut down: 8,433. Read Union Democrat Article  Read More

Climate change could burn a hole in the Forest Service’s budget

Climate change appears to be fueling more wildfires as U.S. Forest Service officials are increasingly concerned they don’t have the funds to effectively handle another devastating season. McClatchy, June 12   Read More

Wildfires and climate change are fueling each other, creating a vicious cycle

Right now, forests absorb global-warming pollution. But that’s changing as temperatures rise. Read Yale Climate Connections  Read More

The Heart of California’s Water System Could Get Federal Recognition

A proposal to designate the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as a National Heritage Area has been kicking around Congress for six years. Erik Vink explains what the designation would do – and not do Read Here  Read More

Oroville Dam incident explained: What happened, why and what’s next

Problems at two spillways at California’s Oroville Dam in February have resulted in months of analysis and reports about what went wrong and how much repairs will cost. Water Deeply, June 14  Read More

State orders in-depth assessments of more than 50 California dams following Oroville crisis

State regulators have begun ordering up-close inspections of aging dams throughout California. Los Angeles Times, June 13  Read More

Calaveras is poised to become a less pot-friendly place

The economically depressed county of 45,000 residents, a former mining and timber region, had an established pot growing tradition. And last year, after the devastating Butte Fire scorched vast areas of the county, destroying 860 houses, its Board of Supervisors plotted a comeback by seeking to monetize the thriving local marijuana culture by taxing and licensing for-profit cultivation. Read Sacramento Bee Article Here  Read More

Weekly ReCAP of Calaveras Planning and Land Use News

Weekly ReCAP for June 2  Read More