The surprising science of wildfires and tree-killing beetles

Bark beetle and climate change tree mortality may not significantly affect fire risk or severity, studies show. Water Deeply, September 15  Read More

California’s forests and water: An uncertain future

Climate change and other factors threaten our state’s headwaters forests National Forest Foundation, September 2016  Read More

One year after Butte Fire, not all is lost in Calaveras County*

A look at the county on the anniversary of the devastating Butte Fire. The Record, September 9    Read More

Seeking a better way to share rivers among people, wildlife*

State Water Resources Control Board releasing its draft proposal to update minimum flow standards for the lower San Joaquin River to the Delta. Read Here https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15733bd78fb2cdef Related article:  http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article101866352.html  Read More

Edson addresses state of the county

Calaveras County residents and the government that serves them have taken significant steps forward in the year since the Butte Fire, although vast challenges remain, Board of Supervisors Chairman Cliff Edson said during the keynote speech at the inaugural State of the County Breakfast hosted by the Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce on Friday. Read Calaveras Enterprise article here http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_ae716b28-793b-11e6-99a4-df58b87b57c9.html  Read More

Scorched by fire, California must limit rural sprawl

This year, California is again experiencing large wildfires that threaten lives, property, wildlife habitat and water quality. Climate change, four years of drought, a century of fire suppression, and the state’s failure to stem rural sprawl have created the elements necessary for the perfect firestorm. Read Katherine Evatt (Foothill Conservancy, Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group) article Here  Read More

California Supreme Court Holds Unanimously that the State May Restrict Mining Methods on Federal Lands

Court in People v. Rinehart Upholds State Moratorium on Suction-Dredge Mining  Read More

Recreational marijuana legalization in California

Will a proposed ballot initiative on recreational marijuana legalization in California help the environment  Read More

Mountain Ranch Event September 10 will Commemorate the First Year Anniversary of the Butte Fire

n event that will commemorate the first anniversary of the Butte Fire raging through Mountain Ranch will occur on Saturday, September 10, 2016. The public, especially those who experienced the devastation and its aftermath, is invited.  Starting at 10:00 am at the stage of the Mountain Ranch Community Park the event will include an invocation, music, poetry, keynote speakers and culminate with the unveiling of the “Pieces” Memorial Wall, a beautiful... Read More

Service work provides students real-world skills

Everyone knows that students willing to apply themselves and make an effort can get a great academic education at Calaveras High School, but is it enough to know the difference between an adjective and an adverb, the dates of the Civil War, the parts of a frog, and three ways to factor a quadratic equation? Read Calaveras Enterprise Article Here by Jim Pesout Jim Pesout is a retired high school teacher who lives in Mountain Ranch. You can reach him... Read More