Cost of Butte Fire rises to $70 million

Guy McCarthy, The Union Democrat September 28, 2015 The cost of fighting the devastating Butte Fire has risen to $70.5 million as of this morning, Battalion Chief Jaime Moore and public information officer for the incident said in phone interviews today. The blaze, which started Sept. 9 near Charamuga Ranch and Butte Mountain Road in Amador County, has destroyed 475 homes and 343 outbuildings, and damaged 45 other structures, according to assessment... Read More

Butte Fire – Information and Resources

Below you find the September 17, 2015 News Release from Calaveras County regarding information and resources you will need for you and your communities recovery from the Butte Fire.  CAP will continue to post information for residents of Calaveras County and Amador County during recovery from this fire. NEWS RELEASE 9-17-15 (1)  Read More

Edson to seek a second term

Supervisor who voted for, then opposed Mokelumne River Wild and Scenic protection will run for second term. Calaveras Enteprise, August 28  Read More

Reservoir water levels

Graph shows levels in four area reservoirs. Calaveras Enterprise, August 28  Read More

Camanche Reservoir down, but not out

While reservoir levels are low, Camanche is still storing a great deal of water, Lake Tulloch is higher than expected. Calaveras Enterprise, August 28  Read More

AB 142 passes out of Senate Appropriations Committee on 5-0 vote

On Thursday, August 27, the Senate Approrpriations Committee passed AB 142 (Bigelow) on a 5-0 vote. The committee added an amendment to the Legislation requiring the Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority to pay 50 percent of the anticipated $250,000 project cost. That amount, $125,000 is significantly higher than amount previously approved by various UMRWA agencies. The bill now proceeds to a vote on the state Senate floor. Foothill Conservancy... Read More

If Drought Continues: Environment and Poor Rural Communities Most Likely to Suffer

If the California drought continues another two to three years, the state will face increasingly acute challenges in two areas: water supply in some low-income rural communities, where wells are running dry; and ecosystems, where the state’s iconic biodiversity is under severe threat and wildfire risk is growing to new extremes. Farmers have been hit hard, but are adapting. The state’s cities and suburbs are in the best shape to withstand... Read More

The Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation needs your help

WATERSHED WARRIORS WANTED! Saturday, August 22 The Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation needs your help for a watershed restoration project this Saturday on the Amador Ranger District, Eldorado National Forest, near the Gold Note OHV area.  We will be decommissioning an illegal motorcycle trail that threatens a sensitive meadow. Volunteers are needed to help collect and place nearby native materials for blocking and mulching the route, installing... Read More

Garamendi in, Wright out, for District 2 race

Calaveras County Supervisor Chris Wright announced this week that he will not seek a second term next year and John Garamendi Jr., the son of Congressman John Garamendi, acknowledged that he is planning a run for the District 2 seat and has formed a committee. Read story in Calaveras Enterprise  Read More

County planners reverse road deal with developer

Developer Ryan Voorhees won’t have to pay to improve Olive Orchard Road between his Olive Orchard Estates development and Highway 26, the Calaveras County Planning Commission decided Thursday. Read story on Calaveras Enterprise  Read More