The 2015 Drought so far – March 1

February began with a nice few stormy days, but has since looked like this January – very dry. And so far, the March forecast is not wet. Read More  Read More

Lake Tulloch residents concerned environmental rules could drain reservoir

Residents in the foothills called on state and federal lawmakers Tuesday to Tri-Dam will hold a community meeting at 10 a.m. March 7 at the Black Creek Center in Copperopolis, to develop plans to contend with the ongoing impacts of the four-year California drought while simultaneously developing contingency plans in the event of a potential fifth dry year in 2016.put a stop to environmental rules that may drain Northern California lakes. See Here Calaveras... Read More

The elephant is back

National parks across the country are gearing up to celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service in 2016. In honor of this anniversary, Yosemite has designated 10 signature projects designed to enhance the visitor experience. It is not surprising that none of these projects involve the Hetch Hetchy area as it is the least visited portion of Yosemite. (Read More)  Read More

Upper Mokelumne River Anadromous Fish Restoration Work Group

See Foothill Conservancy Wild & Scenic Update here  Read More

Defying drought, salmon continue to return to Mokelumne in record numbers

The rivers in California are still running low thanks to three long years of drought. But instead of struggling, the Chinook salmon of the Mokelumne River are returning to their home waters to spawn in record numbers. (Read More)    Read More

Important Meeting on Monday – Moke Hill Community Plan

On Monday, February 9th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m, the County will host an open house at the Town Hall to provide information on the Draft General Plan.  Staff and consultants will be available to answer questions on the draft general plan. The Mokelumne Hill Community Plan Task Force met to review and discuss the manychanges the County has made to the Mokelumne Hill Community in this Draft General Plan.  A summary of these changes include: The Mokelumne... Read More

Rivers and Water – River conservation groups oppose AB 142, Mokelumne River study bill

Friends of the River and Foothill Conservancy today announced their opposition to Assembly Bill 142 (Bigelow, R-O’Neals), which calls for yet another taxpayer-funded study before the Mokelumne River could be protected with state Wild and Scenic River designation. AB 142 would thwart state protection of the river if wild and scenic designation might possibly result in any negative impact on undefined future local water supply or complications due... Read More

California Weather Blog: After another extraordinary mid-winter dry spell, major atmospheric river to soak NorCal later this week

California has experienced some serious “weather whiplash” over the past several months. Extremely dry conditions heading into the early fall months gave way to a relatively brief ~2 week period of extremely heavy precipitation throughout much of coastal Northern California in early December shattering local calendar date rainfall records in many places and even approaching all-time daily/December monthly records in a few spots around the Bay... Read More

Rivers and Water – New Wild & Scenic River legislation for Moke

Local legislators introduce new Wild and Scenic bill Assemblyman Frank Bigelow played a role in stopping last summer’s Wild and Scenic River legislation… The contentious nature of the legislation, which is likely to return again, inspired a roundtable discussion group that includes both sides of the issue. They will meet Thursday in Calaveras County and attendees include representatives from the Board of Supervisors, the Foothill Conservancy,... Read More

Calaveras County Draft General Plan Update – 2015

Open House/Community Workshop Schedule San Andreas- Town Hall- Wednesday, January 28, 2015  Rancho Calaveras- RCPOA Clubhouse- Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Mokelumne Hill- Town Hall- Monday, February 9, 2015 West Point- VFW Hall- Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Arnold- Ebbetts Pass Fire Station- Tuesday, February 17, 2015 Copperopolis- Armory- Thursday, February 19, 2015 Valley Springs- Valley Springs Elementary School- Monday, February 23, 2015 Murphys-... Read More