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CAAP’s Co-Chair and member of the Calaveras Planning Coalition, Joyce Techel writes about the importance of getting involved in community planning. See her story here in the Calaveras Enterprise Read More
Foothill Conservancy is movingFoothill Conservancy is excited to announce we’ll be moving our office this weekend down the hill to Jackson. We’ll be in the Tam House, a historic and charming former residence that was repurposed into office suites. We’d love to have a couple more volunteers to join our moving crew this Saturday, January 25, from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Call Randy Friday from 9:00 am to noon at 209.295.4900 to sign up – snacks, pizza and beverages... Read More
Making a safer, better communityPublic input sought for transportation plans The Calaveras Council of Governments is preparing to update three transportation plans in the county and it held two town hall meetings this week to seek input from the community on the subject. Calaveras Enterprise, January, 24 Read More
Economic group revitalizes effort for economic developmentCalaveras County Economic Development Company focusing on broadband Internet as an economic development driver. Calaveras Enterprise, January 21 Read More
Tunnels may squeeze out habitat for speciesA 13-year effort to protect critters from urban development could be jeopardized by parts of Gov. Jerry Brown’s twin tunnels plan, officials have warned. The Record, January 19 Read More
Brace yourself for California’s driest winter in 500 yearsUC Berkeley professor, Lynn Ingram, a Paleoclimatologist, says this winter could be drier than any in centuries. San Francisco Business Times, January 21 Read More
Suburban living linked to bigger carbon footprintStudy shows that suburban households have the largest carbon footprint, primarily from driving. San Francisco Chronicle, January 20 Read More
Governor declares drought emergencyA local look at the drought, with Calaveras agency response and links to helpful water-saving information. Calaveras Enterprise, January 21 Read More
Tunnels input extension soughtSan Joaquin County supervisors are asking state and federal officials for more time to comment on the immense twin tunnels plan. The Record, January 23 Read More
Are we better prepared for a drought?There’s a reason we never forgot 1977. It was our deepest, though not our longest, drought. A look at 1977 and changes that have occurred since — or not. The Record, January 19 Read More