Supervisors strive for teamwork with workshop

Members of the Calaveras  Board of Supervisors held a workshop to prepare them to cope with their current budget crunch and the difficult decisions they will have to make. The Record, January 11  Read More

Report puts $797M price tag on Rim fire’s damage to ecosystem

Oaks and pines that burned in the Rim fire absorbed carbon dioxide and emitted oxygen; this is an example of just one of the ecosystem services lost as a result of the Rim fire. Modesto Bee, December 25  Read More

Yosemite fire debate over logging burned trees

Environmentalists have differing views about logging some of the Rim Fire’s burned trees. San Francisco Chronicle, December 27  Read More

40-year old Endangered Species Act sets a high standard in forbidding extinction

UC Davis fish expert Peter Moyle on the history of the ESA and the state’s fish, and what is needed for our fish to survive. Sacramento Bee op-ed, December 29  Read More

It’s time to let Yosemite grow

Two bills would expand Yosemite National Park, but our Congressman has yet to add his support. San Francisco Chronicle editorial, December 27  Read More

Sacramento region rural schools see rapid enrollment declines

  The Sacramento region’s small, mostly rural districts are, with few exceptions, losing students at breakneck pace. Read more here  Read More

Drought brings water rationing orders

  December 2013 is shaping up to be the driest ever recorded.  Mandatory water conservation orders are beginning to sweep across the Sacramento region. Read more here    Read More

California Headed for Record Drought: Will Critically-Needed Reforms Follow?

The Sacramento Bee’s fine environmental reporter, Matt Weiser, yesterday reported on a looming, major drought facing California and its regional neighbors. The figures aren’t pretty.  A persistent high-pressure front stretching over the Gulf of Alaska and most of the Northern Pacific has diverted the normal fall and winter storm track away from California and other southwestern states over the past several months.  With little precipitation... Read More

Ecological Restoration Video

As part of its fire research, the Forest Service captures video footage of actual wildfires in progress. By employing specially designed heat resistant camera boxes, the agency has been able to document surprising fire behavior. Episode #13 “RESTORE.” of the US Forrest service’s Ecological Restoration video podcast series has now been released: You Tube  Read More

Lawmakers sow Yosemite seeds, but harvest so far unclear

Several bills that could affect Yosemite are pending in the Congress, ranging from salvage logging to honoring the Buffalo Soldiers. Sacramento Bee, December 14  Read More