Calaveras High arts center gets go-ahead

By Dana M. Nichols Record Staff Writer August 07, 2013   SAN ANDREAS – Calaveras Unified School District trustees gave the go-ahead Tuesday night to draft plans for a 300-seat performing arts center to be built at Calaveras High School. If all goes well, the district could break ground on the center by next summer, and young actors, musicians and dancers could perform there sometime in the 2015-16 school year, Calaveras Unified Superintendent... Read More

Study touts tunnel benefit

While state study purports to provide an even-handed analysis of the economics of the twin tunnels project, tunnel opponents call the benefits “fantasy” and point out that it fails to consider the costs and benefits of other alternatives. The Record, August 6  Read More

Ecologists Turn To Planned Grazing To Revive Grassland Soil

The Nature Conservancy and cattle ranchers are studying whether mimicking the natural patterns of grazing animals can make grasslands more productive. NPR Morning Edition, August 5  Read More

Critics jump on frog and toad protection plans in California

Rep. Tom McClintock holds a forum Tuesday in Sonora to bash the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposal for the Endangered Species Act listing of the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs, which live in Amador and Calaveras county’s high country, and the Yosemite toad, which resides at higher elevations in Alpine County. Sacramento Bee, August 5 Related article: The Record*, August 6  Read More

Agency finds climate change taking toll on California

California lakes are warming, sea levels are rising, wildfires are spreading, and mountain plants and animals are migrating to higher ground as the impacts of climate change take hold. San Francisco Chronicle, August 8  Read More

Shift to night meetings gets a thumbs-up from public

Maybe night time is the right time for the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors. In an effort to make the proceedings of the elected board accessible to people who work or attend school during business hours, the board this week tried meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Measured by the fact that there were few empty seats in the board chambers, the experiment was a success. And members of the public said as much during the public comment period at the start... Read More

Scientists find farm pesticides in Sierra frogs

Dozens of pesticides widely used on Central Valley farm crops have been detected in the bodies of frogs throughout the remote High Sierra. SF Chronicle  Read More

Canada geese take permanent vacation in Calaveras

A column on Canada geese, many of which now stay in the U.S. all year. Enterprise  Read More

Record-High Majority Say State Should Act Now on Global Warming

A record-high majority of Californians say state government should act right away to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, rather than wait until the economy and job situation improve. PPIC  Read More

Rail Road Flat Ranch land will now be preserved in perpetuity

After receiving grants from environmental conservancy groups, Campstool Ranch and the rural flavor of Calaveras County are preserved in Rail Road Flat. Calaveras Enterprise  Read More