As Californians make their Memorial Day weekend and summer vacation plans, CAL FIRE and federal fire agencies want to ensure vacationers obtain necessary campfire permits and learn how to have a campfire safely. The California Wildfire Coordination Group (CWCG) unveiled the new fire prevention website, www.PreventWildfireCA.org, which for the first time offers an online campfire permit section. “The new online system makes it easier for Californians to get a permit, while still taking the time to learn how to…
Tuesday February 25th, the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will consider and vote on a resolution to support Wild and Scenic designation for the Mokelumne River. Your help is needed that day to deliver the message that you want the Moke protected for good! We won't know if the supervisors will vote on the resolution in the morning or afternoon until the February 18 release of the agenda.In the meantime, Foothill Conservancy encourages you to talk with your neighbors…
The Eldorado National Forest is developing an application for Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Cooperative Funds for the upcoming 2013/2014 grant cycle. We are developing a preliminary application to the Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division which includes a strong emphasis on trail maintenance and repair, restoration of trails and impacted areas, law enforcement across the four Ranger Districts, printing and distribution of the Motor Vehicle Use Maps, and restoration activities on the Georgetown Ranger…
The Board of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, at the September 2013 Board Meeting, approved the publication of our Fire Threat report. This is the fifth in our series of System Indicator reports, characterizing conditions in the 25 million acre Sierra Nevada Region. This latest report quantifies fire threat class by land ownership and Subregion (county-level data available by request) and acres burned annually for recent years by land ownership, Subregion, threat class, and vegetation class. …
Sacramento, CA--The Sacramento Area Sewer District (SASD) wants to remind everyone that watching football and eating a ton of food makes for a great Thanksgiving, but putting those food scraps down your sink or garbage disposal could put a damper on your plumbing and holiday. Common sources of FOG include leftover cooking oil or grease from meat or fatty food scraps, lard, salad dressings, creamy or oily sauces, marinades, dairy products and butter or margarine.…
