Mapping and prioritizing tool Over the last year, Foothill Conservancy’s Watershed Conservation Advocate Shane Dante has continued to participate in the Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group Strategic Landscape Assessment Working Group. The
As we’ve discussed in the previous newsletter, a private company called GreenGen Storage LLC is proposing to build a pumped-storage hydroelectric project on the Mokelumne River. It would use existing PG&E
Courtesy photo: Caltrans In our last newsletter, we let you know of our involvement in Caltrans’ environmental review of plans to make safety upgrades to its Highway 49 bridge over
Several years ago, the Eldorado National Forest’s Amador Ranger District determined that the Caples Creek watershed downstream of Caples Lake was a high priority for ecological restoration. The area is
Courtesy photo: National Hydropower Reform Coalition The Foothill Conservancy recently joined the Steering Committee of the National Hydropower Reform Coalition. The HRC is a group of conservation organizations from around
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to upgrade the bridge rails and widen the deck of the Highway 49 Mokelumne River Bridge between Amador and Calaveras counties. The purpose
About a year ago, we shared information in our newsletter about the closure of Amador Lane behind Lake Tabeaud. The public and local homeowners used the road for recreation access
Courtesy photo: Fuel break in Stanislaus National Forest As noted in our other Spring 2020 article on the Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group, the ACCG is an informal, community-based group of diverse stakeholders that
Photo by Katherine Evatt Foothill Conservancy continues to be an active member of our local forest collaborative, the Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group. The ACCG has been actively working to promote fire-resilient forests, protect
Courtesy photo: GreenGen Storage Some years ago, PG&E was studying a pumped-storage hydroelectric project on the Mokelumne River. The power project would have used Upper Bear River Reservoir, Lower Bear
