The Discovery
HOW A SHARP-EYED RANGER FOUND A WONDROUS PREHISTORIC TROVE IN THE FOOTHILLS Editor’s note: The announcement this summer that a vast collection of Miocene fossils had been discovered in
September 30, 2021
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Ione Gravel Mine Seeks Permission to Operate for More Than a Century
Ione Gravel Mine Seeks Permission to Operate for More Than a Century Postponing Restoration while Impacting Ione Residents’ Quality of Life The proposed expansion of the Specialty Granules (SGI) open-pit
September 27, 2021
Another successful river cleanup!
We are so grateful for the wonderful volunteers who came out on a Saturday morning to help clean up the Mokelumne river! It was a beautiful, cool morning for our
September 23, 2021
Conservancy litigation results in withdrawal of illegal rezone
Litigation filed by the Foothill Conservancy and the Friends of Greater Ione early this year has successfully led to the withdrawal of a controversial land use plan in western Amador
September 21, 2021
Community Collaboration
The county in which we live has so much to offer and so many hidden gems. Over this past year Foothill Conversancy, Mother Lode Land Trust, and Farms of Amador
September 21, 2021
Changes have come to Foothill Conservancy
Foothill Conservancy welcomes new executive director. Megan Fiske has been named the Foothill Conservancy’s new executive director, effective immediately. She brings with her over a decade’s experience working in
September 21, 2021
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