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Butts in seats needed! Major meeting for greenlighting Salmon Ladder Proposal

Important Nevada Irrigation District Meeting: Please AttendNID Board Meeting 9am Wednesday, 12-13-231036 West Main Street, Grass Valley, Ca Meeting Topic:Gold Hill Dam Fish Passage Hello All, This is the most important meeting ever for getting salmon and steelhead to Auburn, the mission of SARSAS. And I plead with you to attend the meeting and sign in […]

Call and Response: AEL’s Comments for Grassvalley Mine

Dear Friends and AEL Members, Wow! Thank you to everyone who wrote a comment letter for the NOP for the Idaho Maryland Mine in Nevada County. Sharing letters amongst each other behind the scenes produced various great questions for the DEIR. AEL also submitted a letter, summarizing some of the community’s points. You can read […]

Keep Public Meetings Accessible

Contact the Placer County Board of Supervisors to request that all non-essential project decisions be postponed until the stay-at-home order is lifted. This is in conformance with Governor Newsom’s mandate.   Were the Board and Commission to conduct “remote” public hearings on issues of keen public interest (i.e. Hidden Falls Park Expansion and the Winery and […]

Fresh Take on Equitable Infill Incentives

The Planning and Conservation League has just released its Equitable Infill Incentives Report- an in-progress policy project to create a menu of strategies that encourage smart growth. Working with expert stakeholders around the state of California, they have outlined a new practical approach to infill for urban, suburban and rural areas. To meet the CA […]

Save the Vernal Pools Letter Campaign

Deadline March 18! Please send the following letter or similar to Gavin Newsom. Gavin Newsom, President CSU Board of Trustees Elvyra F. San Juan, Asst. Vice Chancellor Timothy P. White, Chancellor California State University 401 Golden Shore Long Beach, CA 90802 Dear Governor Newsom, Ms. San Juan and Mr. White, There are appropriate sites for […]