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Alarming Farm And Ranch Losses In State Push Conservation Efforts
Wallace, CA – Noting that California is losing farms and ranches at an alarming rate, the California Rangeland Trust is celebrating the conservation of the 500-acre Yates Ranch in Calaveras County. According to trust officials, in 2022, the Yates family partnered with the trust to place a conservation easement...
Farmers Market In Standard Has New Operator
Standard, CA — The Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District will be opening a new Standard Farmer’s Market starting next month and running into October. The group made the decision because the former Peaceful Valley Farmers Market was not planning to operate this year. The new market will be set up in the same parking lot on Peaceful Valley Road in East Sonora. It will be open every Friday from 4-8 pm from May 3 through October 18.
Sonora Pass Closure Gate Moving Higher Up
Sonora, CA — Caltrans reports that progress is being made plowing snow off Highway 108 Sonora Pass. Pass-clearing operations commenced last week and crews have been working 10 hours per day, seven days a week. The Long Barn maintenance crew has been busy removing downed trees and other debris.
Local Tribes Collaborating On Mother Earth Celebration
Tuolumne, CA — The second annual Honoring Mother Earth celebration, put on by the Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me Wuk Indians and the Tuolumne Band of Me Wuk Indians, is taking place this weekend. Kyle Cox, the Vice Chairman of the Tuolumne Band of Me Wuk Indians is today’s...
PG&E Will Be Inspecting Equipment by Helicopter
Sonora, CA — Pacific Gas & Electric will have helicopters flying low in the region on Friday, April 19, inspecting electric towers and poles. PG&E spokesperson Jeff Smith reports, “You can expect to see and hear helicopters flying close to the power lines. They may hover in the same location for brief periods of time. While patrols are underway, you may also see PG&E and/or contractor trucks in the area.”
Senior living facility celebrates life of Bob Airola
Foothill Village Senior Living in Angels Camp recently honored one of its more renowned residents: Robert M. “Bob” Airola. Bob, 87, is well known in this county, having been raised in a historic cattle ranching family, serving as president of the Calaveras County Farm Bureau, and advocating for the preservation of agricultural heritage in this county.
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