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Kennedy Meadows: county advances as potential donee

The Pacific Lands Stewardship Council (Stewardship Council) agreed  at their meeting in Modesto this evening to begin negotiating with Tuolumne County for ownership of Kennedy Meadows and with the Mother Lode Land Trust as the easement holder. The Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District (RCD) was recommended as a conservation partner and the county will seek to collaborate with the Stanislaus National Forest, as [...]

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Forest access and other “stuff”

After several years of study and discussion, the Stanislaus National Forest has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on alternatives to implement the 2005 National Forest Travel Management Rule. If you haven’t heard about it, please get a copy (info below) and comment. Implementation of the USFS’ preferred alternative will mean significant changes to [...]

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Kennedy Meadows & government reform time

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The Tuolumne County RCD, the county, MotherLode Land Trust, and the USFS made their presentations to the Stewardship Council yesterday. The Stewardship Council is the multi-interest stakeholder group tasked with giving away some of PG&E’s land (and funds) under the terms of a bankruptcy settlement agreement administered by the California Public Utilities Commission. Summaries [...]

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Stewardship Council’s progress on Kennedy Meadows Pilot Project

Jayne Battey and Ric Notini of the Stewardship Council updated me today on where things stand relative to the disposition of PG&E’s 4 pilot parcels, including Kennedy Meadows.
They have made considerable progress in evaluating existing easements on the parcels. In addition, the proposed local stakeholder process goes to the Stewardship Council Planning Committee next week [...]

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Over 1,200 at Buckaroo Ball

When I got to the fairgrounds at 5:00 pm, I was amazed. By 7:30, amazement gave way to a sense of being overwhelmed and indescribably moved that so many would cowboy-up for the cause. Over 1,200 pre-sale tickets for dinner and dancing were snatched up by Tuolumne County residents and folks from the Valley, Bay [...]

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Kennedy Meadows meeting in Sonora this week

The Stewardship Council has announced the first of a number of meetings in Sonora to discuss the Kennedy Meadows pilot process. I will definitely be there, although I can’t arrive until shortly after 10:30.
If you are concerned about how the decisions will be made about its future, you need to show up and speak up [...]

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