El Dorado County Local News: Resilience

03/29/2022
As part of its drought contingency plan for the West Slope, El Dorado Water Agency is conducting assessments on small water systems to determine if they need maintenance or replacement. The process could take three to five years to complete.

03/23/2022
Natural disasters and other emergencies can make it necessary to evacuate large animals, and it isn’t easy to quickly move livestock. When the situation calls for trained help, South County Large Animal Rescue is called in.

03/22/2022
Aerosols carried in wildfire smoke plumes that are hundreds of hours old can still affect climate, according to a study out of the University of California, Davis.

03/20/2022
The annual Sierra Nevada Watershed Improvement Program Summit brought together California leaders, scientists, and community and tribal leaders to discuss strategies for wildfire recovery and resilience.

03/13/2022
Winery owner and UC Santa Cruz chemistry professor Phil Crews teamed up with a group of researchers to conduct a study on how the taste of wine was affected by wildfire smoke.

03/13/2022
El Dorado County is preparing for fire season with help from the El Dorado Hills Fire Department. The county Board of Supervisors approved a $250,020 renewal agreement to allow the EDHFD to conduct fire defensible space inspections.

03/10/2022
As remote work has grown, so has the threat of cyberattacks. Without a team of IT professionals, how are remote workers and freelancers to protect themselves from these threats?

03/01/2022
Two California congressional representatives, Tom McClintock and Doug LaMalfa, have introduced legislation directing the U.S. Forest Service to suppress wildfires on national forest system lands and end the policy of letting fires burn.

02/24/2022
Despite spending nearly $4.9 billion last year to prevent wildfires, PG&E Corp. still found itself responsible for the second-largest fire in California history. This year it promises to shell out almost $6 billion on its 2022 “wildfire mitigation plan.”

02/22/2022
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board has approved an increase in the pace and scale of forestry work in the region. The decision expands the areas where ground-based mechanical equipment can be used on steep slopes.

02/21/2022
California’s wildfires have been burning hotter and longer. Cal Fire keeps records of acres burned, structures destroyed and human lives lost, but there are no records of how many animals die or are injured by wildfires.

02/17/2022
PG&E has begun to move overhead power lines underground in the Placerville/Diamond Springs area. The project should be completed by July. The work is being done at the request of the county through PG&E’s Rule 20A program.

02/15/2022
El Dorado County will continue to oppose FEMA’s decision to deny assistance for victims of the Caldor Fire. At the Feb. 8 Board of Supervisors meeting, District 2 Supervisor George Turnboo led the discussion on how to make a “strong” effort to obtain assistance.

02/07/2022
Some plants and patches of Earth withstand heat and dry spells better than others. A new Stanford University study shows those different coping mechanisms are closely linked to wildfire burn areas.

02/06/2022
Partners of the French Meadows Forest Restoration Project have wrapped up the third consecutive season of forest treatments in the Tahoe National Forest. The partnership treated roughly 1,000 acres using a combination of mastication, thinning, and prescribed fires.

02/02/2022
The Operation Sierra Storm Meteorologist Conference, held Jan. 9-12 in South Lake Tahoe, touched on a topic vital to the region: extreme weather.

01/28/2022
Pioneer Community Energy has begun providing residents and businesses of El Dorado County and Placerville with electric generation. The not-for-profit utility will complete the transition from PG&E over the month of January.

01/27/2022
Residents can begin their wildfire preparation journey by viewing educational Zoom workshops presented during the 2021 Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Campaign. This campaign featured different workshops on how residents can reduce wildfire risk.

01/25/2022
To address the growing need for a competitive insurance market for farm owners, wineries, ranchers and other outdoor agricultural businesses, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has approved the FAIR Plan starting Feb. 1.

01/23/2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a 10-year strategic plan, “Confronting the Wildfire Crisis: A Strategy for Protecting Communities and Improving Resilience in America’s Forests,” that maps out actions it believes is needed to protect communities and improve forest health.