El Dorado County Resilience Digest

A report on the progress of recover of the Eldorado National Forest two years after the devastating Mosquito Fire of 2022.

Learn more about how the just-passed $10 billion climate bond measure will fund resiliency projects across the state.

Sixty years ago, I was a reporter for the Klamath Falls (Oregon) Herald and News and with my family lived in a small house on the Link River, which flows out of Upper Klamath Lake, draining a large portion of the Cascade mountain range.

Low counts of spawning salmon could mean another year without fishing. Experts say the outlook still has time to turn around.

An update on the renovations to the California Conservation Corps Greenwood Center.

How to apply rebate as part of the recent $80 million state program to electrify homes.

Information about creating a Firewise community to make your neighborhood more resilient to wildfires.

Drafted through the combined efforts of local fire and law enforcement agencies and emergency management staff, the new Lake Tahoe Regional Evacuation Plan is open for public comment.

Begun in 2021, the work to remove invasive plants from Taylor and Tallac creeks in the southwest section of Lake Tahoe is coming to an end.

Congress has reauthorized the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act through 2034, appropriating $300 million for the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program.

The Western El Dorado Community Wildfire Protection Plan has been updated and the public is invited to give comments and input.

A public workshop hosted by the El Dorado Amador Prescribed Burn Association on September 28 will cover how to set up a burn plan for your property.

At a CalMatters event, California’s insurance commissioner says the changes he’s making will help homeowners and business owners. One idea: A state grant for those who spend money to protect their property from wildfires.

Answers to questions about the rollout of new blue and green recycling barrels underway in South Lake Tahoe and other areas of the county.

An introduction to current board member, Bobbi Bennett who is running for another term on the El Dorado Hills Fire Board in the November election.

An introduction to Esther Beckman who is running for a seat on the El Dorado Hills Fire Board in the November election.

An introduction to appointed board member Mike Hillhouse, who is running for a full terms on the El Dorado Hills Fire Board in the November election.

An introduction to Dan Donelli, who is running for a seat on the El Dorado Hills Fire Board in the November election.

California’s inland regions are experiencing dangerous heat waves, exacerbated by rapid population growth. As more people move away from the expensive coastal areas to more affordable inland communities, these regions are seeing significant demographic changes and spiking electricity bills.

The project to remove hazards and stabilize the land impacted by the Caldor Fire in the Pioneer Trail and Echo Summit areas has begun.

Inland communities with big population booms will experience the most extreme heat days under climate change projections. The combination puts more people at risk — and many cities are unprepared.

While the rest of us enjoyed the long weekend, El Dorado County firefighters were called to extinguish several local fires.

The ten-year effort to annex the Meeks Bay Fire Protection District into the North Tahoe Fire Protection District concluded with the approval of the Placer County Local Agency Formation Commission in August.

CalFire received the first of five planes promised by the federal government, a former Coast Guard C-130 Hercules air tanker.

The Tahoe Resource Conservation District is hosting a workshop on September 19 with information about the Firewise program and application process.

Early warning systems save lives during disasters, but a recent FEMA survey found that only a third of people are signed up. Use this resource to find your county’s emergency alert sign-up page.

Firefighters from a variety of responding agencies presented action reports and observations from the Crozier Fire at the August 14 meeting of the Georgetown Divide Fire Safe Council.

PG&E crews are working to remove vegetation around the base of electric poles in an effort to mitigate fire damage to transmission infrastructure.

With almost 95,000 acres of forest treated, work continues to thin forests and reduce fire hazard in the Lake Tahoe basin.

Input is sought from Caldor Fire evacuees to assist researchers from the University of Oregon conducting a study on wildfire risk management and evacuation planning.

The El Dorado Community Foundation has opened applications for emergency assistance to evacuees of the Crozier Fire.

El Dorado County is maintaining and updating a webpage with official information about the Crozier Fire. (See article for URL)