Environment

Parking fee will help keep South Yuba River State Park open

By Matt Weiser - Published: 12:00 am

South Yuba River State Park near Grass Valley will avoid closure this year amid state budget cutbacks, thanks in part to diligent work by a team of elementary school students.

Undeveloped North Natomas park provides refuge for Sacramento wildlife

By Cynthia Hubert - Updated: Thursday, February 9 2012 - 7:56 am

Wildlife is thriving on wide swaths of land in North Natomas that was cleared for development but left vacant, in some cases for years, because of the real estate bust and a building moratorium related to flood control.

California Fish and Game to sue Army Corps over levee tree ban

By Matt Weiser - Updated: Thursday, February 9 2012 - 8:08 am

The California Department of Fish and Game intends to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over its policy banning trees on levees.

Sacramento loses clean-tech jobs in 2010, for first time since 1999

By Rick Daysog - Published: Wednesday, February 8 2012 - 12:00 am

Sacramento's green economy employed 200 fewer people in 2010, the first industrywide job decline since 1995, according to a new report.

10-year forest restoration program set to start

By Cathy Locke - Updated: Monday, February 6 2012 - 6:47 am

The Eldorado and Stanislaus national forests will receive funds for projects under a forest restoration program designed to reduce fire threat, help local economies and accomplish critical forest restoration objectives, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Federal appellate court rejects Forest Service plan for Sierra

By Denny Walsh - Updated: Sunday, February 5 2012 - 9:44 am

A federal appellate court has struck down as unlawful a 2004 management plan for Sierra Nevada national forests formulated by George W. Bush's administration, saying it lacks a required analysis of how fish will fare under the plan.

Strap on snowshoes and learn survival skills, safety

By Jane Braxton Little - Updated: Sunday, February 5 2012 - 12:20 am

The Lassen National Forest will conduct a snowshoe walk Feb. 17 for adults and children 8 and older.

Water systems need fixes, badly; customers don't want to fund them

By Ryan Lillis and Matt Weiser - Updated: Monday, January 30 2012 - 3:27 pm