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Chuck Watson's 2016 review takes on the stream power and geomorphic methods behind Folsom Dam's flood hazard numbers, and argues they do not hold up.
Forty acres along the North Fork American River are now permanently protected as the Bailey North Fork Preserve, honoring a family whose conservation work in the canyon spanned decades.
On September 20, 2014, five canyon groups cleaned four sites near Colfax along the North Fork American River as part of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy's Great Sierra River Cleanup.
The North Fork American River Alliance's Spring Thing on May 31, 2014 added guided walks to Casa Loma Springs, Iron Point, and historic Dutch Flat, drawing close to a hundred people onto the land.
The 2013 Great Sierra River Cleanup heads to Mineral Bar near the Iowa Hill Bridge on September 21. Sign up with Bill Templin to claim a spot.
Two land trusts have agreed to buy the roughly 3,000-acre Royal Gorge property at Donner Summit, ending a stalled plan to build 950 homes across the headwaters of the North Fork American River.
A coalition on the North Fork of the American River has gone to court over new state suction dredge mining regulations, arguing they fail to meet standards set by California law.
A BASE-jumping cable strung across the narrowest point of Giant Gap in 2012 crossed both BLM and Forest Service land, raising sharp questions about who watches over our public canyons.
A Gold Country angler survey has reached Folsom Lake and Lake Natoma, gathering what local anglers know about the fish they catch. The Upper American River Foundation and its volunteers are leading the effort.
Placer County's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to weigh in on proposed suction dredge mining regulations, sending a formal comment letter to state wildlife regulators.
Placer County supervisors voted 3-2 to deny a rezone that would have put seven homes on the canyon rim near Yankee Jim's Road, keeping 600 acres in timber production.