<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=160 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2336a4c0.jpg" border=0 width="362" height="76" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=27.5% BGCOLOR="#339900" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1b756fe0dwnjun.gif"> <bR> <div> <B>THIS WEB SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Please bare with us ~ Thanks!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>To move around this website, "float" over the map above.</B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=320 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Central Sierra Resource Conservation & Development Area</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="558" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 257 WIDTH="227"><bR> <div> The Central Sierra Resource Conservation & Development (CSRC&D) Area is located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of North Central California and includes Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne Counties; the Incorporated Cities of Amador City, Angels, Ione, Jackson, Plymouth, Sonora and Sutter Creek.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1f830fb0.gif" border=0 width="304" height="251" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="564" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 95 WIDTH="549"><div> The Council consists of representatives from the Board of Supervisors from the four counties; five cities of Amador County plus City of Angels and Sonora including appointed citizen members, representatives from the Alpine and newly forming Resource Conservation Districts and other interest groups.</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="4"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="95" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="4" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 164 WIDTH="549"><div> The CSRC&D Council and Counties Governing Board adapted an Area Plan which outlines the problems and opportunities in the Area. This plan identified the following goals:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Watershed Restoration</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fire & Fuels Management</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Development of New Natural Resources-Based Economic Opportunities</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Provide the Capacity to Implement Area Goals and Area Objectives</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="4"><div> w</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Watershed Restoration</U></B></div> <bR> <div> The Central Sierra RC&D Area contains both the headwaters and watersheds of several major river systems which supply water for the California Delta, San Francisco Bay Area, and the west central portions on the State of Nevada. The CSRC&D Council working with the <A HREF="C:\My Documents\IMAGES\MRA Logo.doc" TARGET="_top" TITLE="C:\My Documents\IMAGES\MRA Logo.doc"><U><B>Mokelumne River Association</B></U></A>, Central Stanislaus Watershed Analysis Group, Carson River Association, Consumnes Task Force and newly developing CRMP's, encourages and supports the formation of these local led watershed groups in the area. Newly authorized, the CSRC&D is planning to co-sponsor applications for State and Federal Government assistance on watershed restoration projects, Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP), and a number of other grant programs (Prop. 204, EPA 319 {j or h}, and CalFed). Major river systems include: Cosumnes, Mokelumne, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Carson River in the Central Sierra Watershed Area.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Fire and Fuels Management</U></B></div> <bR> <div> The CSRC&D Council has identified the need to systematically address the fire and fuels management problems effecting the Central Sierra Area. Working with federal, state and local fire suppression and prevention agencies, the CSRC&D Council are developing a series of programs and projects to reduce the amount of wildland fire fuels and high biomass loading which threaten the Urban-interface. A working Task Force is being formed to pursue funding which is limited at this time to fully address the issue.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Development of New Natural Resources-Based Economic Opportunities</U></B></div> <bR> <div> The CSRC&D Area is experiencing increasing population growth but an absence, and in some cases a decline, of economic growth. Timber and mining which have historically been the backbone of the Central Sierra Area economy are having a major transition effect on employment in the area. Resource based light manufacturing industries, Recreation Services, Wine Grapes, and other diversified agricultural industries which have identified as potentials for economic development, are now the actual economic development and employment opportunities for each industry locally. The CSRC&D Council is looking at softwood stands of popular trees for a source of wood for producing veneer, boxes, chipboard, manufactured lumber, molding, pulp, and firewood; solid waste and co-generation plants (with local potential employment opportunities); and outdoor sports/recreational development along rivers, lakes and reservoirs for year long visitors; and ever expanding vineyard industry and other specialty agricultural crops.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Provide the Capacity to Implement the Central Sierra RC&D Area Goals and Objectives</U></B></div> <bR> <div> The Central Sierra Resource Conservation and Development Council has identified the need for staff resources and office space in order to be able to implement its goals and objectives. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has created new office space for the Central Sierra Resource Conservation and Development staff, vehicle and equipment to carryout CSRC&D goals and objectives.</div> <bR> <div> The CSRC&D Council and Project Coordinator will identify and obtain the technical assistance and/or financial resources needed to carryout its goals and objectives, provide the necessary training to its membership and local working groups and conduct a Central Sierra Regional Issues Forum to obtain solutions to problems in the Central Sierra Communities resulting from federal and state land use agency decisions.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>For more information contact:</B></I></div> <div> Robert Long, Interim Area Project Coordinator</div> <div> CENTRAL SIERRA RC&D</div> <div> 235 New York Ranch Road, Suite C</div> <div> Jackson, CA 95642</div> <div> Ph: (209) 257-1851 Fax: (209) 257-0910</div> <div> Email: <A HREF="mailto:robert.long@ca.usda.gov" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:robert.long@ca.usda.gov"><U>robert.long@ca.usda.gov</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>