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Articles for Calaveras

How two scorched giant sequoias kicked off a controversy about controlled burns in California
1 year, 1 month ago

How two scorched giant sequoias kicked off a controversy about controlled burns in California

LA Times  

Two beloved giant sequoias scorched in a prescribed burn at Calaveras Big Trees State Park last year now appear likely to recover. “It literally is a carpet of green underneath and they’re all little babies.” Calaveras Big Trees is a haven for local residents, who describe a spiritual connection to the park’s cathedral-like sequoia groves. “I still feel that had …

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Anger builds after controlled burn badly damages California sequoias
1 year, 5 months ago

Anger builds after controlled burn badly damages California sequoias

LA Times  

Leader of the Calaveras band of Mi-Wuk Indians Adam Lewis sang Native songs and prayed for “the Orphans” at Calaveras Big Trees State Park in June. They are called “the Orphans” and they have stood side by side in what is now Calaveras Big Trees State Park for more than five centuries. Sally Kaplan, left, Desiree Amor, Nancy Tanner and …

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5.1 earthquake hits near San Jose, rattling Bay Area
2 years, 2 months ago

5.1 earthquake hits near San Jose, rattling Bay Area

LA Times  

The San Francisco Bay Area was rattled Tuesday by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake centered near San Jose. More aftershocks, likely weaker than the original quake, may arrive throughout the next week, which are “totally normal for an event of this type,” said Annemarie Baltay, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey based in the Bay Area. “There could be 10 …

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Electra fire nears 4,000 acres, threatens power grid, officials say
2 years, 5 months ago

Electra fire nears 4,000 acres, threatens power grid, officials say

LA Times  

A firefighter sprays water on the Electra fire burning in the Rich Gulch community of Calaveras County. “We’re closely watching it as it has the potential to become a large fire,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief Jon Heggie said. Though the utility has faced scrutiny for its role in previous wildfires, McFarland said based on the location and timing of the …

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Wave of small earthquakes hits California just days after previous wave
4 years, 2 months ago

Wave of small earthquakes hits California just days after previous wave

The Independent  

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