Tuolumne River Trust

Patrick Keopele named Deputy Executive Director

Karyn Carr — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:31:00 -0700

"After eight years with the Tuolumne River Trust, Patrick Koepele has stepped into a new role as the Deputy Exectutive Director of the Tuolumne River Trust. The move comes as part of a new initiative to build the Trust's capacity to address emerging threats and take advantage of strategic oppotunities throughout the watershed. In his new role, Mr. Koepele will provide leadership and support for all of the Trust's programs that will be critical in taking the organization to the next level..."

Clavey Protection Effort Under Way

Cynthia King — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:17:24 -0700

Source: The Union Democrat
May 22, 2008

A grass-roots movement to designate the Clavey River watershed as a National Wild and Scenic River System is gaining momentum.

Job Openings at the Trust!

Tomer Hasson — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:00:00 -0800

The Trust currently has 3 job openings:

Take Action

Tomer Hasson — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:53:00 -0700

- Join our email action alert list by sending Peter Drekmeier, Bay Area Program Director, an email

-Print out and distribute our July 22, 2008 San Mateo Event Flyer

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- Write a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper

- Print out and distribute our Fact Sheet

- Make a Donation to the Trust

- Attend an upcoming event

- Encourage your city council to take on an Earth Day project focusing on water conservation.

- Encourage your city council to host a study session on water policies and practices. For an example from Menlo Park, click here

Tuolumne Board of Supervisors say UNEQUIVOCALLY no more water from the 'T'

Reach and Teach — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:14:20 -0700

The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Tuesday, September 25 2007, stating it "unequivocally opposes" San Francisco diverting more water from the Tuol-umne River.

Water Conservation Opportunities

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:31:00 -0700

- California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC)

- Water Saving Hero

- Water Saver Home Tour

- BAWSCA

- Santa Clara Valley Water District (Santa Clara County residents only)

- SFPUC

City's PUC accused of water grab

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:00:11 -0700

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
July 31, 2007

Two major conservation groups accused the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission today of trying to siphon more water out of the Tuolumne River so that suburbanites could continue watering their lawns in the face of global warming.

Tuolumne Planning Workbook Now Available

TRT Manager — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:00:00 -0700

The National Park Service is developing a long-awaited management plan for the 54-miles of the Tuolumne River within Yosemite National Park designated as Wild and Scenic in 1984. This summer, the Yosemite National Park has released a Tuolumne Planning Workbook for public review and comment.

SF doesn't need to quench thirst using Tuolumne

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:53:15 -0700

Source: Modesto Bee
Date: June 20, 2007

Recent articles in The Bee, "Bay Area's thirsty; Oakdale district may help" (June 3, Page A-1), and "MID backs study on more water for San Francisco" (June 13, Page B-2), should be very troubling to all of us who love the Tuolumne and Stanislaus rivers.

New dam proposed near Don Pedro

Anonymous — Wed, 09 May 2007 10:51:00 -0700

Source: Modesto Bee
September 21, 2006

The Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts are exploring the idea of building a dam near Don Pedro Reservoir to be used strictly for power generation.