TuCARE – TuCare https://tucare.com Tuolumne County Alliance for Resources & Environment Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:49:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Annual Natural Resources Summit 11/04/2023 https://tucare.com/annual-natural-resources-summit-11-04-2023/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:37:25 +0000 https://tucare.com/?p=1624

Help for the Motherlode: Fire Insurance Reform

Saturday, November 4, 2023

TuCARE's Annual Natural Resources Summit November 4th, 2023
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SONORA, CA: On Saturday, November 4, 2023, Tuolumne County Alliance for Resources and Environment (TuCARE) will hold their Annual Natural Resources Summit in the Sierra Building at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora. The Summit is open to the public and admission is free. Natural Resource agencies, organizations and businesses will provide information tables prior to and after the summit for attendees to peruse. Doors open at 8:00 a.m.

Speakers for the summit include: Keynote, State Senator Brian Dahle; Mike Albrecht, President of American Loggers Council; PG&E Representative Nathan Alonzo; Stanislaus National Forest Supervisor Jason Kuiken; Glenn Gottschall, President Tuolumne Firesafe Council; Jim McDougald, Staff Chief, CAL FIRE Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation Program; Karen Caldwell, Coordinator, Tuolumne County Firewise Communities; and Dore Beitz, Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services.

For over 20 years, TuCARE has held a Natural Resources Summit. Approximately 200 people attend the summit each year. Topics covered in past years include political and environmental hot topics such as global warming, environmental extremism, and the importance of logging to reduce fuel load on public lands. The focus of this summit will be to update the Motherlode communities about the efforts to bring affordable fire insurance coverage back to California, and the increased fire fuels reduction by agencies and community organizations which can reduce the threat of catastrophic fires.

Local Fuels Reduction Projects - TuCARE’s Annual Natural - Resources Tour Saturday, November 4th, 2023
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The speaking portion of the summit kicks-off at 8:45 a.m. and runs till 12:00 p.m. From 8:00-8:45 a.m., and 12:00-12:30 p.m. attendees can visit information tables from local, state, and federal agencies/organizations that will provide information topics related to this year’s summit focus.

There is no cost for this event due to the generous donations by a variety of sponsors including Sierra Pacific Industries, PG&E, Clarke Broadcasting Corp., Sonora Area Foundation, and local community members. Doors open at 8:00 a.m.

Following the summit, a short tour will be held in Tuolumne County of three fuel reduction projects. A look at progress on the Phase 1 & 2 SERAL PROJECT administered by the Forest Service and Tuolumne County Government; a visit to Sierra Pacific Industries’ fuels reduction around the Standard area mill; and a private/non-profit project between Habitat for Humanity and Sonora Area Foundation’s “Community Wildfire Protection Fund.” The tour is invitation only, and seating is limited.

TuCARE is a community based non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1988. Our membership is a cross-section of the community and includes businesspersons, educators, retirees, and those actively engaged in working daily with natural resources. TuCARE supports the multiple use of natural resources on public lands. Multiple-use policies allow for everyone to benefit. TuCARE seeks stability for resource industries to ensure the economic soundness and stability of local communities.

For more information contact:
Melinda Fleming, Executive Director, TuCARE
(209) 586-7816 or tucare@mlode.com

Local Fuels Reduction Projects - TuCARE’s Annual Natural - Resources Tour Saturday, November 4th, 2023
]]> Press Release – 33rdAnnual Dinner and Auction https://tucare.com/press-release-33rdannual-dinner-and-auction/ Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:31:11 +0000 https://tucare.com/?p=1524 PRESS RELEASE

2/11/2022
Contact: Melinda Fleming, Executive Director
(209) 586-7816 or (209) 352-8012
TuCARE@mlode.com

SONORA – On March 12, 2022, Tuolumne County Alliance for Resources & Environment (TuCARE) will hold their 33rdAnnual Dinner and Auction. The event is an opportunity for members and the public to gather, enjoy a great dinner, have fun at the silent and live auctions, and be entertained and educated by a keynote speaker. Proceeds from the auctions go to support TuCARE’s “Tours for Kids” programs. This year marks the organization’s 33rd annual event (although the last 2 years were not held in-person).

Guest speaker will be Dave Daley, California Public Lands Council Chair, and there will also be a short presentation following Daley about the Community Wildfire Protection Fund, a program that TuCARE and the Sonora Area Foundation have created to fund fuel thinning on private property in Tuolumne County.

Speaker Daley is a fifth-generation commercial cattle producer from Butte County, running the family ranch near Oroville alongside his son Kyle. Daley is also a leader in California’s beef industry, holding leadership positions on the local, state, and national levels.

Daley’s family has had cattle on US Forest Service grazing permits in the Plumas National Forest for generations, making him well versed in the issues public lands ranchers face and enthusiastic about preserving public lands grazing, leading him to serve in multiple leadership positions. He is currently chair of the California Public Lands Council, chair of the Public Lands Council Forest Service Committee, and chair of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Federal Lands Committee.

For more than 30 years, through his involvement with the College of Agriculture at California State University, Chico, Daley has also been influential in the lives of other current and up-and-coming young cattle owners throughout the state. He recently served as the Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture at California State University and was an animal science professor at the university for many years. Today, Daley is still involved with the university through his role as farm administrator for the Paul L. Byrne University Farm.

Daley’s experiences as a cow-calf producer and an educator make him invaluable to California’s beef producers and the state’s cattle industry. In addition to his public land-related leadership roles, he currently serves as chair of the California Cattle Council. Daley is also past president of the California Cattlemen’s Association, and past president of the Butte County Cattlemen’s Association.

The dinner and auction will be held at the Elks Lodge in Sonora. Social-time starts at 4:30 p.m. with a chicken and tri-tip dinner following. The silent and live auctions will include some unique items such as a handmade quilt, one-of-a-kind artwork, gift certificates, dinner packages, and a wheelbarrow of wine. Cost for the event is $45.00 per person till February 28, then tickets go to $50. Tickets are not sold at the door.

TuCARE is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Anyone wishing to donate, or sponsor can contact the office at (209) 586-7816 or by email at tucare@mlode.com. Sponsorships include promotional opportunities and signage venues.

TuCARE advocates an increased awareness of natural resources in our schools and communities–believing that a more informed public will be able to make better decisions on how our natural resources are cared for and used. Learn more about the organization at www.tucare.com. To learn more about the Community Wildfire Protection Fund (CWPF) go to the website www.CWPFProject.com.

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