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#TSUNAMI NATURAL WARNING SIGNS: 1FEEL a strong or long #earthquake 2SEE a sudden rise or fall of the ocean 3HEAR a loud roar from the ocean... HEAD TO HIGH GROUND IMMEDIATELY tsunami.ca.gov #TsunamiPreparednessWeek #TsunamiPrepWeek

#TsunamiPreparednessWeek We hope you had a chance to check out the new #tsunami maps and interactive resources provided by the #CaliforniaGeologicalSurvey. Visit tsunami.ca.gov, type in your address, & plan your evacuation route.

Another great write up on Department of Conservation's focus on hazard management. Thank you Daily Journal! After reading the article, be sure to check out the new interactive resources at tsunami.ca.gov... #tsunamipreparednessweek #tsunamiprepweek

Great writeup in Washington Post on Department of Conservation's focus on hazard management. After reading the article, be sure to check out all the interactive resources we have to learn more at tsunami.ca.gov #tsunampiprepweek #tsunamipreparednessweek

In honor of #LibraryShelfieDay (Jan 27), we asked our resident librarian a few questions about library life since the pandemic. Check out the short Q&A with photos of the #CaliforniaGeologicalSurvey's rarest books--some dating back to the 1600s--here: https://calconservation.blog//qa-with-california-geologic/

The #CaliforniaGeologicalSurvey is part of the Watershed Emergency Response Team "WERT," which rapidly documents & communicates post-fire risks posed by #debrisflow, #flood, & rock fall hazards. Our expert #geologists are called on by #emergency responders when making evacuation orders. When rain hits burned slope areas, it can cause debris flows capable of destroying buildings & infrastructure. ... https://conservation.ca.gov/cgs/landslides/wert #landlslide #mudslide #rockfall 564FIRE-Photography California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

Everyone within and downstream of burned areas should remain alert and stay updated on weather conditions that may result in heavy rains over burn scars. Heavy rains can cause #debrisflows (#landslides) in these areas. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/3pkj2BA

"Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!" shouted Sam Brannan as he paraded through the streets of San Francisco waving a small bottle of gold dust he had purchased at John Sutter's Fort. That calculated and flamboyant proclamation in the spring of 1848 started the news of California's gold discovery on a race around the world. The Gold Rush of 1849 and the subsequent influx of settlers led to California becoming the 31st state of the Union in 1850. The discovery of gold on January 24, 1848 by James Marshall at Sutter's Sawmill on the South Fork of the American River started a bonanza that brought California global fame and gave it the title of the 'Golden State.' Read more about California's State Mineral here: https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/minerals/gold

#Kilauea2021 #eruption continues. Here's today's update. http://ow.ly/wJY850DcThS Lava lake: Yesterday evening, January 18, the lava lake was about 202 m (663 f...t) deep and remains stagnant over its eastern half. The active western half of the lava lake was about 202 m (663 ft) deep yesterday evening (Jan. 18) while the stagnant eastern half of the lake remains several meters (yards) lower. The whole lava lakeincluding the stagnant eastern halfis perched at least 12 m (yards) above the crust between the perched lake and the crater wall. All of the islands have been stationary over the past week, frozen in the eastern stagnant portion of the lava lake. The dimensions of the main island remained unchanged with its edges several meters (yards) above the lake surface. On January 12, the west end of the island was measured as 8 m (26 ft) above the lava lake surface, with the highest point at 23 m (75 ft) above the surface. Volcanic Gas: The most recent sulfur dioxide emission rate measurements from January 14, show an increase to about 4,700 t/dwithin the range of emission rates from the pre-2018 lava lake (3,0006,500 t/d). Geophysics: The summit tiltmeters recorded neither inflation or deflation over the past few days. Seismicity remains elevated but stable, with steady elevated tremor and a few minor earthquakes. East Rift Zone Observations: There is no seismic or deformation data to indicate that additional magma is currently moving into either of Klauea’s rift zones. SO2 and H2S emissions from Puu were below instrumental detection levels when measured on January 7. Near-real time webcam views of the lava lake can be found here: https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/webcams.

Today is the day! Register for the free one hour #CAClimateInvestments Funding for #LandConservancies #webinar! https://bit.ly/landconwebinar #LandConservation #Sustainability #ClimateAction - California Department of Conservation

The entire coast of #California is a #tsunami hazard area. Use #TsunamiDay to learn more about your exposure to tsunami hazards by checking out the Tsunami Preparedness Guide at tsunami.ca.gov. Nov. 5 is World Tsunami Awareness Day.... #CaliforniaGeologicalSurvey

Webinar: Funding for Land Conservancies This Thursday, Nov. 5 at 1:30 p.m. Division of Land Resource Protection staff and past award grantees share pathways to success, current funding opportunities and resources to connect land conservancies with funding. Part of a series of webinars hosted by CA Climate Investments. Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/regi.../1267011639422612747

#DYK some bats hunt scorpions? It's #BatWeek! Learn more about how DOC's #DivisionOfMineReclamation works to protect this environmentally valuable creature in our blog: https://calconservation.blog//bat-week-interview-environm/

#DYK bats can live up to 30 years? It's #BatWeek! Learn how DOC's #DivisionOfMineReclamation works to protect this environmentally important critter. https://calconservation.blog//bat-week-interview-environm/

#BatWeek Just in time for Halloween!

In honor of #BatWeek, please meet DOC's resident bat biologist Trinity Smith! Trinity is an environment scientist and wildlife biologist for the Division of Mine Reclamation. She works with landowning agencies to identity and remediate potentially hazardous mines. Her work balances human safety with wildlife habitat conservation--most commonly BATS. Read more about Trinity's job on our blog: https://calconservation.blog//bat-week-interview-environm/ #FacesofConservation

SOME GOOD NEWS: We just learned 2 of our grants were successful through the Wildlife Conservation Board's Forest Conservation Program. That means just over $1.6... million will be coming to Butte County for new forest health projects. With this money, we will help our Federal partners complete NEPA-CEQA on landscape-scale #foresthealth thinning, #goodfire, and meadow improvement projects across over 17,000 acres of high-priority lands. This will be an unprecedented new scale of #sharedstewardship for us. Read on for details! 1.) Upper Butte Creek Forest Health Initiative: Near Jonesville, we'll help complete NEPA-CEQA on about 15,800 acres designated as a high priority by the Almanor Ranger District of the Lassen National Forest. These lands include the headwaters of #ButteCreek and much of this area has not burned in 100 years. RCD and USFS share a vision for this area that includes integrating traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into forest health treatments, improving climate resilience for species at risk like aspen and the Cascades frog, better wildfire safety for the communities of Jonesville and Butte Meadows, and many miles of great new trails for hiking, biking and more. WCB tells us this work can start fall 2021. 2.) Concow Pyrodiversity Project: Around Concow and Pulga, we will be able to help the USFS and CAL FIRE/Butte County fuels managers get up to 1500 priority acres shovel-ready for restoring a more resilient vegetation community and a healthier fire regime. This good fire planning project is in coordination with Sierra Pacific Industries. This work can start December 2020. Thank you to everyone who wrote letters of support and provided helpful feedback as we developed these projects. And a BIG thank you to California Department of Conservation for funding the work that made this possible. We can't wait to continue working with you to bring our forests and meadows back into balance. Butte County Fire Safe Council American Forests Sierra Forest Legacy Point Blue Conservation Science Butte County Administration Butte Meadows Hillsliders Snowmobile Club Plumas National Forest, Lassen National Forest, and Jonesville Cabin Owners Association.

We have truly incredible news to share... Hunewill Ranch in Bridgeport Valley is now protected forever with a conservation easement! Since 1861, six generations... of the Hunewill family have owned, operated, and worked on the Ranch. This wonderful family's multi-generational commitment to conservation led them to pursue a conservation easement for their Ranch through ESLT. The new easement is a voluntary legal agreement that permanently conserves 4,100 acres for wildlife and future generations. Hunewill Ranch provides critical homes for Bi-State sage-grouse and both a migration pathway and summer range for mule deer. It's a spectacular place that will now be here forever, thanks to years of cooperative work powered by our generous supporters. We'll be sharing more in the coming weeks! In the meantime, thank you to our entire conservation community for your support, and to our partners at NRCS, Wildlife Conservation Board, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Deer Association, and California Department of Conservation. We've achieved an amazing result together and couldn't have done it without you. Thank you to Dwayne Leonard for this beautiful photograph. #Conservation #LandTrust #GoodNews2020

#CAClimateInvestments is hosting a #webinar on funding for #LandConservancies on Nov. 5th from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Hear from experts at California Department of Co...nservation & past grant recipient, Marin Agricultural Land Trust on helpful tips, current funding opportunities & more caclimateinvestments.ca.gov/webinars #SustainableAgriculture #ClimateAction #GreenJobs See more