ARTICLES, OPINIONS, and MORE
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OPINION AND NEWS ARTICLES

SAVING THE NORTHERN SIERRA
(Sierra Sun, January 5 2010)

DONNER SUMMIT POLITICS ARE ALL ABOUT WATER
(Moonshine Ink, July 17 2009

SCORCHED EARTH AND GRASS ROOTS ON DONNER SUMMIT (YubaNet.com, April 1 2009)

DONNER SUMMIT AND THE SOUTH YUBA - STEWARDSHIP OR SEWERSHIP? (YubaNet.com, Jan 10 2009)

$49,000 FINE FOR DONNER SUMMIT UTILITY DISCHARGE (SierraSun.com, Jan 7 2009)

OTHER VOICES: WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE OVER WASTEWATER IN THE YUBA? (TheUnion.com, Dec 21 2008)

UNEASY IN SERENE LAKES? (SaveTheSummit.com, Nov 21 2008)

WHY IS ROYAL GORGE LLC SO AFRAID OF EMINENT DOMAIN? (SaveTheSummit.com, Nov 19 2008)

WILDLAND FIRES AND PENNY CANDY-- WILL THE CALIFORNIA SENATE CONTINUE TO ALLOW LIVES TO BE ENDANGERED, WHEN SAFETY WOULD COST LESS THAN 5 CENTS PER PERSON? (CaliforniaProgressReport.com, Aug6 2008)

THE SOUTH YUBA RIVER-- ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S RIVERS OF CONSTANT SORROW (CaliforniaProgressReport.com, July7 2008)

Bill Requiring Subdivisions Be Built With Fire Safety Planning Faces Key Vote Tomorrow--Will Development and Greed Kill Common Sense in California? (CaliforniaProgressReport.com, June 24 2008)

Royal Gorge at odds with grand jury
(The Union, June 14 2008)

Note to Royal Gorge: Quit hogging the water!
(The Union, May 11 2008)

Water Rights and Water Wrongs in the Sierra Nevada
(CaliforniaProgressReport.com, April 25 2008)

Is Royal Gorge LLC Building A House Of Cards On Donner Summit?
(YubaNet.com, April 4 2008)

The Tahoe Sierra 100: Come And See If You Have What It Takes To Challenge The High Sierra!

(YubaNet.com, Mar 24 2008)

Troubled Trails at Donner Summit? 
(YubaNet.com, Mar 13 2008)

Wolverine Spring in California’s Central Sierra Trumps Punxsutawney Phil
(CaliforniaProgressReport.com, Mar 7 2008)

Paying the piper and calling the tune in Placer County politics and planning
(CaliforniaProgressReport.com, Feb 25 2008)

Money down the drain on DonnerSummit?
(YubaNet.com, Feb 22)

Royal Gorge Development Plan Released
(Truckee Times, Feb 5 2008)

Royal Greed
(by Sid Cronin, Sierra Sun, Feb 22 2008)

Ice Follies on Donner Summit
(Sierra Sun, Yubanet.com, Feb 8 2008)

Wilderness on Edge
(Counterpunch.com, Feb 6 2008)

Royal Gorge's Winter of Discontent on Donner Summit
(Yubanet, Jan 29 2008)

See Success on the Summit (letter, Sierra Sun, Jan 16 2008)

Water Wanted: Royal Gorge seeks water from various sources (Sierra Sun, Jan 14 2008)

Destroying a ski resort in order to save it (The Union, Jan 13 2008)

Develop or die? (Sierra Sun, Jan 8 2008)

Royal Gorge posts disputed papers on web site (The Union, Jan 5 2008)

"Virtual Open space" on Donner Summit

Great expectations on Donner Summit

Meeting Agreed to on Release of Royal Gorge Documents
The Union, Dec 25 2007

Good King Wenceslas on Donner Summit

Dispute flares over access to Donner development records
The Union, Dec 19, 2007

Truth or Consequences on Donner Summit

Pave Every Mountain

Blackout on Donner Summit

Hide 'n Seek (and other games) On Donner Summit

Cut, Gut, and Git Before the Heat is On


Van Norden Meadow:  Why develop what doesn't need developing?

A Conflicted Meadow On Donner Summit?

"Members Only" at Donner Summit

A Poisonous Development at Donner Summit

Skating on Thin Ice on Donner Summit

Don't Cover Olympic- Class Cross Country Ski Terrain With Timeshares

The Paper Dam

Don't Pull the Plug on Royal Gorge

A Taxing Question

If they build it, who will come?

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THE DONNER SUMMIT CLARION
Back issues of the Clarion are available here
August 2008 Clarion
Summer 2008 Clarion
April 2008 Clarion
March 2008 Clarion
February 2008 Clarion
January 2008 Clarion
December 2007 Clarion
November 2007 Clarion
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NEWS RELEASES
A complete news timeline is here:
News Timeline


April 1, 2008:
Blockbuster Hollywood Agreement Reached for Royal Gorge

June 7, 2007:
Conservation Groups Tour the Proposed Royal Gorge Development Site

May 24, 2007:
The Summit Mobilizes Against Royal Gorge LLC's Proposed Development

WEB VIDEOS

Thanks to "The Union" newspaper:
Changing Donner Summit

Thanks to Chris:
Serene Lakes.... Past, Present, Future....

A Little Bird Told Me....

Thanks to Steve:
Foster/Syme Protest, Burma-Shave-Style

Thanks, Foster/Syme

PHOTO CONTRIBUTIONS
 
An 1860s photo of Serene Lakes (Anderson Valley)
Lakes in Anderson Valley, from Lava Bluff
Hart, Alfred A
From the Alfred A. Hart Photograph collection, 1862-1869,
Stanford University

An 1860s photo of Van Norden Meadow (Summit Valley)
Summit Valley, the Head-waters of the Yuba River, Donner Peak and Pass in the Distance.

Lawrence and Houseworth Albums
The Society of California Pioneers

The following story ran in the October 1, 2007 Nevada City Union:
Summit Impasse (copy)
Summit Impasse (link to The Union version)
Comments can be read and added on the Union link above.

My Turn: Being frank and honest on the Summit

My Turn: Deal with facts and logic, not Summit spin

My Turn: Eliminate Donner Summit Development Plans Altogether

The following two files are jpeg scans of the Sept 4, 2007 Truckee Times Cover story
Cover: Donner Summit at the Crossroads

Story: Showdown brewing over fate of Royal Gorge Ski area
My Turn: Donner Summit is a Legacy to Pass On

When it Comes to Water, Ask about the Public Trust Doctrine

Summit Area Seeks Real Voice in Constructive Dialogue


Drowned Van Norden Meadow

Dredging, Damming, Diverting, and Destroying- Dastardly Deeds at Donner Summit

Letter: Capable of Reflection

Book Review: Last Child in the Woods

My Turn: Foster&Syme in a Reactionary Mode

Stop Pretending

Royal Gorge Water Debate Heats Up (Sierra Sun)

The Butterflies of Donner Summit

Summit Patriotism

Real Dialogue Requires Honesty and Real Facts

Shell Games in the Headwaters (SYRCL)

You Can't Drink Paper Water

Reality Check on Donner Summit

Canoe Paddle Bathymetry at Serene Lakes

Donner Summit Weighs Water Needs

Royal Gorge's Crown Jewels- Will the Treasure Trove be Stripped?

Mirage on Donner Summit

Former County Supervisor Joins Sierra Watch (The Union)


Conservation Community, or Conservation Calamity?

Struggle on the Summit (Sierra Sun)

‘Greenwashing’ Royal Gorge Development

Real Questions Deserve Real Answers

Fighting Foster Syme Needs Funding

Dark Clouds Over Donner Summit

How to aid Donner Summit

   

 
 
 
 
 
 

 







 
 
 
 
 
 







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