ARTICLES, OPINIONS, and MORE This section contains news articles, opinions, musings and other guest contributions that may be of interest. The content is the authors' own views, not SaveSereneLakes.org's.
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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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