Stewardship Council In The News

2008

The LA Times - January 6, 2008
  Groups to settle PG&E lands' future
After three years of work, an array of interest groups are poised to determine the future of more than 140,000 acres of some of California's most ecologically rich and endangered watershed lands, among the largest swaths to be preserved in decades…

2007

The Union Democrat - December 7, 2007
  Rebuilding Kennedy Lodge likely
Efforts to rebuild Kennedy Meadows Lodge are a go, PG&E Land Manager Steve Koop assured an audience of some 50 people gathered in Sonora Thursday for a meeting on the future the high country resort.

Chico Enterprise Record - December 3, 2007
  Buck's Lake a "pilot project" in land-use effort
It's one of four "pilot projects" of the Stewardship Council, a nonprofit corporation charged with enhancing public use of 40,000 acres of land, up and down the state, that belongs to PG&E. Council staff held a meeting in Chico Thursday to get input on how planning for the use of land at Buck's Lake should proceed.

The San Francisco Chronicle - October 22, 2007
  Children detach from natural world as they explore the virtual one
Yosemite may be nice and all, but Tommy Nguyen of San Francisco would much prefer spending his day in front of a new video game or strolling around the mall with his buddies.

The Union Democrat - October 10, 2007
  Kennedy Meadows plans discussed
The owner of Kennedy Meadows publicly vowed Tuesday to rebuild the popular high-country resort's main lodge by next summer. The historic lodge, along with seven cabins and several smaller buildings, burned to the ground last week in an apparent chimney flue fire.

Recordnet.com - September 7, 2007
Fear of the unknown: The owner of popular Kennedy Meadows Resort worries land transfer could rein in his business
KENNEDY MEADOWS - This high Sierra resort is from another time. Cowboys still saddle horses, something they've been doing for at least 90 years. Guests sleep in rustic cabins and sometimes ride into the nearby Emigrant Wilderness to catch trout. The troubles of big cities and corporate cubicles seem far away.........

Contra Costa Times - August 30, 2007
  OUR NEIGHBORS: CHRIS TREADWAY: School could reap greenway's rewards
Anyway you look at it, the Richmond Greenway has potential. What that potential turns out to be depends on how the immediate and farther-flung community members buy in to the concept of the greenway as a local asset. The first phase of the greenway -- a former railroad right-of-way turned to public use -- opened in May and extends from Second Street at the Richmond Parkway to 23rd Street, passing within a block of Samuel L. Gompers High School on Ninth Street......

Enterprise Record - July 1, 2007
  Many local proposals in Stewardship Council plan
In the hills and mountains east of Chico, the Stewardship Council has plans to improve recreation and environmental protection. The council recently released its draft plan for 141,000 acres of land owned by PG&E. Proposals by the council include such things as cultural centers, new trails, camping facilities, conservation easements, habitat improvement and . . .

Sacramento Bee - May 20, 2007
  Land Preservation Plan will be unveiled
A landmark plan to preserve 140,000 acres of Northern California owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will be unveiled tonight in Sacramento. . . The public can weigh in on the future of land stretching across 22 counties primarily in the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Mountains at the first of a series of hearings throughout Northern California. . .

Fresno Bee - March 1, 2007
  Healthy Set of Wheels
Fresno's Parks Department is steering a souped-up trailer loaded with technology and sports equipment into neighborhoods where there are too few opportunities for organized activities. . .The Parks Department won a $45,000 grant from the Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council to buy the Mobile Fitness Vehicle. . .

2006

Redding Record Searchlight - December 10, 2006
  Public Will Win No Matter Who Gets PG&E Land
A land rush is accelerating in the hills of Shasta County. The Shasta County supervisors last week hired a consultant to help the county try to acquire about 40,000 acres of land that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is giving away as part of the settlement of its 2003 bankruptcy. That move provoked grumbling from local conservation groups that also covet the land and resent the intrusion . . .

Ukiah Daily Journal - October 20, 2006
  Community Briefs - Stewardship Council Meeting Set for Nov 1
It's not often that you get the chance to help shape the future of a community. It's not often that you get the chance to have input into how to protect and enhance thousands of acres of California watershed land. Through the work of the Stewardship Council, that opportunity is available to you . . .

Sacramento Bee - October 3, 2006
  Great Outdoors Not So Great Among Teens, Survey Says
A pickup game of basketball or a bike ride to the local swimming pool are fading summer pastimes for California youths . . .

San Jose Mercury News - September 29, 2006
  Study: California Youths Choose Computers, TVs Over Great Outdoors
With the school year in full swing, a new study by a Foster City foundation reveals that California youths are more likely to have spent their summers captivated by computer games or TV screens than adventuring in the great outdoors . . .

CBS Chico KHSL - September 28, 2006
5:30p Evening News - California's Kids Aren't Getting Any Quality Time Outdoors, Even in the Summer
Voice Over: That's according to a new survey by the Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council. The survey revealed that less than one third of children participated in outdoor programs, attended summer camp or participated in outdoor service project. Less than half the kids went to a public swimming pool. About 59 percent of parents said their children have less interest in the outdoors than in the past. The vast majority, a whopping 91- percent, cited television, computer and video games as the main reason for the child's disinterest. More than 26- hundred people took part in this survey.

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