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MARIPOSANS FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT AND
RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT
P.O. Box 2121
Mariposa, CA 95338
info@merg-mariposa.org

MARIPOSANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND

MERG

The Environment Is Our Economy

Thank you for visiting our web site.

Our organization is primarily devoted to maintaining and improving the quality of life in Mariposa County. We also are interested in regional, state-wide, and federal issues that have an impact in our local area.

MERG seeks to seriously study the pros and cons of important county issues and present them to county officials and residents so that they can make informed decisions about the future of Mariposa County. This is done through our presentations to the Mariposa Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission, our website and newsletter, and through public news media as may be appropriate. The Board meets the first Monday of each month at 9:00 am. The public is welcome to attend. Please contact us to obtain the current location as we normally meet in private homes and the location is subject to change.

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE CURRENT HOT TOPICS IMMEDIATELY BELOW

For information on the Merced River Plan scoping and planning process:

http://www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/mrp.htm

Agri-tourism and Agri-naturism Tourism Ordinance

Comments on agritourism and nature tourism in the Agriculture-Exclusive zone can be sent to Rita Kidd, Public At-Large Member, Agritourism Advisory Committee, ritakidd@yosemite.net or to Sarah Williams, swilliams@mariposacounty.org

Catheys Valley Community Planning

Catheys Valley Community Plan Public Hearing, resulted in decision by the Board of Supervisors, on advice from outside Counsel, Abbott and Kindermann, to complete a focused EIR on the Catheys Valley Community Plan.  It is expected that this work will take between six and eight months.  In their action the Board of Supervisors retained jurisdiction, and will rehear the community plan EIR upon completion.  The Board of Supervisors failed to take action on a moratorium as advised by Counsel, Bill Abbott.  Comments can be directed to swilliams@mariposacounty.org

Water Resource Management

Integrated Regional Water Management Planning RAP meetings were held with State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR) in June and August 2009.  Please refer to the website: www.irwmp.org for regular updates on this effort.

 

The pictures below are reminders of the natural treasures that we have and the value of preserving them. We hope you find the information here of benefit and welcome your feedback.

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The magnificent picture of Tuolumne Meadows at the top of this page is courtesy of Mr. Al Kudela, a resident of Mariposa and a talented photographer.