Environment
At the gates, signs of the times
Published November 16, 2009
New signs at the gates inform residents when they can use wood-burning fireplaces, stoves and fire pits without violating Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District requirements and risking a $50 fine. Read more »
Free curbside e-waste pickup Oct. 5
Published September 8, 2009
That old computer in the closet? The TV set in the garage? Get them to the street. A free curbside e-waste pickup will be held Oct. 5 by the Rancho Murieta Community Services District. Read more »
Deer Creek Hills bike tour June 27
Published June 14, 2009
The Sacramento Valley Conservancy is holding its first mountain bike tour of Deer Creek Hills Saturday, June 27, from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mountain bike docents will escort riders on single track, cattle paths and ranch roads. Read more »
Doing the right thing with Murieta's e-waste and paper
Published March 14, 2009
Plenty of volunteers kept things moving and made it easy to do the right thing Saturday at the e-waste recycling and paper shredding events held in the FAA Building parking lot on Cantova Way. The e-waste event is a fundraiser for Sacramento Sheriff's Crime Prevention, and donations from the paper shredding event go to Cops for Kids. The events were sponsored by Walnut Grove Rotary Foundation and Sacramento County Sheriff's Crime Prevention. Local members of Volunteers in Partnership with the Sheriff assisted the effort.
Here's the rundown on this season's hikes at Deer Creek Hills
Published February 26, 2009The Sacramento Valley Conservancy will host a hike highlighting the geology of Deer Creek Hills from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. And here's the list of all of this season's hikes and other activities. Read more »
Helping us all save water
Published November 2, 2008
Boy Scout Steve Voss of Troop 633 conducted a water conservation fair Sunday afternoon at the Rancho Murieta Association Building for his Eagle Scout project. Knowing that more than half of Murieta's water use occurs outside the home, Steve focused on how we can landscape and irrigate to reduce water use. He recruited representatives of the Sacramento Tree Foundation, the Community Services District and others to provide information, and presented a multimedia program for about 35 attendees.
Video: What does Bass Lake work mean to Country Club members?
Posted July 28, 2008 by RM.com
The construction work at Bass Lake and on the South Course is being done to address environmental and legal issues, making winter overflows a thing of the past. Here's a look at the story. Read more »
County will cut more than 100 trees at airport next month
Published July 26, 2008After years of legal wrangling, on Aug. 15 Sacramento County will begin cutting down more than 100 trees at Rancho Murieta Airport to comply with a court order. Read more »
A choking sunset...
Published July 9, 2008
Six weeks of work begins on Bass Lake drainage diversion
Published May 19, 2008
The pipes -- with diameters as big as 42 inches -- will carry water away from Bass Lake.
Massive pipes were trucked to Bass Lake Monday as the long-awaited drainage diversion project gets underway this week. Pipes with diameters of 42 inches will be buried up to 18 feet deep to divert storm drainage and run-off from the lake. Read more »
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