county residents who might want to preserve oak woodland can't get state money available for preservation and restore issued projects because the county has no habit management plan or the county civil grand jury reported tuesday states should board provide sixteen million dollars to people to buy conservation easements receive compensation for not cutting trees get reimbursements for conservation improvements and receive compensation for alternative grazing practices that would preserve the foothill habitat threatened by expanding development but no one here is eligible to receive the money because the county planning department has not submitted an oak woodland management plan to the state grand jury found report the county planning department will include in their planning projects for the rest of the fiscal year an oak woodland management plan to grand jury concluded the project will be submitted to the board of supervisors for prioritization and funding can a director of planning jory steward who has been on the job for just three weeks will be working with eldorado county officials who already have gone through their planning process we intend to get into this fiscal years work schedules do it had the report to grand juries second for the year can be seen at debbie debbie debbie dot civil grand jury dot com the grand jury received a written complaint alleges that harvesting and agriculture conversions according to the wildlife conservation board's website about six point five million acres of california's original ten million acres of oak woodland remain according to the site at  provide habitat for more than three hundred species of creatures and play important roles in moderate moderating climate preventing erosion and improving water quality but worries about development and either culture expansion lead to the passage of the  thousand and one conservation board oversees the implementation of woodland acts and it has distributed seven point six million dollars to counties for woodland projects the grand jury report the state does not require counties to submit an woodland management plan but counties must have one for learned orders nonprofit groups government agencies and businesses do apply for the conservation fund the grand jury received a written complaint alleging that the county had not complied with the hope woodland conservation beyond the sixteen million dollars no further funding has been authorized by the state legislator the report said that it county leaders must respond to the grand jury's report by may twel consideration but did not move to accept the plan tuesday their annual goals they want to implement the plan sometime this year the county fire plan leader got mean edwards has a lot and for putting up was  for putting up married groups and their opinions to get plan finalized but those in attendance made it clear prove a will come soon the newest version of the plan includes fifty six recommendations in a majority of them have cost county community development agency director steve de camp said there has been no analysis on how to meet those guys too yet many were happy the plane continues to require a one hundred foot defensible space area around where all homes but excludes an earlier proposal said vernon grose who lives just outside grass valley lake vera area between nevada city and south yuba river came up with its own fire plan largely because neighbors wanted to clarify how they would evacuate resident nancy weber said but she address specific needs in each area in the county because vegetation fire danger very jim hurley said it should reflect the actual conditions on the ground in vatican city contractors association leader barbara bashful said the plan is needed but wanted him to says shifted from ignition resistance building restrictions to creating defensible space despite those concerns county residents fred buehler said the board is not let the plan fall into an sierra staple ice fishing is the latest trend really in locals and travelers like and while it may be new to most wonder sport enthusiasm its long history suggests a certain stain power while popular for decades in alaska in the midwest crowds of new an experienced anglers are watering holes at watering holes outside like a hole are undoubtedly growing mountain hardware in truckee deal direct ice fisherman to nearby boca stampede and processor reservoirs as well as donna lake and also assist with maps and directions to numerous smaller lakes an area off i was eighty nine mother nature dictates when i was fishing begins usually in time from late november to early january some days you can see thirty to fifty people out there system manager time and broke two of mountain hardware said it's really a social activity according to doug busey of long time fishermen an outdoor writer for this time a whole daily tribune ice fishing is fairly easy sport to take arms seriously all that's needed is a bucket or sled to carry the gear and auger to cut a hole in our eyes regular a specialized fishing pole a towel and some night crawlers or lowers if it's in my sense is also required i find is just an enjoyable way to pass the day b c said you don't want to get there too early and you can just drop your line sit back and have a sandwich enjoy the day cold doesn't even really seem to be an issue most days when the sun is shining you can just sit out there in a flannel and jeans busy begin spearheading an informal gathering for ice fishing for a new and experienced fisherman several years ago it started with him and three other locals but now there can be there's many as fifty people all ages joining them the date of the annual event varies but  back country but you notice that safety is always an issue he's never without a rope and cautions about ice shifts while there is no formal lesson or group excursions mountain hardware has a plethora of information on hand and sells augers and fishing equipment and supplies detailed maps of the area and updated fishing reports see what b c is also willing to answer questions and offer insight into ice fishing he publishes up to date information about regulations conditions what's open what's closed and in his daily top daily tribune column it's just a neat way to go fishing in past a day because he had a mountain hardware is located one one three two zero donner pass road in trucking can be reached at five three zero five eight seven forty four for drug abuse he can be reached at his new line at seven seven five two six seven nine seven to two throughout the year north lake tahoe is a forty five minute drive from reno tower international airport two hours from sacramento international airport in just over three hours in tampa sysco international airport for lodging reservations recreation and event details called northlake total eight hundred seventy nine four village crystal bait visitors barrow in the north lake tahoe resort association work together to promote north lake tahoe as a premier year round destination and there you have it for today know world headline news today set backs expanding governments fin who threatens kramer nato u s missile shield and u s rejects space weapons ban eighteen rebel soldiers sought for east to more assassination attempt and astro issues an outcry forces blue cross to abandon letters in california florida police suspend suspended for throwing a quadriplegic out of a wheel sure but before these stories calls and e mail messages of u s citizens without warrants the senate passed a measure by sixty eight to twenty nine vote seventeen democrats joined republicans to vote against an amendment that would have removed the minute the provision from the  passage is not guaranteed version passed last year excluded granting immunity to telecom companies lawmakers will for be forced to negotiate as president bush has vowed not to sign another extension after a temporary lock spiers and friday statement democratic senator for us russ feingold of wisconsin appealed to the house saying the senate with the help of too many democrats is yet again giving the administration sweeping new powers and letting those off the hook for it to illegal wiretapping program congress should stand up for american people and the constitution by opposing such a badly flawed bill and senator barack hussein obama has extended his winning streak over senator hillary rodham clinton sweeping the so called the tomic primary in maryland virginia and district of columbia obama has now ones eight straight contests since the nationwide super tuesday vote last week he holds a slight delegate lead going into next week's primaries in wisconsin and hawaii two key contests in texas and ohio followed early next month obama celebrated tuesday's win with supporters in wisconsin he said george bush won't be on the ballot next is don't pamper george bush won't be on the ballot my cousin dick cheney won't be on the ballot but the bush cheney war in the bush cheney tax cuts for the wealthy those will be on the ballot when i am nominee i will offer a clear choice john mccain won't be able to say that i ever supported this war in iraq because from the start and senator hillary clinton said i see an america where we finally have comprehensive immigration reform with a path to earned legalization of course we're going to have to secure borders we're going to have to work very hard on that and yes we're going to have to make sure employees don't exploit undocumented workers and we will do more to help communities like el paso that need resources for health and education and law enforcement and i want to work more with our neighbors and friends to the south to help those countries create more jobs for their own people so that everyone would have a chance a better life clinton's campaign announced another shakeup tuesday with the resignation of deputy campaign manager mike henry henry henry followed patti solis doyle who stepped down as campaign manager two days before on the republican side senator john mccain added to his virtually insurmountable lead on tuesday defeating his main challenger mike huckabee and all three states senator mccain said not now my friend the hard part for america a much bigger decision we don't know yet for certain who will have the honor of being the democratic party nominee for the president but we know that either of their candidates will lead this country and we dare not let down we dare not let them despite mccain wins polls shows that polls show that continues to face some opposition sums up described conservatives in the eventual jelly calls losing their vote to huckabee in virginia this week capital charges against six nine one one suspects and renewed fears that prisoners could be executed to guantanamo bay if found guilty pentagon regulations have long required death sentences to be carried out by lethal injection at fort leavenworth in kansas but two years ago the military meditates rules to allow for other locations experts say dozens at guantanamo would be difficult nato and takes part in the bush administration's european missile system the u s says the missile system is needed to defend against the potential threat from iran but it's what is seen as a first strike weapon and meanwhile at the u n the s has rejected a new call for a ban on weapons in space a draft treaty submitted by russia and china to see calls for the prevention of weapons in space and the threat of use of force there but the white house rejected the major stand us opposes any attempt to prohibit to limit access to or use of space timor is in a state of emergency as australian troops arrive to back up the international peacekeeping force their national commander james baker said the attackers would be punished he also said the attack on the east timorese leadership cannot go any individuals involved should be brought before that to more lest justice system and the australian government has issued its first formal apology for its mistreatment of aborigines australian prime minister kevin rood delivered their apology before the australian parliament earlier today it had been the first item  business for roots new government former prime minister john howard had long refused a public ology despite his study during his term showing that as many as one of three aboriginal children were taken from their families between one nine hundred ten and one nine hundred seventy huge crowds gathered across australia to watch the historic address around one hundred aborigines attended the parliament session to hear the apology many were shown wiping away tears and the lebanese group hezbollah is accused israel nine any involvement and in afghanistan the red cross is warning of a growing humanitarian crisis field by an unknown number of people displaced from their homes aid officials say that they're less access to afghan injured internal refugees today than at any time in nearly three decades red cross says nato is infosys on the military action and development aid was overshadowed has overshadowed major humanitarian needs and in iraq an iraqi journalist has been found shot dead in baghdad sean makes what handing was a member of iraq's young journalist lead he was twenty seven years old meanwhile officials with the movement of the shiite cleric tata outsider say they're reaching a deal to free two kidnapped journalist from c b s news the pair a british citizen and an iraqi have been missing since sunday and the former contractor who says she was a former contractor who says she was gang raped by employees how burton and k b r in iraq sister eight other women have come forward to privately recount their own stories of harassment and abuse jamie le jones says many of the women told her they cannot go public with their accusations because of clauses in their employment contracts no charges have yet been filed in a joint it is or after nearly three years probe k b r is arguing for a case to be moved to a private arbitration instead of public order in the philippines a fifty soldier battalion including three u s trained officers has been suspended over the killing of eight civilians earlier this month two children in a pregnant woman were among the dead filipino army said it clashed with does not make rebels but local residents say he committed a massacre and in california the health insurance giant blue cross has announced it will stop sending letters asking doctors to help the company deny patients medical insurance the move comes one day after a los angeles times exposed blue cars practice of sending doctors copies of health insurance applications filled out by new patients the doctors were then asked to report back if the admit any preexisting conditions including pregnancies they could be used to deny coverage to crisis california's largest for profit health insurer for more information just go watch sicko the michael moore movie and that's it for days world news got out looked at him smiles plastic bag containing white powder then got into green toyota four runner and left the patrol officer was advised to forty one pm a call from his road east main street reported a person who was bundled up in clothing fell into the roadway several times police arrested the forty four year old woman on suspicion of public drunkenness at seven fifty pm a man called from want to block of new street to report staff at a store accusing him of stealing police contacted cullen determined he had not been stealing in tuesday one i love an am deputy stopped a vehicle on ridge road and arrested a twenty seven year old woman on suspicion of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and violating parole about a county sheriff's office on monday ten seventeen a m police stopped a vehicle on east main street and arrested three people one on suspicion of having a controlled substance and prescription drugs without a prescription another on suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia and local misdemeanor warrant and a third on suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia forty people were messing around with my box and their off road dirt bikes were blocking the front door one bike was purple and the other was red at nine fifty eight a m a call from business on a three hundred block of sacramento street reported a person one striped blue shirt and black hat stole a cheeseburger a deputy arrested the woman on suspicion petty theft with a prior conviction for theft and that's the blotter forward today