CCWD District 2 Candidate Forum Sponsored by the Calaveras Taxpayers Association

Paul Stein is running for Calaveras County Water District 2 in the November 2014 Election. Paul has been a resident of District 2 since 1976, as was formerly the County Supervisor for District 2 from 1997-2004. Paul has proven public policy and water management experience spanning over three decades.

Paul Stein Runs for Calaveras Water District 2 Seat

Paul has proven public policy and water management experience to protect Calaveras Water Rights

A leap from the past: California red-legged frogs

So what species was most likely the celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County? Mark Twain’s story was first published in 1865 and Bullfrogs weren’t introduced until around 1890, so most experts agree that if the story were true, Dan’l Webster would have been a California red-legged frog.

Nature’s Acrobats

Hummingbirds are the smallest and most acrobatic birds in the animal kingdom. Many birds can fly faster (falcons), and some even hover (kingbirds), but hummers are the only birds that can fly backward.

Tiger Salamander: Leading Mankind

Aside from the red-legged frog made famous by Mark Twain’s classic fable about a jumping frog contest in Angels Camp, probably the second most famous amphibian in Calaveras County is the California tiger salamander.