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- Written by: Mendocino National Forest
Recovery efforts will require all hands on deck and need creative solutions.
A key part of this approach is listening to the people who live near and use the forest.
A team of researchers has designed a process to help land managers gather and process community feedback on what matters most to them to inform a shared vision for postfire recovery.
In November 2023, researchers and forest staff delivered a series of community workshops in locations around the forest.
The intent of the workshops was to understand communities’ preferences, appetite for management actions, and highest priority locations.
As a first step, Forest Service researchers and ecologists worked with forest managers to identify restoration opportunities within areas of conifer forest, late seral habitat, and oak woodland in an integrated forest-wide restoration strategy.
The team pulled together datasets that considered pre-fire conditions, burn severity, and expected climate impacts, among other factors.
This strategy provides a portfolio of restoration opportunities for land managers to consider as they plan and implement future projects.
The next step is to gather information from communities to help guide decisions on where to go next. Your input can help managers focus on areas or resources that are most important to you.
The opportunity to share feedback for this effort is ongoing, but the intent of this community engagement is to achieve a healthy and resilient landscape across the Mendocino National Forest.
Community members are encouraged to complete a short online survey to share feedback on the places and activities they care about most on the forest.
Share feedback online at https://mendocino.forestplanning.net.
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The Mendocino National Forest sponsors and dispatches nine on-call/organized crew wildland fire type-II hand crews.
The program has been in existence for decades and has a positive and solid reputation. On-call crews assist wildland fire suppression efforts both locally and nationally.
The typical season lasts from May through November.
This training opportunity will provide the basic fire courses. Once you complete the whole program (about 10 days), you will be certified as a Firefighter Type II. No previous experience is necessary.
Register online and attend one of their in-person hiring days. Deadline to register is Feb. 1, 2024.
Hiring days will take place as follows:
• Willows: Jan. 9 to 10, 825 N Humboldt St., Willows, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Upper Lake: Jan. 16 to 17, 10025 Elk Mountain Road, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Chico: Jan. 23 to 24, 3965 Morrow Lane, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Willows: Jan 25, at 311 S Villa. St., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
The current bylaws require two members of the general public and one attorney to be appointed to this advisory board.
The purpose of this committee is to receive and review reports on the county’s public defender program and discuss the performance and ability to meet the needs of the county, the courts and those who utilize these services.
Applications are available at the Lake County Courthouse, Clerk of the Board Office, Room 109, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport, California, or online at https://www.lakecountyca.gov/1116/Board-of-Supervisors.
Please note that the membership on the above-referenced advisory board is voluntary.
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Join them for a special afternoon storytime and craft, then your stuffed friend will get to stay the night at the library and have all kinds of fun.
When you pick your friend up at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, they will have a gift for you and a book they'd like you to check out and read to them.
Space is limited and sign-ups are required, so please call your local branch to reserve your spot today:
• Lakeport Library, located at 1425 N. High St., telephone 707-263-8817.
• Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake, telephone 707-994-5115.
• Middletown Library, 21256 Washington St., telephone 707-987-3674.
• Upper Lake Library, 310 Second St., telephone 707-275-2049.
You can find more information about the Lake County Library on the internet at http://library.lakecountyca.gov.