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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Blue Shield of California Foundation announced that it is awarding $20,000 in core funding over the next two years to Lake Family Resource Center to support its capacity to provide services and assist survivors of domestic violence in Lake County.
The grant is part of the foundation’s efforts to strengthen domestic violence organizations in California and provide the working capital the field needs to respond to new challenges and opportunities.
“The ongoing work of Lake Family Resource Center is integral to achieve our collective mission to end domestic violence in California,” said Peter Long, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Blue Shield of California Foundation. “This flexible funding helps to sustain domestic violence agencies and programs, and ultimately ensures that those most in need continue to have access to critical services.”
Across California, more than 100 domestic violence agencies are engaged day-to-day in the struggle to serve and advocate for thousands of victims, survivors, and their families. Core support grants validate the essential role of these organizations and enable those working on the front lines to focus on achieving their mission.
“The support of Blue Shield of California Foundation for the next two years is incredibly important to our capacity to continue our work to provide shelter and support to victims of domestic violence in Lake County” said Gloria Flaherty, Lake Family Resource Center’s executive director. “The flexibility of Blue Shield of California Foundation’s grant monies makes a huge difference for our organization.”
As the state’s largest private funder of domestic violence services and prevention, Blue Shield of California Foundation is dedicated to ending domestic violence in California.
Lake Family Resource Center provides many critical services to Lake County’s children and families in the area of child abuse prevention and treatment, domestic violence, youth development, rape crisis center, parenting workshops, Early Head Start, behavioral health, teen parenting, and other services and activities. Its mission is to strengthen our community one family at a time.
Since 2002, Blue Shield Against Violence has invested over $36 million in domestic violence services and prevention, including more than $14 million in general operating support for over 100 domestic violence organizations across California. For more information, visit www.blueshieldcafoundation.org .
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The 2012 Fire Season has proven to be a destructive year and with the dry conditions, and Cal Fire officials are warning Californians of the continued wildfire threat.
The combination of above average temperatures, below normal rainfall and record dry conditions have resulted in above normal potential for large fires in many parts of the state, the agency reported.
“California has already experienced a significant increase in fire activity this year,” said Chief Ken Pimlott, director of Cal Fire. “Cal Fire crews remain prepared to respond to wildfires, but we are asking the public to take steps to help prevent fires during this unusually dry fall.”
Already this year, Cal Fire has responded to over 5,300 wildfires, which is over 1,300 more than last year and nearly 20 percent more than average.
From these fires nearly 130,000 acres burned, over 75,000 more than last year.
National forests, parks and other federally owned lands have seen their fair share of fires this year including a 270,000 acre fire that burned its way into the records books becoming the second largest wildfire in California’s history.
In August the Rush Fire charred 271,911 acres in Lassen County on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Historically, California experiences its largest and most damaging wildfires in the late fall months. The potential this year is no exception, said Cal Fire, with no significant rainfall in sight.
The result is an above normal potential for large wildfires in October for most of Northern California including the Bay Area, as well as much of Southern California from Santa Barbara down to San Diego County.
With the continued threat of wildfires, Cal Fire is asking all Californians to ensure they are prepared for wildfires.
All residents should have a wildfire action plan that includes an evacuation plan. Unfortunately many evacuees don’t prepare what to take and where to go, and it’s often too late to remember those items when a wildfire strikes.
To learn more on how to be prepared for a wildfire visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org . Additional fire safety tips can be found at www.fire.ca.gov .
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The California Fish and Game Commission determined Wednesday that listing the gray wolf as an endangered species in the state may be warranted.
The decision opens a status review to be done over the course of the next 12 months, after which the commission could decide to list the wolf as an endangered species under state law.
“We have very little information on the history and status of wolves in California,” said Michael Sutton, vice president of the Fish & Game Commission. “Our decision today launches a year-long effort to learn more, which in turn will inform our ultimate decision whether or not to protect this iconic species under California law.”
Last December, a lone wolf known as OR7 dispersed to California from a pack in northeastern Oregon and has been in the state for most of the time since then.
Gray wolves such as OR7 are protected as an endangered species in California and elsewhere under the federal Endangered Species Act.
The petition to list wolves as an endangered species under California state law was filed in February by four environmental groups.
The Department of Fish and Game reviewed the petition and concluded it did not include adequate information to make a determination whether listing may be warranted. However, other information DFG was required by law to review did.
There has never been a scientific study of wolves in California. Although there are numerous anecdotal reports of wolves in early California, there is little direct evidence of these wolves beyond two museum specimens – one of a gray wolf and the other likely a Mexican wolf.
DFG believes it is likely the wolves were once widely distributed across California before they were extirpated by humans in the early 20th Century.
The vote was 3-0. Commissioners Dan Richards and Jim Kellogg were not present.
More information about OR7 is available at www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/wolf/ .
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – A fire burning near Comptche in Mendocino County is on track to be fully contained a day earlier than originally estimated thanks to progress firefighters made on Wednesday.
The Flynn Fire, which began Monday afternoon, was at 90 percent containment on Wednesday evening, with Cal Fire adjusting the size down slightly to 195 acres.
The Cal Fire Mendocino Unit said that the fire was expected to be fully contained on Thursday. Original containment had been expected on Friday.
Personnel assigned to the fire had been reduced to 651 by Wednesday evening, with 37 engines, 24 fire crews, four airtankers and 17 water tenders still dedicated to the fire, Cal Fire reported.
Cal Fire said the fire’s cause remains under investigation.
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