LAKE COUNTY
County Library opens new ESL coordinator position
The Lake County Library is currently hiring for a bilingual Extra Help English as a Second Language (ESL) Program Coordinator.
The new ESL program for adult English Language Learners will offer one-on-one tutoring, small group classes, conversation club, and more. Interested candidates can review the job posting and apply at http://jobs.lakecountyca.gov/.
The coordinator will work up to 16 hours per week. The application closes on Dec. 22, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
Many adults want to improve their reading, writing, and English conversational skills so they can access better jobs, further their own education, advocate for their children, and overall improve their way of life. Through hard work and perseverance, adult learners can change their own, and their family’s lives, for the better.
To learn more about the Library’s Adult Literacy Program, visit the Lake County Library website at http://library.lakecountyca.gov.
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SACRAMENTO
CAL FIRE announces availability of funding for projects that proactively address wildfire prevention and forest health
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced the availability of up to $240 million for Wildfire Prevention and Forest Health grant projects. CAL FIRE is soliciting applications for projects that prevent catastrophic wildfires, protect communities, and restore forests to healthy, functioning ecosystems while also sequestering carbon and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
CAL FIRE’s Wildfire Prevention Grants Program seeks to award up to $120 million for local projects in and near fire threatened communities that focus on increasing the protection of people, structures, and communities. Qualified activities include hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention planning and wildfire prevention education with an emphasis on improving public health and safety while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
CAL FIRE’s Forest Health Grant Program will award up to $120 million to landscape scale forest restoration projects that restore forest resilience to catastrophic disturbance. Eligible activities include forest fuels reduction, fire reintroduction, reforestation, and utilization of forest biomass. An additional $50 million is available for post fire reforestation and restoration and finally $19 million isavailable for Tribal Wildfire Resilience planning and implementation projects.
Wildfire Prevention and Forest Health grant programs are part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment – particularly in disadvantaged communities.
These programs are designed to complement the 2018 Strategic Fire Plan for California, the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force Action Plan, and the Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy, which proposes to protect lives, property, and resources of California and increase the ability of our natural and working lands to survive and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Official Call for Applications:
- Wildfire Prevention Grants Program: The call for applications opens on Dec. 14, 2022.
Applications are due by 3 PM on March 15, 2023. - Forest Health Grants Program: The call for applications opens on Dec. 15, 2022. Applications
are due by 3 PM on Feb. 28, 2023.
Public workshops will be held both in-person and virtually. Please check the Wildfire Prevention Grants web pages for dates, times, and locations. These workshops will be recorded and made available on the corresponding grants web pages. Forest Health program will only release a recorded workshop. For more information and to sign up for grant email announcements, visit www.fire.ca.gov/grants.
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LAKE COUNTY
OES hosts public information meeting on 2023 Hazard Mitigation Plan update
THE LAKE COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES IS HOSTING A PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION: Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 at 5:30 PM
Via Zoom https://lakecounty.zoom.us/j/95171573827?pwd=MExmRW5jeFBzdWlDK3JJSjZoYkNNUT09
Meeting ID: 951 7157 3827 Passcode: 505655
Purpose of the Public Meeting:
The Lake County Office of Emergency Services invites the public to learn more about the 2023 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update. Hazard Mitigation Planning forms the foundation for a community long-term strategy to reduce disaster-related losses, by breaking the repeated cycle of disaster damage and reconstruction.
There will be a brief presentation followed by discussion and opportunity for public input and feedback.
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