WELCOME to the SAFE website. SAFE is a California nonprofit, IRS tax-exempt 501(c)(3), membership corporation,
headquartered in beautiful Trinity County in northern California.
 Read the Winter 2011 issue of Forestland Steward newsletter. It has an inspiring look at Community Forests in California. Each of the four community forests featured has a unique approach based on the community's needs and circumstances. All the links in this pdf are live. Click on them to connect to more information. |
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| SAFE is a volunteer, grassroots,
environmental organization active in Trinity County, CA since 1979.
SAFE
is dedicated to promoting healthy ecosystems through education,
community involvement, organizing, demonstrations, activism and legal
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on SAFE’s activities and accomplishments. Read SAFE News online! As of September 2010, Colleen O'Sullivan is the new SAFE News editor and newsletters will be published every other month. Read January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, November 2010 and January, March, May, and July 2011. Read back issues on Projects Page. Newsletters are in PDF format, so you will need Adobe Acrobat to view them. If you enjoy reading SAFE News online, please consider a donation. If you can't read PDF documents, but want to read SAFE News, you can subscribe to SAFE News by emailing Virginia Rice. You can also pick up the latest SAFE News at Weaverville, Hayfork and Lewiston libraries, as well as at Mountain Marketplace in Weaverville and Norel-Pom (formerly Zion) Natural Foods in Hayfork. In December/January 2011 SAFE newsletter there is an article about Assembly Bill 32 and Forest Carbon Offset Rules. Read the letter that S.A.F.E. signed onto that was sent to California Air Resources Board. New page: See all SAFE News Sponsors and Advertisers here. |
Upcoming events: For complete list of all upcoming events, please see Calendar of environmentally-related meetings and events.
WED OCT 19: HAYFORK - COMMUNITY PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING (HCPAC) at Trinity County Fairgrounds meeting room 7-9pm. Public is welcome to come and participate. Third Wednesday each month, except Wed Dec 14. More info or for an agenda: call Bob or Jan Mountjoy at 628-4474.
THURS OCT 27: HAYFORK - TRINITY COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL MEETING (TCFSC) FIELD TOUR. TCFSC invites you to join them for a field tour of Hayfork projects led by Watershed Research & Training Center. Details to be announced. Open to public. Regular meetings are on fourth Thursday each month at TCRCD conference room on Horseshoe Lane (behind front office) at 7pm. More info or for agenda: contact Noreen Doyas or Pat Frost at Trinity County Resource Conservation District (TCRCD) at 623-6004.
TUES NOV 1: ONTARIO, CA - REGIONAL FIRE SAFE COUNCIL CONFERENCE at Holiday Inn at Ontario Airport 9am-4:30pm. California Fire Safe Council and Farmers Insurance Group are presenting this regional conference geared toward Fire Safe Councils and others interested in wildfire prevention. Topics will include: The Cohesive Strategy, an Insurance Panel featuring experts on insurance issues, strategies for fundraising and other relevant topics.
WED NOV 2: LEWISTON - GARDEN CLUB MEETING at Community Center. Social time is 12:30-1pm. Meeting & presentation at 1pm. Refreshments served afterward. Guests always welcome. First Wednesday each month. More info: call Carolyn Rhody at 623-6170.
THURS NOV 3: HAYFORK - HAYFORK GROWERS ALLIANCE MONTHLY MEMBERS MEETING at Northern Delights at 7pm. Following the meeting, Adrien Keys, Finder of Lost Mushrooms, will talk about the many things we should know if we plan to go with him into the wilds tracking down these wayward mushrooms. For example, he's found over the years that while mushrooms can certainly lend a gourmet touch to your cooking that they actually make very poor pets. If you have questions about our fungi friends that you've been too embarrassed to ask your parents this is the place to get those details. Then be first in line to sign up for a mushroom foraging foray with Adrien which happens on NOV 11. All HGA events are free and open to public. HGA are the folks who brought you the Small Farm and Garden Show. Come and share their vision for the future of farming in Hayfork Valley and Trinity County. Are you interested in getting certified to sell products at Hayfork or Weaverville Farmers Market? They can help. Both markets are looking for vendors of fruits & vegetables, honey, herbs, eggs, nuts, plants, flowers, and locally produced cheese, baked goods, wine, jams & jellies and other agricultural products, as well as locally produced crafts. They hold their membership meetings at Northern Delights at 7pm on first Thursday each month. More info: call Bobbie Chadwick at 628-9429 or email [email protected].
FRI NOV 11: HAYFORK AREA - MUSHROOM FORAY. Adrien Keys of Hayfork Growers Alliance will be leading a wild mushroom hunting foray to a secure undisclosed location in the hills above Hayfork in search of seasonal wild mushrooms, if the weather & growing conditions permit. Backup date is the following week. Signup for this foray is at the general meeting at Northern Delights on THURS NOV 3 at 7pm. All HGA events are free and open to public. HGA are the folks who brought you the Small Farm and Garden Show. Come and share their vision for the future of farming in Hayfork Valley and Trinity County. Are you interested in getting certified to sell products at Hayfork or Weaverville Farmers Market? They can help. Both markets are looking for vendors of fruits & vegetables, honey, herbs, eggs, nuts, plants, flowers, and locally produced cheese, baked goods, wine, jams & jellies and other agricultural products, as well as locally produced crafts. They hold their membership meetings at Northern Delights at 7pm on first Thursday each month. More info on HGA: call Bobbie Chadwick at 628-9429 or email [email protected].