LAKEPORT
Savings Bank is hosting shred events and helping to shred hunger
Savings Bank and Integrity Shred have teamed up to help prevent identity theft by offering the public an opportunity to shred outdated confidential documents.
Bring up to three (3) – 35 pound boxes of documents for safe, secure, on-site shredding.
Additionally, to help shred hunger, non-perishable food will be accepted at each event for local food banks.
Times are 9 am to 11 am for the following dates and locations.
- Lakeport: May 2 at Savings Bank, 290 S. Main St.
- Willits: May 9 in the parking lot behind Savings Bank on Humboldt Street.
- Fort Bragg: May 17 at Sport Chrysler Jeep Dodge, 200 Chestnut St.
- Ukiah: May 24 the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds parking lot, 1055 N. State St.
Hours and number of customers accommodated may be limited to truck capacity.
Identity theft is a serious crime that can wreak havoc with your finances, credit history, reputation, and can take time, money, and patience to resolve. Shredding confidential financial documents and paperwork is one way to deter criminals from stealing personal information.
Savings Bank also encourages customers to protect their identity by switching from paper account statements to eStatements. With eStatements, customers reduce the risk of confidential account information getting into the wrong hands through tampering of mail or paper records that are stored at home.
Savings Bank representatives will be available at the shred events to supply information about preventing identity theft and what to do if your identity is stolen.
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LAKE COUNTY
Land Tending Days at Rodman Preserve
Did you know Lake County is home to a variety of native California Bunch Grass? There are numerous species of these grasses at the Rodman Preserve. Restoring them to their dominance at the Preserve is a goal of Lake County Land Trust (LCLT).
Last year LCLT sponsored a few days to bring interested folks to the Preserve to "tend" a few areas where we are nurturing the native grasses. It was fun gathering outside and making a difference at the Preserve. Are you interested in learning how to identify common native bunch grasses and helping them thrive at the Preserve? Do you like being outside, getting your hands into the Earth, meeting like minded people and sharing a meal? If so, join us at the Rodman Preserve for "Land Tending Days."
The work will only last for two hours at the most, or less if anyone gets tired. Participants will begin their day at 10 a.m. in our Nature Center at the Rodman Preserve. We will walk out on the trail, watch a tending demonstration, and then start removing the non-native grasses that surround the natives. We will end the day enjoying a lunch provided by the LCLT on the back porch of the Nature Center.
Please RSVP below for one or both days. We need to know if you are coming by the prior Friday so we make sure to have enough food for everyone. Call 707-262-0707 if you have any questions.
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SACRAMENTO
Application portal open for underserved urban and community forest programs across California
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), Urban and Community Forestry Program announced today the application portal for 2024 Inflation Reduction Act grants is open. To help create sustainable urban forests across the state, $30.8 million in funding will be available to support urban and community forestry projects in historically disinvested urban communities throughout California.
Applications for Inflation Reduction Act grants are due no later than May 30, 2024 by 5 p.m. Links to the application portal and final grant guidelines can be found on the Urban and Community Forestry Grants Program webpage at https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/grants/urban-and-community-forestry-grants
Eligible applicants include local government entities, including cities, counties, or qualifying districts; Federally recognized Tribes operating within California, Tribal-affiliated non-profit organizations; non-profit organizations; schools, school districts, and community college districts.
For more information, or to request technical assistance visit the Urban and Community Forestry Grants Webpage.
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