Nevada County Resilience Digest

Learn more about the California Office of Traffic Safety grant awarded to the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District for acquisition of new emergency services equipment.

Learn more about the Nevada County pilot program to convert biomass to biochar to reduce dangerous fuel load on county lands.

In their November 12 meeting, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors accepted a USDA Forest Service grant for vegetation removal. Click to get the details.

Learn more about how the just-passed $10 billion climate bond measure will fund resiliency projects across the state.

Learn more about the four warm clothing November distribution dates for the United Way of Nevada County Project Warmth clothing drive.

Sixty years ago, I was a reporter for the Klamath Falls (Oregon) Herald and News and with my family lived in a small house on the Link River, which flows out of Upper Klamath Lake, draining a large portion of the Cascade mountain range.

CalFire has lifted the burn permit suspension, but people still need to check if it's a permissive burn day before lighting outdoor fires.

Low counts of spawning salmon could mean another year without fishing. Experts say the outlook still has time to turn around.

The Nevada County Local Agency Formation Commission is holding a public hearing for a municipal service review of local fire and emergency response services on November 21. Click to learn more.

Using funds generated by the March 2024 Measure B sales tax, the Grass Valley Fire Department announced the hiring of a new firefighter.

A followup on the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County response to the civil grand jury report from July.

In their October 8 meeting, the Nevada Irrigation District Board of Directors were informed by a PG&E official that the utility was not going to disclose information about the root cause of the outages at the Spaulding powerhouse.

How to apply rebate as part of the recent $80 million state program to electrify homes.

An grant of $7.8 million has been awarded to the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County for the Deer Creek Defensible Space and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project protecting 1,600 acres near Nevada City.

The USDA Forest Service granted $5 million in funding for wildfire risk reduction efforts on over 1,400 acres of Tahoe National Forest adjacent to local communities.

At a CalMatters event, California’s insurance commissioner says the changes he’s making will help homeowners and business owners. One idea: A state grant for those who spend money to protect their property from wildfires.

The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has been awarded $7.8 million by the California Office of Emergency Services to be used for the Deer Creek Defensible Space and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project.

The public is invited to comment on the Russell Valley Fuels Reduction Project to reduce fuels in 3,000 acres of land north of Truckee.

United Way Nevada County has received a grant from the California Fire Foundation to fund fire preparedness and prevention programs.

California’s inland regions are experiencing dangerous heat waves, exacerbated by rapid population growth. As more people move away from the expensive coastal areas to more affordable inland communities, these regions are seeing significant demographic changes and spiking electricity bills.

Learn how the Nevada Irrigation District works with state and local partners to improve forest resilience to wildfires to protect local watersheds.

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy awarded $250,000 towards fuel reduction utilizing cultural-burning practices outside Nevada City to the California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project.

Inland communities with big population booms will experience the most extreme heat days under climate change projections. The combination puts more people at risk — and many cities are unprepared.

With combined Nevada County and federal funding of $3 million, a program of fuel reduction will take place on 900 acres to provide improved wildfire resilience to the communities of Lake Wildwood, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready and the City of Grass Valley.

CalFire received the first of five planes promised by the federal government, a former Coast Guard C-130 Hercules air tanker.

CalFire awarded a grant to Nevada County Resource Conservation District for fuel reduction efforts on two local ranches.

Early warning systems save lives during disasters, but a recent FEMA survey found that only a third of people are signed up. Use this resource to find your county’s emergency alert sign-up page.

The 30-day public comment period has commenced for the recently published El Dorado National Forest Caldor Fire Restoration Project Environmental Assessment.

Following a two-year process exploring the future water needs of the region, the Nevada Irrigation District released its "Plan for Water Final Technical Memorandum."

In their August 20 meeting, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved funding for three projects to increase local wildfire resiliency.

Residents in North Bloomfield came together to increase fire safety by leveraging a 3,000 fire suppression tank and a 32,000 gallon swimming pool.

A heavy-lift helicopter chartered by PG&E delivered and set the last pipe segment necessary to complete repairs on the South Yuba Pipe on August 6.