SAFE Alternatives for our Forest Environment
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.

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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 remedies. Please see our SAFE Projects and SAFE History for more information on SAFE’s activities and accomplishments.

Back issues of SAFE News can now be read online! Read July, August, September, October, November and December 2008 issues and January, February, March, April and May 2009 issues. 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 Zion Natural Foods in Hayfork.
Upcoming events:
WED JULY 8 - THURS JULY 9: STATE OF OUR FORESTS CONFERENCE. It is sponsored by the Nature Conservancy, the Watershed Center and the Klamath/Siskiyou Alliance. More info or for location: call the Watershed Center at 628-4206.

THURS JULY 9, 2009: LEWISTON - LEWISTON TRAILS GROUP MEETING at Old Lewiston Schoolhouse at 7pm. Photos, hike planning, and more. Trails group schedules easy to moderate hikes to historic and serene sites. Families with kids and trail dogs always welcome! Second Thursday each month. More info: call Steve Mitchell at 778-0104.

WED JULY 29, 2009: Trinity County Weed Management Cooperative meeting in Weaverville at TPUD meeting room at 10am. More info: call County Agricultural Commissioner, Mark Lockhart.

SUN AUG 16, 2009: LEWISTON - SAFE FUNDRAISER EVENT at One Maple Winery 1-5pm. Details to be announced but there will be food, refreshements, and live music. Member help will be needed! If you want to help, email Virginia Rice who is organizing this fundraiser.

Please see complete calendar of upcoming environmentally-related meetings and events