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Read SAFE News online! Colleen O'Sullivan is the SAFE News editor and newsletters are published every other month. Read January 2012 and January, March, May, July and September and November 2011 issues. Read back issues (2008 - 2011) 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 want to read SAFE News in paper form, 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 Natural Foods in Hayfork.
In January 2012 SAFE News there is an article about the Trinity River and Trinity Lake and how they are threatened by the Peripheral Canal or Tunnel. Click here to download and print a sample letter you can mail (or email) to Barbara Boxer regarding this issue.
In January 2011 SAFE News there is an article about Assembly Bill 32 and Forest Carbon Offset Rules. Read letter that S.A.F.E. signed onto that was sent to California Air Resources Board.
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.
Upcoming environmental events:
2012 SAFE MEETINGS & POTLUCKS are held in March (done for 2012), June, and November. For complete list of upcoming events, please see Calendar of environmentally-related events.
WED MAY 2: HAYFORK - HAYFORK COOPERATIVE PLANNING MEETING at Northern Delights at 12noon. Open to the public. More info talk to: Susan Bower, Garrett Spillane, Peggy Siers, Adrian Keyes, or Todd Taylor or just show up!
WED MAY 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 MAY 3: HAYFORK - TRINITY HOMEGROWN FOODS (formerly Hayfork Growers Alliance) GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING at Northern Delights at 7pm. A new feature they introduced last month is the Gardeners Panel. They'll continue it this month. They talk briefly about what's going on in their gardens and then open the floor up for questions. First Thursday each month. More info: talk to Tom Cooke or Bobbie Chadwick.
FRI MAY 4 - SUN MAY 6: TRINITY COUNTY WIDE YARD SALE! A great way to recycle and keep stuff out of the landfill!
FRI MAY 4 & SAT MAY 5: WEAVERVILLE - S.A.F.E. FUNDRAISER YARD SALE at home of Carol Rogan. SAFE is participating in County Wide Yard Sale. If you have items you'd like to donate, please call Carol Rogan at 623-5125 or email, firefly@velotech.net. Drop your stuff off at Carol's by THURS MAY 3. All donations are tax-deductible! As before, they would much appreciate your picking up your unsold items on SUN MAY 6.
SAT MAY 12: LEWISTON - LEWISTON SPARKIES ART & GARDEN PARTY at River Rock Gardens (330 River Rock Road) 10am-3pm. Art show & sale, crafts booths, wine tasting, self-guided garden tour, raffle, luncheon, and live music by Tony Brand on keyboard. Watercolor demonstration by Ann Jordon. Admission: $15 includes luncheon; $5 without luncheon. Advance tickets available at Plug 'n' Jug (Lewiston), Trinity Nursery and Our Space Gallery (both in Weaverville); and Wild Thyme (Redding). Tables for crafters and artists are just $10. Proceeds benefit Lewiston Fire Department - an all-volunteer group of dedicated men and women. More info or if you'd like to rent table space: call Katie Quinn at 778-3307. Rain date: SAT MAY 19.
SUN MAY 13: MOTHERS DAY!
SUN MAY 13: HAYFORK - SUNSHINE GARDENS ANNUAL MOTHERS DAY CELEBRATION & PLANT SALE at Sunshine Gardens! Nursery will be well-stocked, plants will be on sale, live music and entertainment. Details to be announced.
WED MAY 16: HAYFORK - HAYFORK COOPERATIVE PUBLIC MEETING at Northern Delights Coffeehouse at 7pm. Hayfork Co-op presents a program each month on various subjects. The round table discussion will continue about what Hayfork Cooperative should be and how to make it work for the health and well-being of Hayfork and its surrounds. Feel free to bring seeds, plants, bulbs, etc. to share. If you have magazines or periodicals that you are finished with and would like to give them to others before recycling, bring them to share. At the end of the meeting they invite you to discuss Hayfork Cooperative and where you want them to go as far as programs. They do not ask for dues as this is a cooperative. However, it is good to support Northern Delights with your business or a small donation. They want each of you to have a say in the programs and in the decisions. They are here to guide only, not to push a program. One future speaker will be Dr. Heston of Trinity Alps Chiropractic in Weaverville. More info or if you have suggestions talk to: Susan Bower, Garrett Spillane, Peggy Siers, Adrian Keyes, or Todd Taylor. Third Wednesday each month.
WED MAY 16: HAYFORK - COMMUNITY PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING (HCPAC) at Trinity County Fairgrounds meeting room at 6pm (usually 7pm). Public is welcome to come and participate. Third Wednesday each month. More info or for an agenda: call Bob or Jan Mountjoy at 628-4474.
SAT MAY 19: HAYFORK - 5TH ANNUAL WINE & CHEESE GALA & INDIAN VALLEY SUMMER CAMP FUNDRAISER at Fairgrounds Dining Hall 5:30-8:30pm. Event features wineries and cheese makers from throughout Trinity County and will be catered by Hayfork Rotary. There will be live music by Sabor! Live and silent auctions and raffles will also add to the fun. All proceeds benefit Indian Valley Summer Camp, which will be holding its 11th summer season this year. This camp has many programs for kids including environmental education. If weather is particularly nice, some of this event may be held outdoors. Tickets are $25/advance or $30/door. Advance tickets can be purchased at Watershed Center, Northern Delights, Hayfork Video, and The Feed Store in Hayfork, and Umpqua Bank in Weaverville. More info: call Jesse DaSilva at The Watershed Center at 628-4206.
SUN MAY 20: ANNULAR ECLIPSE. Link shows the path of this annular eclipse and Hayfork is right in it's path. An annular eclipse is like a total eclipse in that the sun and moon are totally in line, but the moon appears to be smaller than the sun, so there is a big ring around the moon. Based on the info on the website, the eclipse will start at 5:10pm, with the maximum eclipse around 7:30pm that evening. It'll be before sunset, so there should be an opportunity for good viewing. In order to view safely, you need to make a contraption to be able to see it without hurting your eyes. See how to make a pinhole projector.
MON MAY 21: HAYFORK - MEDICINAL WILD PLANTS FIELD TOUR. Meet at 10:30am at Hayfork Library parking lot where folks will 'bunch-up'. The plan is to back at be back by 4:30pm. Herbalist Christina Johnson will help lead as well as Kimberly Percifield who is one of the health advisers at Orchard Nutrition in Redding. Bring lunch, water, & a sit-upon, hat, etc. Everyone welcome. More info: call Susan Bower at 628-5004.
THURS MAY 24: WEAVERVILLE - TRINITY COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL MEETING (TCFSC) at TCRCD conference room on Horseshoe Lane (behind front office) at 7pm. Meeting is open to public. Regular meetings are on fourth Thursday each month. More info or for agenda: contact Noreen Doyas or Pat Frost at Trinity County Resource Conservation District (TCRCD) at 623-6004.
SAT MAY 26 - MON MAY 28: HYAMPOM - SUSTAINABLE LIVING WEEKEND at Bar 717 Camp Trinity. All ages welcome. Great for families! Highlighting organic gardening, homesteading and permaculture. Sustainability is the key to our future and the future of the planet. In this 3-day workshop they will reveal proven techniques for making the most of the space you have, so you can enjoy fresh, natural, healthy home-grown food wherever you are. Methods you learn will work anywhere, whether you are growing in containers on your back porch or apartment balcony, or you have a suburban backyard or a homestead farm. They will combine teaching and lectures with hands on learning. Their intent is to give you a well-rounded understanding of sustainability, along with some practical hands-on skills to grow your own organic garden. They'll also discuss methods to preserve your abundant harvest. You are welcome to arrive FRI MAY 25 in afternoon. After dinner they'll have introductions and fire circle. Saturday they will go out to gardens for hands on learning. Focus will be on preparing garden beds, planting seeds, transplanting starts and making compost. Sunday will be learning how to preserve and store food. Monday will be a short day with a review and closing circle. Evenings will be spent relaxing, watching a slide show and playing music. After breakfast each morning, they'll discuss and teach basic principles of organic gardening, permaculture, food preservation and animal husbandry. You will have a chance to meet their animals and see how to care for chickens, goats, milk cows and pigs. There will also be time each day to relax or take walks by the river. Paula the Camp Gardener and her husband David (She'om) will be your instructors. They have been homesteading and growing most of the food for the last 30 years. They present the joys and frustrations of a sustainable lifestyle in a fun and easy to understand way. They will save you lots of work and trouble by letting you in on some of the mistakes they have made and would never make again. Meals will be organic, non-GMO and largely grown right there on the ranch, vegetarian and ranch meat dishes. Accommodations are rustic and include staying in one of their private or double guest rooms or on the platforms (think 'cabin', open on one side with a view of forest or pasture). Platforms each have a bathroom and sink, with shower house nearby. They also have single or double guest rooms with private bathroom and shower. More info: email info@family-gardens.com call 530-628-5992.
MON MAY 28: MEMORIAL DAY!
For upcoming events in June and after, please see Calendar of environmentally-related events.