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.

Read SAFE News online! As of June 2010, Colleen O'Sullivan will be the new SAFE News editor and newsletters will be published every other month. Read January, February, March, April and May 2010. 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 Zion Natural Foods in Hayfork.
Upcoming events:   For all upcoming events, please see calendar of upcoming environmentally-related meetings and events.

WED AUG 18: HAYFORK - COMMUNITY PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING (HCPAC) at Trinity County Fairgrounds meeting room at 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.

THURS SEPT 23: WEAVERVILLE - TRINITY COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL MEETING at TCRCD's new conference room on Horseshoe Lane (behind front office) at 7pm. This new meeting location is expected to be permanent. Open to public. Fourth Thursday each month. More info, for an agenda, or to confirm meeting location: contact Noreen Doyas at Trinity County Resource Conservation District (TCRCD) at 623-6004. No meetings in July or August!

WED OCT 27: WEAVERVILLE - TRINITY COUNTY WEED MANAGEMENT AREA MEETING at TPUD meeting room at 10am (unless otherwise posted). More info: call Angela Blanchard, County Agricultural Commissioner's office, at 623-1356 or email: ablanchard@trinitycounty.org.

Next Safe meeting:
SUN NOV 14, 2010: LEWISTON - SAFE ANNUAL MEETING & POTLUCK at home of Virginia Rice at 1pm. Meeting is first, followed by potluck. Please bring a potluck dish to share. More info or for directions: call 623-5410 or email Virginia Rice.