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- Written by: Mary K. Hanson
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Certified California Naturalist courses presented by Tuleyome in partnership with the University of California extension program and the Woodland Public Library, are 10-weeks long (with classes given on ten consecutive Fridays) and include at least three field trips.
The winter course will be offered from February to April in 2019, and the summer course from June to August 2019.
No advanced degrees or previous naturalist experience is required to take the courses, but the classes are only available to adults (age 21 and up).
The naturalist program allows members of the public to become certified as California Naturalists and to participate in citizen science activities throughout the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument region.
For the winter course, Tuleyome is also offering extra field trip days at various sites throughout the region and encourages students to participate in Tuleyome’s new wildlife and post-wildfire habitat restoration field studies that have been paid for in part by grants from the Sacramento Zoo.
As part of the course, students will be provided with the opportunity to vie for totes filled with gifts totaling more than $400.
Many of the items in the totes were donated or paid for in part by Adventure Publications, Backcountry Press, Blademate, Cachuma Press, Chelsea Green Publishing, Douglas Toys, Enchanted Lion Books, Eric Newman, Folkmanis Inc., Forest Origins, Grayl, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, Lifestraw by Vestergaard, Little Bigfoot/Sasquatch Books, MIT Press, Nalgene, Naturegraph Publishers, Nature’s Way, Oberon Design, Putah Creek Council, R.W. Morse Company, Sakura of America, Sneed Collard III and Bucking Horse Books, The Experiment Publishing, The Fit Life, The Strong Foundation, Waterford Press, Wetsox, Woodlink, Wild Republic and Wildlife Artists Inc.
To assist with learning, Tuleyome also makes field guides, binoculars, hand lenses and cameras available on-loan to participants who don’t have them or cannot afford them.
Seating for the classes is very limited, and sign-ups for the Winter class ends on Dec. 31.
Participants who have already signed up are from all over the region including Sacramento, Yolo, Butte, Napa and Contra Costa counties.
More information about the Certified California Naturalist program is available on Tuleyome’s Web site at http://tuleyome.org/projects/calnat/.
Questions about donating to or sponsoring the 2019 Tuleyome naturalist course should be directed to Mary K. Hanson at
Founded in 2002, Tuleyome is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation organization based in Woodland. The Certified California Naturalist program is just one of many the organization offers to the public.
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- Written by: Mendocino College
A variety of employers from both the public and private sectors will be eager to hire for immediate openings in a wide range of fields.
Hundreds of quality job opportunities will be presented by employers who are seeking applicants with varying levels of ability and education.
Representing employers and agencies from the community include Coyote Valley Casinos, Mendocino Forest Products, Dripworks, Adventist Health, Mendocino County, the city of Ukiah, Savings Bank, Redwood Credit Union, Sherwood Valley Casino, North Coast Opportunities, BiCoastal Media, Ukiah Unified School District, and many many more.
For those seeking a new career direction, representatives from Mendocino College career education programs will also be on site to answer questions about what classes are needed to enter vocational fields such as business, culinary arts, health sciences, sustainable construction, automotive mechanics and more.
The event will be an open format job fair and will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Lowery Student Center at the Mendocino College Ukiah campus.
Job seekers are urged to dress professionally and bring plenty of resumes.
The Mendocino College Ukiah Campus is located at 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah.
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Working with the state Chancellor’s Office and affected colleges, the Foundation for California Community Colleges has linked to local college giving opportunities and created a statewide relief fund that can be accessed at https://foundationccc.org/What-We-Do/System-Support-and-Services/California-Wildfire-Relief.
“The past few days have brought incredible pain and tragedy to our state, and several of our colleges have been severely impacted,” Epstein said. “The devastation and loss of life is heart sickening and affect many students, faculty and staff. We are grateful to the first responders who are working to protect lives and property.”
In Northern California, more than 130 Butte College faculty and staff have been displaced, many of them lived in Paradise and their homes are presumed lost. Firefighters successfully defended the college from flames late last week.
Southern California fires also continue to burn, and have affected several community colleges. Pierce College continues to serve as a major evacuation center. The fires came just hours after a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks. Among the 12 people killed were Moorpark College student Noel Sparks, 21, and Ventura College student Blake Dingman, also 21. Former Moorpark College student, Telemachus Orfanos, 27, and former Santa Barbara City College student Mark Meza Jr., 20, were also slain.
“The Chancellor’s Office will support our colleges in every way possible as they recover from these tragedies,” Oakley said. “It is heartening to see Californians from all over the state pull together and help these communities. Community colleges are centers of hope and strength.”
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation, composed of 73 districts and 115 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
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- Written by: Konocti Christian Academy
Konocti Christian Academy humbly thanks all the families and individuals who donated nonperishable food items for the Stuff-A-Bus event, organized by the Lake County Hunger Task Force.
The school’s students continue to hold the record of largest donation of food to this honorable event.
They brought in more than 1,167 pounds of food, and that represents an average of over 13 pounds per student.
They all are aware and gladly respond when asked about the purpose of our participation, “It’s to help those who are hungry in our community.”