Jeff Hamilton Legacy Fund Juniper Awards: A family affair
Placer Supervisors approve $175,000 in defensible space grant funding for qualifying eastern Placer County residents
Agencies partner to combat homeless issue in North Tahoe/Truckee
2024 Truckee Core Values Event Fund Application Cycle 0pens
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation awards over $500k to support private landowners in the battle against wildfires
Community Collaborative celebrates 3 social service professionals
Give Back Tahoe campaign lasts through Dec. 13
Forest health partners deploy new technology to help reduce wildfire threats in Lake Tahoe region
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation appoints 4 new board members
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation receives $1.9M from Cal Fire
LTCC forestry, fire programs receive funds for scholarships, equipment
Lake Tahoe Community College’s new forestry program will launch this fall quarter with generous scholarships in place for participating students, thanks to a grant from the Tahoe Fund. The Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy at LTCC is also receiving grant funding from the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation for required gear and equipment purchases, allowing even more students to be able to participate in the program.
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation collaborates to promote forestry careers
Local foundation launches 2nd phase of $30M Forest Futures Campaign
Officials weigh in on fire mitigation, new regulations
Following the worst fire season on record, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is taking aim at high insurance costs for residents in areas threatened by wildfires. “With more Californians rolling up their sleeves and reaching into their own pockets to protect their homes and businesses, insurance pricing must reflect their efforts,” said Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in a news release. “Holding insurance companies accountable for accurately rating wildfire risk in the premiums they charge Californians will help save lives and reduce losses. My new regulations will help encourage a competitive insurance market for all by putting safety first and driving down costs for consumers.” At a meeting during last week’s Forest Futures Salon, the change in regulations, which is planned to go into effect this summer, was addressed by fire officials from around the region, along with officials from the California Department of Insurance.
Mountain Housing Council talks van life
As ski towns rush to meet the needs of their local workforce, many are beginning to adopt temporary housing plans which would accommodate van lifers who commonly populate ski towns both as tourists and local workers. The Mountain Housing Council discussed the examples of van life solutions in other ski towns as well as possible locations for workforce housing car camping sites at its January quarterly meeting.