UCCE Plumas-Sierra
What's New?
Small Farms Seminar
July 29, 2021 at Quincy Fairgrounds
UC Cooperative Extension would like to invite you to a Small Farms Seminar on Thursday, July 29, 2021 from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the Quincy Fairgrounds. The featured speaker presentations will start at 5:30 pm. Following presentations there will be educational booths with additional resources and an opportunity to ask speakers more questions that will go until 7:30 pm.
The event is focused on small farm goat and sheep producers, youth livestock producers (e.g. 4-H and FFA member) and those interested in using grazing animals on their property to reduce fire hazards.
REGISTER EARLY TO WIN DOOR PRIZES!!!
MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!
Click here for Small Farms Seminar flyer with featured presentations.
Reconnect with colleagues & celebrate natural resource management at the new Plumas-Sierra Stakeholder Exchange this summer. Three events are planned to reconnect and foster collaboration with colleagues & friends by sharing your respective projects, local science, and celebrating the field season! Please join us in this outdoor event to hear what everyone is up to with a social hour and featured speaker.
August 26, 2021 and September 16, 2021.
Click here for additional information and featured speaker profiles.
Click here for post event workshop resources.
Much of wildfire preparedness centers on residents taking personal responsibility to prepare, here are some tips to help you get ready for fire season. Also, UC Cooperative Extension highlights research findings from Northern California on fire preparedness. Click here to read more.
COVID-19 Resources
UC Cooperative Extension NEWS - Starting your own backyard chicken flock.
U.S. Department of Agriculture COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide
California Department of Food & Agriculture (COVID-19) Resources
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Animal Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
In the News
UCCE's Forestry and Natural Resources Advisor Ryan Tompkins encourages for people who live in fire zones to take personal responsibility for their homes and properties. Click for Cap Radio Interview.
Annual Report
The UCCE Plumas-Sierra team is excited to share our 2019 annual report.
Click here, to learn more about the extension programs and research projects underway in our local community.
Contact Information
Plumas Sierra
208 Fairground Road
Quincy, CA 95971
Phone: (530) 283-6270
Fax: (530) 283-6088
Director:
David Lile
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