Register Now: USFS Sierra Cascades Dialog Meeting
Registration is now open for the next U.S. Forest Service Region 5 Sierra Cascades Dialog meeting to be held January 22, 2015. The meeting topic is Monitoring: How the U.S. Forest Service Can Monitor Economic, Social and Ecological Systems to Inform Forest Management, and is the 14th in the series of meetings to discuss various issues surrounding national forest land management planning. Detailed information and registration can be accessed here.
OPR Releases California Solar Permitting Guidebook
The Office of Planning and Research (OPR) has recently released the second edition of the California Solar Permitting Guidebook. The document reflects recent changes to the building code and new legislation, including the requirements of the Solar Permitting Efficiency Act (Assembly Bill 2188), signed into law by Governor Brown in September 2014. The California Solar Permitting Guidebook can be accessed here.
Final Plant Pest Prevention PEIR Released
The Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has released the final Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program (Statewide Program) Environmental Impact Report (PEIR). The Statewide Program is on ongoing effort to protect California’s agriculture from damage caused by invasive plant pests. The Statewide Program is implemented in partnership with a number of different entities, including County Agricultural Commissioners.
The PEIR will serve as an overarching California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) framework for implementation of Statewide Program activities. As part of this, CDFA plans to implement a CEQA Tiering Strategy, a checklist tool and guide for project-level CEQA compliance and integration of new pest programs and management techniques. The PEIR can be accessed here.
NOFA: Community Development Block Grant Program
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NOFA: Housing-Related Parks Program
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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program Accepting Applications
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California Fire Safe Council (CFSC) 2015 Wildfire Prevention Grants
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