The Tribal Youth Ambassadors are currently working on a policy research project that aims to help direct policy research on the issue and the development of policy options that aim to increase stewardship activities and cultural revitalization efforts by Native American community members. The goal of this project is to determine community based needs for accessing places where traditional foods and cultural resources exist throughout Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake Counties. All community member responses will assist our youth in addressing policy gaps in our communities.

To access the survey, courtesy of the Tribal Youth Ambassadors at The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center, please hit the read more button below to be redirected to the site.

The California Water Commission will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 9:30AM at the
State of California, Resources Building
1416 Ninth Street, First Floor Auditorium
Sacramento, California 95814.

Items listed include Delta Conveyance, Resilient Water Portfolio, and etc.

***Written comments regarding specific items on this agenda will be provided to the Commissioners as part of their meeting packets if they are received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 13. Staff will make every effort to provide comments received after this deadline electronically, but we cannot make any guarantees. (as written in the agenda)

CIEA has provided a link in the read more button below to redirect you to the meeting agenda.

Summary: First the sea stars wasted to nothing. Then purple urchins took over, eating and eating until the bull kelp forests were gone. The red abalone starved. Their fishery closed. Red sea urchins starved. Their fishery collapsed. And the ocean kept warming. This ecological horror story movie took place between 2013-2017, with lasting impacts. This study chronicles the catastrophic shift in 2014 from a robust bull kelp forest to a barren of purple sea urchins.

To read the article in its entirety, please hit the read more button below to be redirected to Science Daily, where the article is published.

First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is now accepting grant proposals through the GATHER Food Sovereignty Grant. First Nations will award up to 8 grants of approximately $32,0000 each for work contributing to building a national movement that will fulfill a vision of Native communities and food systems that are self-directed, well-resourced and supported by community policies and systems. This opportunity is targeting emerging projects that focus on developing Tribal Food Sovereignty.

Please hit the read more button below to be redirected to First Nations website, where more information and details about proposal outlines, deadlines, and much more can be found.

Courtesy of the North Coast Resource Partnership (NCRP), a list of available funding opportunities with summaries and website information can be found at the read more button below, where you will be redirected to the NCRP's site where the list in published.

Summary: A Yurok Tribe resolution allows cases to be brought on behalf of the river as a person in tribal court.

To read the article in its entirety, please hit the read more button below to be redirected to High Country News, where the article is published.

Opening paragraph: On "good" bad days, the shells lie open at the bottom of the river, shimmering in the refracted sunlight. Their insides, pearl white and picked clean of flesh, flicker against the dark riverbed like a beacon, alerting the world above to a problem below.

For the entirety of the article, please hit the read more button below, where you will be redirected to the NPR website where the article is published.

Public water systems are required to provide safe drinking water. Methods for providing safe drinking water vary from system to system, but there are a handful of methods that apply to all systems. This workshop designed for operators and managers will cover the methods used by most water systems to ensure acceptable water quality.

The training will be on 12/18/2019 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
at the
Hampton Inn
1160 Airport Park Blvd
Ukiah, California 95482

Participants will learn and understand:
• The technique and importance of coliform sampling
• The importance and methods for unidirectional flushing
• Disinfection basics
• Water storage tank cleaning and maintenance
• Cross connection prevention

Please hit the read more button below to be redirected to RCAC's website, where registration information can be found.

For any water utility, even a very small water system, the asset management (e.g., water tanks, pumps, computers, buildings, etc.) plays a significant role in the overall financial performance and the sustainability of the water system. With proper planning, emergencies can be avoided and overall costs will be reduced. A Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) prioritizes the replacement or installation of infrastructure assets. It includes the forecasting and budgeting of capital outlay and is an integral part of the budgeting and rate-setting process for even very small water systems.


The training will be on December 19, 2019 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
at the
Hampton Inn
1160 AirportPark Blvd
Ukiah,CA 95482

This workshop includes:
• What a CIP is
• Why a water system needs a CIP
• Eight Elements of a CIP
• Nine Criteria for Prioritizing
• Updating a CIP
• RCAC’s CIP Model


Please hit the read more button below to be redirected to RCAC's website, where registration information can be found.