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The Plumas Sun
Published 11 hours agoPRS promotes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Plumas Rural Services announces a full month of community activities to acknowledge October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The annual Purple Light Campaign will light up the community in purple throughout October as a show of solidarity and support for survivors…
The Plumas Sun
Published 17 hours agoElks work to clean Lake Almanor highway
The Lake Almanor Elks Lodge No. 2626 reports that the Road Warriors, a group of Elks members, recently walked the group’s Adopt-A-Highway route to pick up trash. Jeremy and Jamie Stocks, Bill Mahaffey, Dave Wertanen, and Kathy and Bud Wasson collected 15 bags of trash along the…
The Plumas Sun
Published September 23Feather River Community Fund seeks grant applications
The Feather River Community Fund announces it is seeking applications for its 2026 grant program. Submittals are due Oct. 23, with awards to be made by the end of November. The fund was founded in 2021 with the goal of helping to sustain and improve the capacity of rural…
The Plumas Sun
Published September 22Fire Safe Council shares Firewise community updates
The Plumas County Fire Safe Council offers an update on recent activities of local Firewise communities. Firewise communities throughout the Mohawk Valley region, in partnership with University of California Cooperative Extension, hosted a special presentation with Kane Russell,…
The Plumas Sun
Published September 2232 youth stewards complete 2026 P-CREW
The Sierra Institute for Community and Environment congratulates this summer’s 32 youth stewards who completed the P-CREW 2026 season. The Plumas Conservation, Restoration, and Education in Watersheds program aims to develop the next generation of diverse natural resource…
The Plumas Sun
Published September 21Trail work progresses, including help from youth crew
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship announces its pro trail crew made solid progress on two projects recently, despite both high fire danger and rain. Conditions prevented the crew from using power tools or the mini excavator on many days. Over in Portola on Beckwourth Peak, after…
The Plumas Sun
Published September 21TAF announces new fund supporting local seniors
The Almanor Foundation announces a new fund: the Helping Hands Senior Services Fund to supporting local seniors. “Every senior deserves a safe, caring and comfortable place to call home,” said TAF. “Yet across Plumas County, many older neighbors face daily struggles with routine…
The Plumas Sun
Published September 20Local child care providers invited to Art in Nature
Plumas Rural Services invites all local family child care providers; family, friend and neighbor providers; and child care center staff to a free hands-on event. Lisa DeFonte, from the California Preschool Instructional Network, presents Art in Nature, featuring hands-on,…
The Plumas Sun
Published September 18League of Women Voters hosts podiatrist as guest speaker
League of Women Voters of Plumas County reports local Plumas District Hospital podiatrist Dr. Juan Martinez was a guest speaker at the group’s monthly meeting Aug. 19. Martinez is a board-certified doctor of podiatric medicine and completed 11 years of study to become a…
The Plumas Sun
Published September 17Chester Town Center input sought at three meetings
The Lake Almanor Area Chamber of Commerce invites community members to join upcoming Chester Town Center community meetings to discuss ideas, wants, needs and priorities in greater detail. Meetings are set for 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at 101 Meadowbrook Loop on the following dates:…
The Plumas Sun
Published September 16Work day focuses on Lavezzola Creek Trail
The Tahoe National Forest announces a volunteer work day scheduled on the Lavezzola Creek Trail on Sunday, Sept. 20, to finish work on parts of a 5-mile reroute. Volunteers can ride to the meetup point at the A-Tree, where the Gold Valley Rim off-highway vehicle trail, the…
The Plumas Sun
Published September 16Meeting examines Plumas National Forest herbicide use
Plumas Grassroots Collective announces an upcoming meeting on herbicide use in the Plumas National Forest Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Quincy branch of the Plumas County Library. Organizers call the gathering “a communal attempt in sharing diverse perspectives,…