UC Cooperative Extension Plumas/Sierra

05/28/2026

Sign up now for our next Forest Stewardship workshop series Aug 4-Sep 29 based here in Plumas County! Develop a forest management plan, learn from local forestry professionals, and become eligible for a free site visit from a Registered Professional Forester, Certified Rangeland Manager, or state-certified burn boss!

https://ucanr.edu/site/forest-research-and-outreach/event/stewardshipworkshopsplumas

05/08/2026

As fire season ramps up, you may wonder how and where to find accurate, up-to-date fire information. The information space has evolved and grown in recent years, providing a richer set of resources, but also making it difficult to navigate and compare the available options. Join UC ANR Fire Network Director, Lenya Quinn-Davidson, for a conversation with some of the best minds in this space: Kevin Fetterman (Watch Duty), Zeke Lunder (The Lookout), and Daniel Swain (UC ANR). You will hear about the resources they each provide, how they find and curate their information, and how fire information plays out at different scales, from the individual fire incident to the larger landscape and climate.🔥

Register here (https://bit.ly/FireSavvyWebinar) or at the link in our bio. Hope to see you there!

05/04/2026

"Firepalooza" returns! Save the date for an educational, family friendly event on June 6th at the Sierraville Schoolhouse. Please share this!

04/29/2026

Last night we had a great turnout for the Small Farms Seminar in Quincy on 🐔 chicken health, 🐻 predator prevention, 🥚 egg sales certification requirements, and 🍪 🍞 🧁 cottage foods licensing for selling baked goods.

Thanks to partners who helped make the event possible - Dawn Institue, Lost Sierra Food Project, Plumas Sierra Ag Department, USDA Wildlife Services and Western Risk Extension.

Here are a few highlights! More post event resources coming soon!

04/17/2026

04/17/2026

We are excited to partner with the Dawn Institute and the Lost Sierra Food Project for this session on 🐔 🥚🍪 🍞 Registration at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=49064

The Dawn Institute invites community members to the upcoming small farms seminar titled "Coop to Commerce," an engaging and educational evening focused on

04/10/2026

Small Farms Seminar Set for April 28 in Quincy
This session is for backyard producers and small-scale farmers

The free event begins with dinner at 5 p.m., followed by presentations at 5:30 p.m.

Pre-registration is required for dinner and participation in a door prize raffle.

The seminar will feature practical information on raising and marketing farm products. Topics include chicken health, egg sales certification requirements, and cottage foods licensing for baked goods.

The event is open to the public. To register, visit https://link.ucanr.edu/ucsmallfarms
For more information, contact Tracy Schohr at [email protected]

03/14/2026

Scholarship Opportunity! 🎓🐄

The Plumas-Sierra Cattlemen’s Association is offering two scholarships for 2026:
• One for a graduating high school senior
• One for a continuing college student

📅 Application Deadline: April 15, 2026

For additional details visit -
https://ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2026-03/2026%20PS%20Cattlemen%20Scholarship%20Qualitifcation%20and%20Application%20Form%20.pdf

02/18/2026

Please join the Fire Network for our upcoming webinar on Backyard Chicken and Livestock Safety. This will be the third in our current webinar series, After the Fire: Understanding Challenges to Post-Fire Recovery in California.

This webinar will take place on February 17, 2026 from 5:30 - 6:30 PM PST. Register at the link in our bio by noon on February 17, 2026.

This webinar series is intended for all California homeowners, residents, resource professionals, and other interested community members.