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Students at rural community college can earn a bachelor’s and help prevent wildfires – EdSource
The Feather River College, a community college and Plumas county’s only college recently won approval to launch a bachelor’s level science program in ecosystem restoration and applied fire management. Leadership hopes the program will help full critical wildfire and ecosystem management workforce shortages in the region.
Fort Bragg City Council adopts resolution supporting middle-mile broadband network – Fort Bragg Advocate-News
Recently, the Fort Brag Council adopted a resolution to support consolidating the coastal development permits related to the development of the middle-mile broadband network. In July 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 156 to create an open-access middle-mile network. The middle-mile broadband network is the physical fiber optic infrastructure needed to enable internet connectivity. It is made of high-capacity fiber lines that carry large amounts of data at high speeds over long distances.
Helicopters air-drop hay to starving California cattle – Los Angeles Times
This week, two helicopters from Cal Fire and two from other agencies helped to distribute hay to cows trapped in food-scarce snowy conditions to some 35 ranches across Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties.