Visalia Non-Profits to Break Ground on Historic Permanent Housing Community – Hosting Renowned NYT Best-Seller and Founder Of Love Does At Summer Soirée

Salt + Light and Self-Help Enterprises break ground August 25, 2022 at 10am on Riggin and Florence Avenue in Goshen. The partnership is developing the first permanent, supportive housing community of its kind for those experiencing homelessness in the State of California. “Self-Help Enterprises is excited to work with Salt + Light to build their […]

COS professor receives Excellence in Education Award from Irrigation Association

The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that Charlie Abee, CAIS, of the College of the Sequoias, is a recipient of the 2022 Excellence in Education Award, sponsored by Hunter Industries. This award recognizes an outstanding educator who teaches irrigation, water management and/or water conservation in affiliation with a two- or four-year institution and has […]

Crops fallowed, herds reduced as drought deepens

California farmers and ranchers affected by a third consecutive year of drought and related emergency curtailments of water deliveries have planted fewer acres, fallowed fields or reduced livestock herds to make it through the season. Siskiyou County rancher Ryan Walker, president of the county’s Farm Bureau, said farmers affected by emergency water curtailments—readopted in July […]