Welcome to the Yolo County Climate Action & Sustainability Newsletter! We are excited to share updates from our climate action and adaptation planning (CAAP) process, countywide sustainability efforts, upcoming events, and sustainability resources as we work to meet our goal of achieving a carbon negative footprint by 2030.

We are now on social media! Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more updates on our CAAP process.

If you have resources or events you would like to be featured on the newsletter, submit them via email to sustainability@yolocounty.org for consideration.

🌱 The deadline to apply to serve as a PAID Outreach Partner for the 2030 CAAP has been extended! The YCCAC Equity & Engagement Technical Advisory Committee (E&E TAC) is looking for PAID Outreach Partners to engage with Yolo County community members and provide input on outreach strategies. To apply, send an email to sustainability@yolocounty.org by Friday, June 30^th with the following the following:

• A brief description of how you/your organization will support the goals of Equity and Engagement in development of the CAAP.
• An overview of your organization’s experience working with communities in unincorporated Yolo County, specifically low-income communities, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, the elderly, people with disabilities, and youth.
• Please cite your experience coordinating and hosting community events.

🌱 Yolo County Sustainability held our first in-person CAAP workshop on June 20^th at the Woodland Community and Senior Center! This workshop was the first in a series of Community Workshops for the 2030 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. Virtual workshops were held on June 21^st from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM and June 22^nd from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM. We will be sharing outcomes and reports from these engaging community workshop sessions ahead of our July YCCAC meeting. Thank you to everyone who came out and provided your input! Shoutout to Bangkok Cuisine for catering our event!

🌱 The Yolo County CAAP Portal is now live! Visit YoloCAAP.org to receive updates on the County’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan progress, interact with our planning process and provide your input, and track our upcoming events!

The June YCCAC Meeting has been cancelled for the month of June. Please join us for our next YCCAC meeting on July 24^th, from 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM at the Yolo County Board Chambers.

🌱 Yolo County Library’s Summer Reading Program is back! Summer Reading is held annually from June 1^st – August 15^th for all ages. Read what makes you happy and track everything you read to earn prizes! Looking for book recommendations for your kids? You can start with this list of 10 children’s books on Climate Change!

🌱 The Final Guidelines and Application for Round 1 of the Regional Resilience Grant Program (RRPG) are now available! Review the guidelines to learn more about applying and participating in the RRPG. Applications are due August 29^th by 5 PM PST.

🌱 Have you used Coursera, Learning Express Library, LinkedIn Learning, Northstar, or VetNow? Complete this 3-minute survey to let the California State Library and Pacific Library Partnership know what you think about the online learning resources offered through your public library.

June 24^th   West Sac Repair Café | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Arthur F. Turner Main Library

Help extend the lifetime of your items and prevent them from ending up in landfills by attending the West Sacramento Repair Café! A Repair Café is a free pop-up event where community experts offer their skills and services to repair items that would otherwise be tossed away. Repair services include electrical appliances, clothing repair, wood and furniture repair, bike mechanics and general repair.

June 24^th   Pride Storytime | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Winters Community Library

Celebrate pride at this inclusive storytime featuring LGBTQIA+ books and songs to celebrate all types of love and all kinds of families

 June 29^th  Building Initiative for Low-Emissions Development (BUILD) Webinar | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Join via Zoom

The BUILD Program is hosting a webinar on June 29^th, 2023 to introduce and provide an overview of the new BUILD incentive application system. Join to learn how to set up an account, review, modify and track the status of existing projects, and review existing applications.

July 4^th      Woodland Fourth of July Celebration

Attend one of the many events scheduled throughout July 4^th in Woodland, including a Pancake Breakfast at Fire Station #3, the Bike Parade and Family Fun Fest, an Ice Cream Social, and a Fireworks Celebration! Festivities begin at 8 AM and the last fireworks show begins around 9:15 PM.

July 15^th    Wild Things: Backyard Animals | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Arthur F. Turner Community Library

Get up close and personal with a diverse range of native species on this incredible journey of discovery! Join Wild Things to delve into the fascinating world of wildlife, learn individual rescue stories, and share a message of conservation and appreciation for the amazing creatures that share our world.

July 28^th    Fourth Friday Festival | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Main Street and Railroad Ave., Winters, CA

Head to Downtown Winters every Fourth Friday of the month for live music & good eats! Participating restaurants will be serving food on Main Street.

August 25^th  Woodland Community Services Dive In Movie | 7:00 PM | Charles Brooks Community Swim Center, 155 N West St, Woodland, CA

Enjoy watching Disney’s classic flick Lilo & Stitch under the starts from the comfort of a pool float. The pool opens for swimming at 7:00 PM and the movie will start shortly after sundown. This is a free event for all ages!

🌱 National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center. Click the link for a three-month temperature and precipitation outlook that shows the total probability of extreme temperatures and precipitation levels.

🌱 Recycling, Sustainability & Waste Management Jobs. This job board highlights a wide range of recycling, sustainability, circular economy and waste management jobs. New positions are added regularly.

🌱 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the leading organization responsible for implementing and creating climate change regulations in California. The passage of SB 905 requires CARB to establish a brand new Carbon Capture and Storage Program (CCS), leading to CARB offering positions to take a leading role in helping to define what CCS programs will look like. The deadline to apply for these 2 positions is 6/27/2023. Positions available include:

• Position 1 – Need an engineering degree to be considered. You must also take the ARE self-assessment to be eligible for the position.
• Position 2 – Do not need an engineering degree to be considered. You must also take the APS self-assessment to be eligible for the position.
• More to Come: There are several more positions that will be coming, including positions for geologists. (Here’s the BCP describing everything and the 18 positions slated to come online)

🌱 Public Lands Rule. This Rule proposed by the Bureau of Land Management would restructure the beneficial uses of BLM lands to include “conservation” as one of the categories as a strategy for climate adaptation and mitigation.

🌱 California awards $8 million to help communities strengthen resilience against growing climate impacts. The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research announced $8 million in project awards through Round 1 of the Adaptation Planning Grant.

🌱 ‘Climate whiplash’ is the new normal for California, experts say. A series of resilience projects in California aim to reduce and mitigate climate hazards as the state has recently swung from years of drought to piles of snow.

🌱 Water Use in California’s Agriculture. This fact sheet offers insights into the usage of farm water in California, including details on crop variety, revenue generation, irrigated land area, and overall water demand.

🌱 'Nastier' heat waves possible for Northern California this summer. Here's the latest outlook. The Sacramento Bee discusses the unpredictability of recent weather patterns and forecasts a heatwave this summer that is expected to be comparable to last year’s.