Nevada County Department of Agriculture performs nursery and seed dealer inspections, quarantine inspections on incoming and outgoing plant product shipments for compliance with quarantine regulations, inspections of fruits and vegetables at local markets.

Issues Grower's Market Certificates, Organic Registrations and restricted Material Permits for Pesticide use. Registers and inspects pest control operators.

Facilitates distribution of information and education to local landowners on the Regional Water Quality Board's new Ag Wastewater Discharge Program. Works with Environmental Health and Public Health on the West Nile Task Force.

Works with Building and Planning Department.

Offers and assists with applications for Agricultural Grading permit exemptions. Controls noxious weeds.

Wildlife Services - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/1420/Wildlife-Services-Information
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2023 - If you are dependent on your landline phone service from AT&T, please contact the Nevada County Board of Supervisors per instructions below.

Background
Over the next six to seven years, AT&T will be discontinuing their traditional wireline phone service. This service is provided via an outdated copper-based network. AT&T says that moving away from the landline phone network will allow them to invest more resources in high-speed broadband infrastructure.

AT&T has asked the County of Nevada to help them identify and connect with any of their traditional landline phone customers who have no other voice service alternatives (including mobile/cell phone service). They understand the public safety hazard of having no phone service and want to maintain service for households in that situation.

How to get on the list
If your household depends on your AT&T landline service, please send an email to:
bdofsupervisors@nevadacountyca.gov and include:

• your street address
• your…

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CalFresh, formerly known as Food Stamps and known federally as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), provides extra funds to help those who are in need each month to buy groceries.

With a CalFresh electronic “debit” card (known as EBT) you can buy most foods at many food stores and farmers markets.

Several Nevada County Farmers Markets offer a CalFresh matching program called Market Money (or Market Match), where you can double your CalFresh dollars up to a specified dollar amount per market per week. Amount may change from year to year.


Apply for CalFresh

Californians can visit BenefitsCal.com or GetCalFresh.org to apply or call 877-847-3663 (FOOD) to be connected to their local county social service office.

CalFresh is a low income program - the gross income limit is 200% of the Federal Poverty Line. However, CalFresh program rules are complex - some income is not countable, and some individuals with income below 200% FPL may not qualify for CalFresh.

If you have a hard time …

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The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has a variety of programs designed to increase fire safety in wildfire country.

• Access & Functional Needs (AFN) - Low-income senior residents or those with medical disabilities may qualify for assistance with defensible space clearing.
• Defensible Space Advisory Visit (DSAV) - This program provides a one-on-one consultation at your home for comprehensive education on compliance with defensible space requirements around structures.
• Chipping Program - The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County offers low-cost ($75/hr) chipping of brush cleared for defensible space of any permanent structure, and/or 30 feet from any roadside or driveway used for evacuation purposes.
• Address Signs - The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County creates Reflective Safety Address Signs so Public Safety personnel can find you in an emergency.
• Firewise USA® - The Firewise USA® Program provides resources to help homeowners learn how to adapt to living with wildfire while teaching…

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Wildlife Rehabilitation & Release rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned wild animals in Nevada and surrounding counties.

Services include:

• Caring for injured and orphaned mammals, songbirds, and raptors
• Working with trained wildlife rehabilitators to treat and release animals
• Offering public education on wildlife safety and response

Note: Services are available March through September.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.cawildlife911.org/

If you are having a life-threatening emergency call 9-1-1. For example, if you have lost power to essential life-sustaining medical devices and do not have backup power for them, or you have a medical need for temperature control.

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FREED works with the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) and PG&E to support people with disabilities and older adults during a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event or other emergencies due to power shutoffs. The goal is to enable them to remain safe while independent in their residences and communities.

Funding for some services listed below is ONLY for PSPS events (or other power outage events for which PG&E may activate FREED). There is no funding for generators. No generators are available through any of these programs.

FREED is available to possibly assist in several ways:

DISABILITY DISASTER ACCESS & RESOURCES (DDAR) - DDAR assists individuals with disabilities and older adults in disaster readiness and recovery. …

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PSPS is a Public Safety Power Shutoff event. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) may do a PSPS when danger of wildfires is high. PSPS Care Coordination is a program to help PG&E customers who have health and medical needs that require electricity.

Care Coordination helps to get a plan in place for resources that can be used during a PSPS power outage event. Callers will receive a follow up call from Connecting Point staff so they can create their plan. The care coordination call will typically take 30-45 minutes.

Who qualifies?

Those who have access & functional needs, and/or are electricity dependent during a power outage (examples include medical equipment or medications that rely on power, accessibility equipment that relies on power, etc).

What is Care Coordination?

Care Coordination helps you create a safety plan by providing information about what to do before, during, and after a power outage. The Care Coordinator can help you:

• Build a list of emergency contacts and you…

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The Nevada County Public Health Department provides a Emergency Preparedness Program that assists county healthcare organizations and community groups in preparing and planning for emergencies.

Services include:

• Coordinating emergency preparedness plans for healthcare providers and community organizations
• Offering guidance and resources for developing emergency response strategies
• Promoting public health safety measures during emergencies

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3962/Public-Health 
• Emergency Preparedness - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/753/Emergency-Preparedness-Planning

The Nevada County Superintendent of Schools (NCSOS) office oversees many aspects of school life.

Web pages

• Home - TheNevada County Superintendent of Schools(NCSOS)
• Schools directory, including district info - https://nevco.org/schools/ and https://nevco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/School-Directory-23-24-for-Public-Distribution-updated-8.17.2023.pdf
• Student health - https://nevco.org/school-health/
• School lunch - https://nevco.org/school-lunch/
• School safety - https://nevco.org/school-lunch/
• School closures - https://nevco.org/school-closures/

The 211 Connecting Point Contact Center provides information about planned power shutoff resources, including:

• PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS)
• Other utility company Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) events
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://211connectingpoint.org/
• PSPS/PSOM & Other Planned PowerShutoff Resources - https://211connectingpoint.org/psps-psom-other-planned-power-shutoff-resources/