Memorandum
Date: June 4, 2024
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Jessica Pyska, District 5 Supervisor
Subject: 10:15 A.M. - Consideration of Letter of Support for the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance’s (TERA) PG&E’s Better Together Nature Positive Innovation Grant and authorize the Chair to sign
Executive Summary: The PG&E Nature Solutions Better Together Grant would fund the development of an EcoCultural Demonstration site at the new property that TERA is working to acquire. This would be utilized as a training site for workforce development programs, as well as community intergenerational Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) education sharing. The due date for this grant application is June 7, 2024.
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Recommended Action: Approve Letter of Support for the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance’s (TERA) PG&E’s Better Together Nature Positive Innovation Grant and authorize the Chair to sign.