Building Futures in Education with the Jerry & Yvonne Kehr Education Fund
The Jerry & Yvonne Kehr Education Fund was established in the Fall of 2023 as a memorial to their work with youth in Plumas County. The Kehrs believed that the future lies in our youth and it is our responsibility to nurture and empower the younger generation,...
Plumas County Celebrates Acts of Kindness
Kindness starts with one person and spreads. As Amelia Earhart said, “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up new trees.” Is Kindness Diminishing in the World? We live in a kind and giving society, even though the...
Art Therapy Funded by TAF Addresses Collateral Damage from Dixie Fire
When a disaster hits an area such as it did in Plumas County with the Dixie Fire, the call to action was immediate. The next progression was the focus on recovery, rebuilding and revitalization. The Almanor Foundation stepped up and remains diligent in that mission....
Big Time Logging Jamboree Raises Money for Reforestation of Maidu Land
The Maidu Summit Consortium hosted the first Big Time Logging Jamboree in June 2022 to raise money to purchase seedlings for the reforestation of their land that had been destroyed by the Dixie Fire. The Almanor Foundation was asked to help coordinate. It is exactly...
