LAKE COUNTY
Lake County Library offers digital newspaper collection
The Lake County Library is completely satisfied to announce the immediate availability of its latest digital newspaper collection. Titled America’s News, this collection is offered to all library patrons and is updated day by day. America’s News provides online access to current and archived problems with over 3,000 full-text newspapers, including The Lake County Record Bee, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, and San Francisco Chronicle.
America’s News enables library patrons to simply search and browse current and archived news articles, editorials, reviews, birth and marriage announcements, obituaries and a wide range of special sections. Patrons can use this resource for general reference or to research local and national issues, events, people, government, education, arts, business, sports, real estate and far more. Along with using America’s News on the library, patrons can access the gathering from home on the library’s website under Resources.
The next is a listing of just a couple of of the newspaper titles available from America’s News through the Lake County Library:
- Lake County Record Bee
- Ukiah Day by day Journal
- Santa Rosa Press Democrat
- San Francisco Chronicle
- The Sacramento Bee
- USA Today
America’s News complements other newspaper resources offered by the Lake County Library. The Lakeport Library has an intensive microfilm collection of local historical newspapers that dates back to 1865. Online access to the Latest York Times can also be provided on the Lake County Library website because of the California State Library.
America’s News is a resource offered by NewsBank, the world’s premier provider of newspapers and other news sources online. Serving public libraries for greater than 45 years, NewsBank offers online access to greater than 12,000 titles from the U.S. and other countries across the globe.
For more information, contact the Lake County Library by calling the primary branch in Lakeport at 707-263-8817, emailing library@lakecountyca.gov, or visit http://library.lakecountyca.gov.
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VALLEJO
Christmas Tree Permits Available at Recreation.gov
The web purchase of Christmas tree permits for a lot of national forests are underway at Recreation.gov. Visit the positioning for details about designated cutting areas, dates and kinds of trees that will be cut on national forests throughout the region.
“Many families are discovering their local forest for the primary time to bring home their special holiday tree,” said USDA Forest Service Chief Randy Moore. “These experiences help connect people to their local national forest and grow to be treasured family memories.”
To buy a Christmas tree permit, visit Recreation.gov and search by forest name or use the interactive map to explore locations. You’ll want to fastidiously read the overview and guidelines prior to buying the permit. Visitors might want to create or login to a Recreation.gov account to finish the transaction.
Otherwise, several national forests within the Pacific Southwest Region handle Christmas tree permits directly. Visit the national forest web sites to learn more about each forest’s start dates and permit process.
“Annually, we’re excited to welcome families and friends venturing into national forests to chop their Christmas trees for the vacations,” said Nancy Parachini, Acting Regional Director of Public Services. “This fun holiday tradition also adds to the resiliency of our national forests.”
Cutting a Christmas tree improves forest health. The permit system helps to thin densely populated stands of small-diameter trees. Local forest health experts discover areas that profit from thinning trees, which are likely to be the right size for Christmas trees. Removing these trees in designated areas helps other trees grow larger and open more areas for wildlife foraging.
To remain current on regional happenings, like Christmas tree permits and more, follow Region 5 on Facebook and Twitter.
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