Wildfire resiliency funding, advice available for homeowners
The Palouse Conservation District was awarded funding from the Washington State Conservation Commission to give technical and financial assistance to homeowners looking into wildfire resiliency. Homeowners can fill out a request for assistance form available online at palousecd.org. The deadline is Feb. 29.
Priority status will be given to homeowners in urban-wildland interfaces and rural communities within the Palouse Conservation District boundaries. All interested homeowners in Whitman county can apply and for more information call (509) 553-1858. Those selected will be given advice for conducting risk assessment and fuel reduction. There will be cost-share funding for homeowners for the removal of hazardous vegetation.
UI offers free course on contributions of Black Vandals
The University of Idaho will offer a free course titled “The Seminal History and Prospective Future of Blacks at the University of Idaho” based on the 2023 book of the same name. The course is a collaboration between the Black History Research Lab and the University of Idaho Library. The course is available online at lib.uidaho.edu/blackhistory.
The course will include 10 videos which go with 20 research features around areas like the Black Liberation movement, contributions from alumni like Jeff Guillory and the UI Black Student Union. The book was published in 2023 by UI’s Black History Research Lab Founder and Director Sydney Freeman Jr. and Brody Gasper.
Aviation art contest open to Idaho students
The Idaho Division of Aeronautics has opened submissions for the annual Aviation Art Contest for Idaho students ages 5-18. The contest is open through April 5 and the winners will be announced May 3. The artwork must be original work in landscape orientation on 11- by 17-inch paper. For a complete list of rules and submission guidelines visit itd.idaho.gov/aero.
