Community Commons / Around here
Help, events, and places across the region.
Find food help, firewood information, local repair services, school events, libraries, and public gatherings. Choose the area closest to you, then explore.
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These are practical search areas, not Tribal, band, or ancestral-territory boundaries. People and connections cross county and state lines. Selecting an area does not determine who belongs.
Source links reviewed 2026-10-08. Hours, permits, availability and events can change. This is a starting directory, not an exhaustive inventory or guarantee of service.
Food & groceries
Food help, groceries, and community meals. Select a source to check the latest details.
- California
CalFresh benefits for groceries
California food benefits for eligible households. Read current eligibility rules and find the appropriate county application route.
Go to the source → - Alturas / Modoc
Modoc County Social Services
County public-benefits office and contact information. Ask which CalFresh or local food-resource assistance routes are available. This is not a food-distribution schedule.
Go to the source → - Shasta County / Burney
Food and grocery assistance in Shasta County
County directory of food banks, distribution information, and local help. Check the provider before traveling.
Go to the source → - Lassen County / Big Valley
Food and nutrition resources in Lassen County
Community directory includes local family-resource and food-support routes. Individual programs may have eligibility and limited schedules.
Go to the source → - Shasta / Siskiyou
211 NorCal service finder
Search by county for food, housing, transportation, and other support. This 211 service does not cover every surrounding county.
Go to the source → - Eastern Shasta / Burney
Tri County Community Network
Community resources for families, youth, and older adults, including an existing local events calendar.
Go to the source → - Susanville / Lassen
Lassen County Health & Social Services
County benefits and assistance starting point for Lassen County. Ask about food benefits and current local referrals; no specific distribution is promised.
Go to the source → - Klamath & Lake Counties, Oregon
Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank
Organization serving Klamath and Lake Counties with food assistance and pantry information. Check its own current schedule and local site before travel.
Go to the source → - Oregon
Oregon SNAP food benefits
Oregon state information for grocery benefits. Eligibility and applications differ from California CalFresh.
Go to the source →
Firewood & warmth
Permits, safe sources, seasonal assistance. Select a source to check the latest details.
- Modoc National Forest
Forest products office and permit information
Start with the Modoc National Forest official forest-products page. Ask the ranger district about current firewood permits, cutting areas and closures; the page is not itself cutting authorization.
Go to the source → - Lassen National Forest
Firewood permit and district guidance
US Forest Service personal-use fuelwood permit instructions. Confirm the permit year, approved cutting areas, closures, and fire restrictions before collecting.
Go to the source → - Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Firewood cutting and permit information
Forest Service guide to where permits apply and how to check location-specific limits. Verify current rules with the forest before cutting.
Go to the source → - Redding / Shasta County
Shasta–Trinity forest fuelwood permits
Forest Service information about permits and cutting restrictions. Do not treat an old brochure as a valid current permit; check with the ranger district.
Go to the source → - Oregon
Oregon state-forest firewood rules
Check where and when wood gathering is permitted, whether you need a permit, and current district restrictions. A rule for state land does not apply automatically to federal or private land.
Go to the source → - Klamath / Lake counties, Oregon
Fremont–Winema firewood-area reference
Forest Service ranger-district map reference for fuelwood cutting. Verify current permit, district rules, closures, and maps before collecting.
Go to the source →
The links above explain a route to legal personal-use firewood collection, not permission to cut at any location. Other wood sellers or assistance providers are not yet verified.
Local help & repairs
Find services and check credentials. Select a source to check the latest details.
- Burney / Fall River / Intermountain
Construction and home-repair directory
The local Chamber lists member businesses including construction, repair and handyman services. Check whether each serves your town and verify qualifications; listing is not endorsement.
Go to the source → - Alturas / Modoc
Alturas business directory
Browse the third-party local business directory for contractors and home-repair services. Confirm the business is active, serves your location and holds any required license.
Go to the source → - California
Find licensed contractors by city or ZIP
California license-board finder generates a local list by city, ZIP and license category. Use for jobs requiring a licensed contractor and independently compare quotes.
Go to the source → - California
Check a repair contractor before hiring
Search contractor licenses and read the state consumer guidance. The Commons does not certify or endorse any handyman or service provider.
Go to the source → - Lassen County
Lassen County resource guide
A starting point for community services, transportation, clothing assistance, health and family resources.
Go to the source → - Redding / Anderson
Redding Chamber business directory
An outside business organization that may help locate local repair and construction providers. Listings are not Institute endorsements; verify credentials separately.
Go to the source → - Susanville / Lassen
Lassen County Chamber
Local starting point for finding businesses, services, and community notices. Verify the provider’s availability and qualifications.
Go to the source → - Oregon
Check Oregon contractors before hiring
Verify a contractor or license through the Oregon Construction Contractors Board before agreeing to work. The Institute does not recommend individual handymen.
Go to the source →
A listing or suggestion is not a personal endorsement. No individual handyman is listed until a public business contact and current service area can be checked. Ask about licensing, insurance and references for the proposed work.
School happenings
School calendars and activities. Select a source to check the latest details.
- Alturas / Modoc
Modoc Joint Unified school events
School-district calendar and event notices from the official district site.
Go to the source → - Bieber / Big Valley
Big Valley school calendar
Dates and notices from Big Valley Joint Unified School District. Follow the school source for updates and changes.
Go to the source → - Burney / Fall River
Fall River schools events calendar
District-run list and calendar for school events and activities.
Go to the source → - Anderson
Anderson Union High School events and calendars
High-school calendar and activity information maintained by the district. Check the source for current notices.
Go to the source → - Redding
Redding School District
School-district information for Redding families. Follow its current calendar and school notices rather than relying on an older schedule.
Go to the source → - Susanville
Susanville School District calendar
Official district calendar covering school dates and events for Susanville elementary and middle-grade families.
Go to the source → - Susanville
Lassen Union High School events
Official high school events and activities page. Check the school source for dates and updates.
Go to the source → - Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath Falls City Schools calendar
City school district’s event listing for Klamath Falls.
Go to the source → - Lakeview, Oregon
Lake County School District 7 events
Events and school calendar for the Lakeview-area district; check the current school notice before attending.
Go to the source →
Libraries & learning
Places, programs, borrowing. Select a source to check the latest details.
- Burney
Burney Library
Public-library location and service information. 37116 Main Street, Burney; check current hours and programs with the library.
Go to the source → - Lookout / Adin
Modoc County library branches
The county library lists branches at Lookout and Adin, both serving nearby rural communities. Hours vary; consult the branch listing.
Go to the source → - Alturas / Modoc
Alturas Main Library and branches
Find library addresses, services, and links for Modoc County, including the main branch in Alturas.
Go to the source → - Shasta County
Library events and programs
Search public-library activities by age, location, and program type, including Burney.
Go to the source → - Redding
Redding Public Library
Shasta Public Libraries location, programs, reading, technology, and community information. 1100 Parkview Avenue, Redding.
Go to the source → - Anderson
Anderson Public Library
Shasta Public Libraries branch at 3200 West Center Street in Anderson. Check hours and events on the library site.
Go to the source → - Susanville
Lassen Library District
Public library at 1618 Main Street, Susanville, with reading resources, events, and literacy programs.
Go to the source → - Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath County Library
Public library and programs in Klamath Falls and Klamath County, with a community-events calendar.
Go to the source → - Lakeview, Oregon
Lake County Library District
Main library in Lakeview, Oregon, with library services and local activities. Other Oregon Lake County branches are also listed by the district.
Go to the source →
Community events
Markets, gatherings, and public calendars. Select a source to check the latest details.
- Burney / Fall River
Intermountain community calendar
Local community events and gatherings maintained by an existing regional nonprofit; this is not an Institute calendar.
Go to the source → - Intermountain communities
Regional seasonal-events list
Public listing of annual gatherings, markets, festivals, and events, including some Big Valley activities. Confirm dates with organizers.
Go to the source → - Bieber / Big Valley
Big Valley school community calendar
One reliable source for school-related public events and activities in the Bieber area.
Go to the source → - Alturas / Cedarville
Smart Start Modoc community events
Public events calendar for community activities, playgroups, seasonal gatherings, and local learning opportunities. Check the event details with organizers.
Go to the source → - Alturas / Modoc
Modoc County library events
Read public event notices maintained by the county library.
Go to the source → - Redding / Anderson
Shasta Public Libraries events
Calendar of programs at Redding, Anderson, and Burney libraries. Use the source’s branch filter and check times or registration.
Go to the source → - Redding area
Redding Chamber community events
Events and community notices beyond Tribal programming, maintained by an outside organization. Confirm dates with organizers.
Go to the source → - Susanville
Lassen Library District calendar
Public gatherings, workshops, family literacy, and library events. Check the library for current details.
Go to the source → - Susanville / Lassen
Lassen County public calendar
County-maintained public meeting and event information, including civic gatherings.
Go to the source → - Klamath Falls & county
Klamath County Library events
Local library programs and activities in Klamath Falls and across the library district.
Go to the source → - Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath Falls community events
City-maintained events and public meeting calendar; verify schedules and locations at source.
Go to the source → - Klamath region, Oregon
Discover Klamath events and activities
Regional event discovery beyond institutional meetings, including public cultural and outdoor events.
Go to the source → - Lakeview / Lake County, Oregon
Lake County Library calendar
Use the Oregon Lake County library calendar to find public library gatherings and programs.
Go to the source →
These calendars belong to other organizations and include community events beyond Pit River activities. Specific dates and cancellations should be confirmed on the source site.
Something missing?
Know of a useful public event, food resource, business directory, or gathering space in Redding, Anderson, Susanville, southern Oregon, the Modoc region, or another community? Suggest a public source link. Please do not submit private phone numbers or personal addresses without permission.
Suggest a local resource →Building something new? The Commons also has public proposals for a clothing program and a possible library. They are ideas under consideration, not services that can be used today. View community ideas →