Materials will be on hand for those wanting to try their hand at tying Pat’s Rubber Leg StoneFly.
The High Sierra Fly Casters fly fishing club (hsfc.us) is holding a four-part series of fly-tying workshops starting Jan. 16. Sessions are scheduled monthly on the third Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at The Nature Conservancy’s River Fork Ranch Preserve, 381 Genoa Lane in Genoa. Remaining sessions are scheduled on Feb. 20, March 20 and April 17.
Collective fly-tying knowledge will be shared, and the workshops are open to beginners and those looking to move beyond beginner-intermediate levels. Youth accompanied by an adult are welcome to attend.
Participants should bring their vice, tools, materials, and a desired fly pattern. Protective padding and electric power for lamps will be provided.
The organizations was founded in 1991 and serves the Carson Valley and surrounding areas. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the sport of fly fishing. The club offers fly fishing presentations and activities as well as social gatherings. HSFC also hosts events related to education, conservation, and community service.
Questions about the fly-tying series can be directed to HSFC tying coordinator Daniel Osborne at tying@hsfc.us.
Prospective foster parent training begins Jan. 28
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services, is hosting a four-part online training series for prospective foster parents.
This training offers a foundational understanding of foster parenting required for licensure and includes eight online hours of introductory sessions to help prepare prospective foster parents in providing loving, consistent, trauma-informed care to children in rural Nevada.
Sessions take place from 5:45-8:15 p.m. on Jan. 28, Jan. 30, Feb. 4 and Feb. 6.
Topics include foster parent roles and keys to successful fostering, helping children with special needs and those who have experienced trauma, working with birth families and reunification, and foster care licensing processes. Program participants will also hear from a panel of individuals with lived experience in the foster care system.
Homework is assigned after each session to support participants’ understanding and learning, and continuing training and skill building are offered to foster parents during and after the licensing process.
Potential foster parents must be at least 21 years of age; able to demonstrate financial stability to meet their own family’s needs; can be single, married, or in a domestic partnership; be a working or stay-at-home parent; and either rent or own their home. Foster parents can choose the age range and gender of child they are most comfortable parenting and can be licensed for up to six beds depending upon their space availability.
Rural Nevada Foster Care recruiter Shelby Riley said that DCFS has an ongoing need for foster homes throughout the Carson Valley.
“Foster parents can be part of helping children get back with their original family or finding their forever home,” she said.
Those interested in applying to become a foster parent can create an account at www.ruralnvfostercare.com or contact Riley via email at shelby.riley@dcfs.nv.gov or by phone at 1-888-423-2659.
Visit dcfs.nv.gov/Programs/cws/foster_care/fostercare/ and ruralnvfostercare.com/ to learn more.
Amy Roby can be reached at ranchosroundup@hotmail.com.
