A workshop on the ‘Impacts of Wildfire, Extreme Heat and Flooding’ is scheduled later this month in Lodi through the San Joaquin Council of Governments, SJCOG, with a virtual Zoom meeting option also planned.

The in-person session will be hosted on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the LOEL Senior Center, 105 S. Washington St., Lodi. Food will be provided.

The virtual meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. via Zoom; contact the SJCOG office at 209-235-0600 for information on registering for the Zoom meeting.

The San Joaquin Council of Governments and partners received a $1.75 million grant in 2022 to form the San Joaquin Regional Climate Collaborative, focusing on climate education and outreach in communities around the county, particularly Lodi, Stockton, and Tracy. The RCC program, established by state Senate Bill 1072 in 2018, funds climate efforts in under-resourced communities, helping them secure funding and resources for climate projects.

The San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) is the planning, financing and coordinating agency for the San Joaquin region overseeing transportation, housing and habitat conservation. SJCOG is a joint-powers authority with a board of directors comprised of elected representatives from Escalon, Lathrop, Lodi, Manteca, Mountain House, Ripon, San Joaquin County, Stockton, and Tracy. SJCOG’s broad range of responsibilities include managing the Measure K transportation sales tax program, collecting county demographic and economic data, airport land use planning, and regional air quality.

The SJCOG office is at 555 E. Weber Ave., Stockton.