Forest Service News Release
Fire crews successful in keeping fires small
Yreka, Calif., July 6, 2023— Early yesterday morning, a wildland firefighter was hoisted out of the Marble Fire on the Klamath National Forest by partners with the California Highway Patrol’s Aviation Division. The firefighter was transferred to a nearby hospital, treated for heat exhaustion, and released yesterday.
The firefighter was part of a group of ten smokejumpers that were working on the lightning- caused Marble Fire within the Marble Mountains Wilderness. First detected on July 1st, firefighters have been continuously working in the steep wilderness terrain during the high heat that has plagued the area this past week. Thanks to their efforts, the Marble Fire was called out Tuesday afternoon. The remaining crewmembers hiked out of the wilderness yesterday.
The half-acre Little Fire within the Happy Camp/Oak Knoll Ranger District is the only remaining fire on the Klamath National Forest. Since Memorial Day, fire crews have fought 41 fires (38 lightning and 3 human-caused) and kept all but four of them to less than one acre. The largest of those fires was the Marble fire (2 acres).
The Klamath National Forest & Butte Valley National Grassland cover 1,700,000 acres located in Siskiyou County, California and Jackson County, Oregon. Butte Valley National Grassland is the newest National Grassland and the only one in California. The forest is headquartered in Yreka, CA, and maintains ranger stations in the California communities of Macdoel, Happy Camp, and Fort Jones.
More information is available at www.fs.usda.gov/klamath
- Newsom Approves $50 Million to Help Migrants, Boost California’s Legal DefenseThe bill specifically allocates $10 million to ‘provide immigration-related services, including removal defense.’ By Aldgra Fredlythe EPOCH TIMES California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Friday that would set aside a combined $50 million to protect immigrants and defend the state from potential legal actions by the Trump administration. One of the bills allocates… Read more: Newsom Approves $50 Million to Help Migrants, Boost California’s Legal Defense
- Senior CDFW Wolf Expert Kent Laudon Arrested for DUI in Mt. Shasta, Raising QuestionsDISCLAIMER: The following article discusses the arrest of a public figure based on information from official police department records. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. An arrest alone does not imply or indicate guilt. In a conflicting development, 60-year-old Kent Jerome Laudon, a well-known Senior Environmental Scientist and… Read more: Senior CDFW Wolf Expert Kent Laudon Arrested for DUI in Mt. Shasta, Raising Questions
- A NEW ORIGINAL MELODRAMA FROM THE MAD PLAYERS — MONKEY BUSINESS or NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON’T!Written and produced by Madeleine Ayres, Annie Kramer and Dee Jones, the MADPLAYERS. Beaver Valley is in a real fix! It’s summertime and the pool and library are closed down. The kids have nothing to do for summer vacation and they’re running wild all over town. Meanwhile… Big game hunter –The GREATEST EVER In his… Read more: A NEW ORIGINAL MELODRAMA FROM THE MAD PLAYERS — MONKEY BUSINESS or NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON’T!
- Siskiyou County Seeks Public Input on Vision Statement and Guiding PrinciplesThe Siskiyou County Planning Commission invites residents to participate in shaping the county’s future. A public meeting will be held on March 5, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. to discuss and potentially recommend approval of the county’s proposed Vision and Guiding Principles statement. What is a Vision Statement? A vision statement is an aspirational description of… Read more: Siskiyou County Seeks Public Input on Vision Statement and Guiding Principles
- Virtual Registration Still Open for Saint Photios Seminary Conference 2025The Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary in Etna, California has announced that while in-person registration has closed for their upcoming Seminary Conference 2025, virtual attendance options remain available for interested participants. What’s Included with Virtual Attendance How to Participate Virtual registration is currently open for all interested attendees. Those wishing to participate can register through… Read more: Virtual Registration Still Open for Saint Photios Seminary Conference 2025