cover credit: Michelle Gough Could Wild Horses Help Fight Wildfires? By: Michaela Haas The article from Reasons to Be Cheerful explores the innovative idea of utilizing wild horses to combat wildfires. William E. Simpson, a naturalist living near Yreka, California, has observed firsthand how wild horses can play a crucial […]
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State Water Resources Control Board Denies Petition for Permanent Instream Flow Regulation in Shasta River Watershed
cover photo: Shasta Lake, public domain The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has recently made a decision that has significant implications for the Shasta River watershed. On February 16, 2024, the Board formally denied a petition that sought to establish permanent instream flow requirements for the watershed. This petition, […]
Senator Dahle Introduces Legislation to Save Mt. Shasta Museum
Cover photo credit: Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum Nice outfit, Mr. Conductor!Jerrie Bullerwell, Tina Guenthner, and Jean Nels are helping this guy look good for our new display. SACRAMENTO – Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) introduced Senate Bill 1009, which would allow the Department of Fish and Wildlife to lease a property […]
Siskiyou Golden Fair Paint the Fair Contest
YREKA – The 10th DAA Board of Directors selected the 2024 fair theme “Country Fair with a Golden Flare” entered by Hailey Winter from Grenada and it is now time for the annual Paint the Fair contest that will create the artwork that will be used to promote the 2024 […]
PSW Study Shows Fuel Treatments Improve Wildfire Outcomes
Forest Service News Releasecover image: Antelope Fire strikes northeastern California in 2021. Credit: USDA Forest Service, Troy Parrish YREKA, Calif., February 15, 2024— Sometimes out of adversity comes wisdom. That was a lesson Pacific Southwest Research Station Ecologist Eric Knapp learned after the 2021 Antelope Fire tore through long-term research plots […]
Yreka Community Theater: FOUR YEARS OF FRUSTRATION
In 1976 the City of Yreka, with much community fund-raising support, constructed a public building that its citizens could take pride in. It was the Yreka Community Theater, at the end of North Oregon Street, next to Yreka High School. It’s a beautiful structure, but … The city’s current website […]
For the Record: There are Numerous Negative Impacts of Klamath Dam Removal
Reprint: Klamath Irrigation District PROMISES DON’T MEET EXPECTATIONS In recent meetings with dam removal advocates, government officials, and Klamath Reclamation Project district managers, a great deal of frustration has been expressed with the effects of dam removal. Specifically, the promise of an agricultural benefit in the Klamath Reclamation Project from […]
The White Outlines of Murder – Death of the Klamath River and Her Lakes
I am living on the shore of a once vibrant and beautiful lake, Iron Gate Lake (above). But greed, driving deception and misrepresentation have changed a once vibrant ecosystem into an environmental murder scene. Now, like the white chalk outline drawn around the body of a murder victim, the sad remains […]
PRESS RELEASE: Gray Wolves in THE United States are Not At Risk of Extinction
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completes status review and finding for gray wolves in the Western United States; launches National Recovery Plan SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a plan to develop a National Recovery Plan for gray wolves in the lower 48 states under the Endangered Species […]
Siskiyou County has a New Fire Warden
Congratulations, Chief Roath! The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted in the appointment of Greg Roath as Siskiyou County Fire Warden, Chief Roath was also promoted to Unit Chief of the Siskiyou CalFire Unit. It is clear that you have a passion for helping others and a dedication to your […]