KWUA Press Release KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – On September 11, Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke issued a final ruling in a lawsuit brought by the federal government against the Klamath Drainage District (KDD). The ruling holds that KDD may not divert water from a canal that it owns, using water rights […]
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Klamath Basin Irrigators’ Rights Come After Obligations to Fish & Tribes
In the 52-page findings and recommendation, U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark D. Clarke found the central question is whether the federal government broke the law by allocating water for irrigation when it knew it could not comply with its Endangered Species Act obligations to endangered sucker fish in the Upper Klamath Lake, […]
Livestock Grazing has Limitations and Poses a Serious Risk to Wilderness Areas
It’s no surprise that cattle ranchers are promoting livestock grazing as a solution to wildfire. More cheap grazing on public lands benefits their revenue models. And this rebuttal to the article published in Farm Progress promoting the concept of using invasive species ruminant livestock (cattle, sheep, goats) is not to condemn wildfire […]
Copco Lake Fire Protection District, Unscheduled Vacancy with a Term Expiring December 5, 2025.
Press Release: For Immediate Release Date: September 15, 2023 Laura Bynum, Clerk of the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors, announces that there is one unscheduled vacancy on the Copco Lake Fire Protection District, with a term expiring December 5, 2025. Members of the Copco Lake Fire Protection District shall be […]
Dahle Blasts Commissioner’s Delay on Fixing Homeowners’ Insurance Crisis
*The Legislature wrapped up the last day of session for the year and there was still NO action taken to address the homeowners’ insurance crisis. Please see the press release that was sent out yesterday.* SACRAMENTO — While insurance providers flee the state‚ the Democratic lawmakers announced they will not take immediate […]
Daniel Warren Cardoza
May 26, 1964 – September 11, 2023 Obituary Daniel Warren Cardoza, age 59, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Madrone Hospice Center in Yreka. Daniel Warren Cardoza was born on May 26, 1964, in San Francisco, California, and was also known as Dad, Babe, Brother, Grandpa, Papa, or Gramps […]
Man Arrested after Brandishing and Discharging Gun at Local Campsite
Siskiyou County Sheriff PRESS RELEASE*September 12th, 2023 Deputies from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) arrested a man at a campground in Hornbrook, CA on Sunday, after he fired his gun and threatened another camper. At 4:39 PM on Sunday, September 10th, SCSO dispatch received a call from the management […]
Introducing Environmental Leadership Initiative (ELI)
Dear Community Partners, Liberty Hill Foundation is excited to announce the launch of our new state-wide fellowship program for Environmental Justice leaders—the Environmental Leadership Initiative (ELI). Applications to apply for the two-year Environmental Leadership Initiative fellowship program will be accepted starting on Monday, September 11, 2023, until Wednesday, October 4, 2023. We welcome applications […]
Dahle Bill Protects Funding for Innovative Special Needs Program
SACRAMENTO – A bill authored by Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) SB 648 is now headed to the governor’s desk for signature. The measure eliminates a technicality that prevented a school district with students attending the Mountain Valley Special Education Joint Powers Authority (JPA) from collecting state funding for those students, securing the JPA’s future. The Mountain Valley JPA […]
Webinar offered on how to prepare applications for Community Wildfire Defense Grants
Forest Service News Release Yreka, Calif., September 11, 2023— The USDA Forest Service is offering a second webinar on how to prepare an application for a Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG). The 2023 open period for submittal of grant applications closes October 31, 2023. The CWDG program is intended to […]
