Look to the skies September 21-24 to see Smokey Bear larger than life This weekend at the Montague Airport, spectators will see Smokey Bear fly through the sky with spectacular Mount Shasta as a backdrop. Smokey Bear is recognized by 96% of adults nationwide. He is one of the most […]
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Update on lightning fires: Klamath National Forest Sept. 17, 2023
The south side of the Klamath National Forest received numerous lightning strikes. #KlamathNF firefighters responded to multiple smoke reports. Crews were dispatched quickly to check them for validity. New fire: The Grant Fire near Wild Lake is confirmed at three to five acres. They have aircraft executing water drops, a […]
America is Burning – But Are The People In Charge Learning?
A 6-year old Western Journal article cites the problem that has since grown significantly worse and is facing many Americans today. People and organizations who are financially benefitted and making $-millions by monetizing wildfires have a serious conflict of interest and should be disallowed from participating in wildfire-solution forums and committees. These […]
Klamath National Forest reduces emergency closure areas
Forest Service News Release Yreka, Calif., September 16, 2023 – The Klamath National Forest is reducing the areas under emergency closure orders for the Happy Camp Complex on the Happy Camp/Oak Knoll and Scott River Ranger Districts. The decision was made after close coordination between Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 2, […]
Siskiyou S.O. Arrest Report September 3rd thru September 11th, 2023
The following Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department Arrest Report Contains:individuals who are innocent, until the State proves them guilty. Please respect their fundamental human and legal rights. 09/03/2023 00:40 ☆ MARTIN-GERMAN, TYLER DEAN (age 22, Redding, CA)RELEASED 09/06/2023 11:30Arrest Location: MT VIEW LN @ MEADOW VIEWArresting Agency: CHP MT. SHASTA23153(A) VC – DUI ALC/DRUGS:BODILY […]
Magistrate Judge issues ruling on Klamath Drainage District water rights
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 […]
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 […]
