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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Nineteen Cal Poly students, including 2019 KUHS graduate Jacob Schlottmann-McGonigle, were recognized for their awards, hard work, and other accomplishments by state lawmakers on the floors of the state Assembly and Senate in Sacramento on January 30.
Read MoreKLAMATH RIVER BASIN – Gathering along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County today [December 8, 2022], Governor Kate Brown joined California Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and leaders of the Klamath, Yurok, and Karuk tribes to celebrate final approval of a transformative dam removal project that will revitalize nearly 400 miles of the Klamath River and tributaries – the largest river restoration project in American history.
Read MoreAt the time this was written, there were no wildfires in Oregon. However, California had already experienced 1,301 wildfire incidents in 2022. Woodstove advisory season ended in the Klamath County Air Quality Zone on March 15 and wildfire season could start at any time.
Read MoreALTURAS, Calif. - Modoc National Forest Recreation Managers are looking for volunteer Campground Hosts for Blue Lake and Howard’s Gulch campgrounds.
Read MoreLess than two weeks ahead of Thanksgiving, COVID-19 cases continue to increase across the country, three West Coast Democrat Governors issue travel advisories against non-essential interstate travel and to limit interactions with only people of their own household.
Read MoreYreka, Ca - CAL FIRE law enforcement officers, in conjunction with the Siskiyou County District Attorney’s Office, arrested an individual for causing the Klamathon Fire on July 5 th , 2018. John Colin Eagle Skoda, 32, was booked into the Siskiyou County Jail on August 23, 2018.
Read MoreThe May 1 opening of the 2018 Warner Mountains obsidian collection season is postponed due to weather and road conditions. All obsidian collections, including personal and commercial, remain closed at this time.
Read MoreOregon Governor Kate Brown, California Governor Jerry Brown, and Washington Governor Jay Inslee today issued the joint statement below following the announcement that the U.S. Department of Interior will seek to open the Pacific Coast to oil and gas offshore drilling for the first time in decades:
“This political decision to open the magnificent and beautiful Pacific coast waters to oil and gas drilling flies in the face of decades of strong opposition on the part of Oregon, Washington, and California – Republicans and Democrats alike.
All 15 OSFM strike teams that have been assisting with battling the California wildfires for the past two weeks have begun demobilizing and will head back to their home stations beginning today.
The strike teams have assisted with a number of fires since their deployments earlier this month. In the past week, all of the strike teams have been assisting with the Thomas Fire burning near Ventura, California. The California Office of Emergency Services reports that the Thomas Fire is at 271,750 acres and at 50% containment.
Crystal Ice Cave contains some of the most spectacular ice formations among Lava Beds' many caves. Because of the sensitive nature of this cave's formations and its cold environment, Crystal Ice Cave is open to park visitors only on small ranger-guided tours during the winter months.
Tours of no more than six visitors (ages 12 years and older) are offered every Saturday at 1:00 pm from January through March and last 3+ hours.
Read MoreThe Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal, through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, has activated its Agency Operations Center and deployed 15 strike teams with equipment and personnel who are now actively engaged in assisting with the wildfires in California.
All Oregon resources have been assigned to either the Thomas Fire (seven Oregon strike teams) burning near Ventura, California, or the Creek Fire (eight Oregon strike teams) burning near Sylmar, California. They are very busy currently working on their assignments. Total Oregon deployment: 269 personnel and 75 apparatus.
Today, in accordance with President Donald J. Trump’s April 26, 2017, Executive Order (EO), U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke released the final report outlining recommendations he made to the President on some national monument designaons under the Antiquities Act.
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