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ALTURAS, Calif. - After a year off due to the pandemic and five plus years of coordination with tribal and county partners, the Modoc National Forest will reopen the four designated collection areas in the Warner Mountains to personal-users with a valid permit.
Read MoreALTURAS, Calif. - Permits will not be available for collection of obsidian from the four designated collection areas in the Warner Mountains and all obsidian collection will remain closed until further notice. All Forest Service offices in the Pacific Southwest Region remain closed due to the pandemic.
Read MoreALTURAS, Calif. - Warner Mountain obsidian is colorful, relatively easy to work and has been in high demand since time immemorial. Not only did local tribes collect, use and widely trade this obsidian for thousands of years, it is still an important cultural material to many tribal members to this day.
Read MoreAlturas, Calif. - Obsidian collection will open for the 2019 season on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Lassen/Rainbow, Middle Fork Davis Creek, Needles and Pink Lady collection sites in the Warner Mountains.
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