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ALTURAS, Calif. - The Modoc National Forest Supervisor’s Office is set to reopen tomorrow May 25, 2021. Please realize Forest Service offices could be closed at any time without notice due to changing pandemic guidelines. Permits and other services requiring systems access will be offered based on staff availability. Please call ahead at 530-233-5811 to ensure personnel are available for specific needs.
Read MoreALTURAS, Calif. - Continuing lightning storms are not only igniting fires, but the associated erratic conditions are making some of them grow very quickly. Information about the Gold and Hog fires is available from CAL FIRE at: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/.
Read MoreKeno Ore. - 2017 marks the 54th Annual edition of the Klamath County Forest Tour. In this video we interview Daniel Leavell and Ron Loveness about the tour and what Klamath County sixth graders are experiencing and learning.
Six grade elementary students throughout Klamath County come out to Keno every September to tour our counties forests and to learn about from field experts. Stations include - Forest Products, Recreation, Reforestation, Tree Identity, Soils and Water, Forest Management, Fire Supression, and Wildlife.
*** A follow up to a story we brought you an hour ago (http://bit.ly/2fwUd3L). Even with rains reducing fire restrictions, fire season is still in full effect. ***
The rain and cooler weather are a welcome change for #ORFireSeason2017, offering some help to firefighters across the #PNW.
However, as you can see from the updated map below, it will take more than a few days of rain to end this challenging season.
Please check and follow your local fire restrictions before burning those debris piles or campfires. Support our firefighters by preventing future wildfires.
https://gisapps.odf.oregon.gov/firerestrictions/PFR.html
