Personal-use obsidian collection to reopen at the four Warner Mt. sites

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Personal-use obsidian collection to reopen at the four Warner Mt. sites

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.

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Volunteer campground hosts needed at Blue Lake and Howard’s Gulch

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Volunteer campground hosts needed at Blue Lake and Howard’s Gulch

ALTURAS, Calif. - Modoc National Forest Recreation Managers are looking for volunteer Campground Hosts for Blue Lake and Howard’s Gulch campgrounds.

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No obsidian mining for 2020 season

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No obsidian mining for 2020 season

ALTURAS, 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. 

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Public Access at Warner Mountain Obsidian Areas to Continue

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Public Access at Warner Mountain Obsidian Areas to Continue

The 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.

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