Spring is here and with it brings warm weather and hot, dry conditions in many areas of California. Human encounters with snakes are more likely as these elusive animals become more active this time of year. Most native snakes are harmless. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reco… Read more
Harmful algal blooms have been found in South Ruth, according to Trinity County Environmental Health. These are similar to what was found in November 2020 just after the August Complex Fire, when cyanotoxin microcystin was found in Barry Creek near the headwaters of the Mad River. This curre… Read more
The BLM’s Redding and Arcata field offices are beginning early stages of the resource management planning process that will revise and update current management direction set forth in their respective current resource management plans and environmental impact statement record of decisions. T… Read more
Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to preserve protections for 3.4 million acres of northern spotted owl habitat from the U.S.-Canada border to Northern California, the latest salvo in a legal battle over logging in federal old-growth forests that are key nesting grounds for t… Read more
State Sen. Mike McGuire’s legislation confronting California’s increasing wildfire risk by establishing new safety standards for developments in high-risk wildfire areas passed overwhelmingly in the Senate’s Governance and Finance Committee Thursday, March 25. Read more
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity River Management Unit, is seeking comments on the proposed Guy Covington Fuel Reduction Project. The purpose of the project is to increase wildland fire suppression capability, mitigate risk to communities and infrastructure from future high intens… Read more
The Six Rivers National Forest’s Mad River Ranger District has begun public scoping for the Three Forks Salvage Project, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Read more
The second 2021 snow survey in the high country of Trinity County show a mid-winter snowpack that is below average in depth for this time of year with slightly more water content than last year. Read more
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Supt. Josh Hoines has announced an opportunity for the public to collect firewood and help the park reduce fuel loads. Read more
Free trees are available at the Trinity County Resource Conservation District. Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir saplings are available for pickup outside the main office of Trinity County RCD, 30 Horseshoe Lane, Weaverville. Stop by to pick up yours. Limit 20 trees per person, until supplies last. Read more
A House wilderness bill affecting parts of Trinity County was introduced this month and later referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. The bill, titled H.R. 878, The Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation and Working Forests Act, says it will provide for restoration, econom… Read more
Fueled by an $850,000 grant from Pacific Gas & Electric’s Fuels Reduction Program, the Six Rivers National Forest’s Waterman Fuels Reduction Project near Willow Creek is moving toward completion. Read more
The Trump administration said Jan. 13 it would slash millions of acres of protected habitat designated for the northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington state and Northern California, much of it in prime timber locations in coastal ranges. The rollback would include Trinity, Del Norte, Sisk… Read more
Start out the new year by contributing to important community projects in Trinity County. The Resource Conservation District would love your input on any or all of the three surveys below to help inform the work they are doing. Your participation is appreciated. Read more
On Tuesday Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, voted in favor of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, legislation that is critical to the nation’s ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection… Read more
Deadline to seek federal disaster assistance extended Read more
A Burned Area Emergency Response team has been established by the Forest Service and assigned the task of assessing the northern portion of the burned areas for the August Complex. The team will be coordinating with the Shasta-Trinity, Six Rivers and Mendocino national forests as well as the… Read more
As of last week, in 2020, 1,217 wildfires have burned 1,473,522 million acres of National Forest System lands in California; 8,486 wildfires have burned more than 4 million acres across all jurisdictions in California. This current fire activity comes after forests in the region experienced … Read more
The Weaverville Community Forest steering committee invites all interested parties to attend the WCF annual public community meeting, scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Read more
Christmas tree permits for the Shasta-Trinity National Forest will be available to purchase online through Recreation.gov beginning Nov. 1. Details about designated cutting areas, dates and types of trees that may be cut may be found at www.recreation.gov/tree-permits/stnf. Read more
The Bureau of Reclamation, along with the Bureau of Land Management and the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, will host a virtual public meeting on the Trinity River Restoration Program’s proposed Oregon Gulch channel rehabilitation project in Trinity County on Nov. 5. Read more
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Grab your gear. Let’s clean up the Trinity River. Read more
Grab your gear. Let’s clean up the Trinity River. Read more
The Hoopa Valley Tribe on Thursday, Aug. 13, requested a federal court to block the United States Department of Interior from signing permanent water delivery contracts with agribusiness interests in California’s Central Valley. Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation dams and diverts water out of … Read more
It seems with every morning, drift smoke from area fires is a bit thicker and hangs out a bit longer, leaving residents to wonder where it’s coming from and who’s working to put it out. Read more
One of a pair of mountain lions seen very near East Weaver Campground on Monday, July 27, sent in by Leslie Quigley. Adult males may be more than 8 feet long (from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail), and can weigh between 130 and 150 pounds. Adult females can be 7 feet long and weig… Read more
A proposed fuels reduction and recreation project on the Weaverville Community Forest drew official support from the Trinity County Board of Supervisors and the Trinity County Collaborative Group during the public comment period for the project. Read more
Last Wednesday, April 8, Trinity Management Council recommended releases from Lewiston Dam into the Trinity River scheduled to increase on Tuesday, April 14, and will follow the forecast of a critically dry water year. Read more
The Trinity Management Council has recommended two flow schedules for the Trinity River, with the final decision dependent on whether it turns out to be a “critically dry” or “dry” year. Read more
Conducting the snow survey in the Trinity Alps Wilderness is usually more of an adventure. Read more
The 2019 fall chinook salmon run on the Klamath River system fell well below projections, reducing both the catch and the prospects for the next generation of fish. Read more
Trinity County has fallen behind on its snowpack. The decline of the snowpack is obviously visible from Weaverville in these two photos taken Feb. 5, above, and Feb. 25 below, of the lookout at Weaver Bally. Read more
The public is invited to attend the next Weaverville/Douglas City Parks and Recreation District board meeting to hear and comment on a presentation from the 5 Counties Salmonid Conservation Program that promises to make the creek through Sidney Gulch more accommodating to fish. Read more
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is currently in the planning stages for a large-scale project within the Weaverville Community Forest that would address both the wildfire risks and the recreational needs within the area. The WCF – Fuels and Recreation Project plans to treat approximately … Read more
Join individuals from around the globe for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, this year Feb. 14-17. Since 1998, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society have been encouraging citizen scientists to contribute to yearly records of bird locations and numbers. This informat… Read more
The latest snow surveys in the high country of Trinity County show a snowpack that is below average at this point. Read more
The Watershed Research and Training Center has secured its largest grant ever, and it’s for fuels reduction and forest management. Read more
Trinity County Solid Waste will accept Christmas trees for free disposal until Jan. 31 at the following sites: Weaverville Transfer site Tuesday-Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hayfork Transfer site Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Van Duzen Transfer site Monday, Friday and Saturday 8 a.… Read more
In a slow, but steady trickle of feedback to the Trinity County Board of Supervisors, residents from various parts of the county have been venting frustration over the state of their local dumps. Read more
On Nov. 20 four bills proposing additional protection for California’s public lands passed through the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources. Among them was one that pertains greatly to Trinity County; Congressman Jared Huffman’s Northwest California Wilderness, Recrea… Read more
Should the county weigh in on state and federal water issues? Read more
Following a bone-dry October and parched start to November, the ban on residential debris burning in Trinity and surrounding counties is still in effect. Read more
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest has begun selling Christmas tree permits. Read more
Due to recent rainfall and some cooler temperatures, Forest Sup. Ted McArthur said the Six Rivers National Forest has lifted fire restrictions beginning Friday, Sept. 20. Read more
During the first week of October, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, South Fork Management Unit will be conducting a prescribed fire to remove understory fuels on National Forest System lands in the area of Harrison Gulch Ranger Station in Platina. The target dates for the burn will be star… Read more
The Watershed Research and Training Center, along with partners in the Trinity Integrated Fire Management Partnership, are planning to conduct prescribed burns this fall and into the spring of 2020 in the Hayfork and Weaverville areas. Prescribed burning will only occur when environmental fa… Read more
The Six Rivers National Forest’s Mad River Ranger District has begun public scoping for the Akrewoods Fuels Reduction Project, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The project is a collaborative effort between the Forest Service and the Trinity County Collaborative Group. Read more
As the process of creating an Environmental Impact Report for Trinity County’s commercial cannabis licensing program grinds forward under the California Environmental Quality Act, additional public workshops have been scheduled in Weaverville and Hayfork, adding to the cost. Read more
Officials reported that environmental damage and containers of a highly toxic rodenticide were found last week during a marijuana raid on public lands near Swede Creek in western Trinity County. Read more
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