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
Trinity County Environmental Health is warning the public that Carbofuran (an illegal pesticide), a carbamate, has been found on public lands near Swede Creek. Read more
Operation Wild Fisher was carried out over seven days in the Trinity Alps Wilderness to clean up trespass cannabis cultivation complexes. Read more
Seven proposals amounting to more than $188,000 in requests have been submitted for Title III funding this year in Trinity County through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, but only $87,944 is available in funding received from the past fiscal year. Read more
Ample rainfall into the spring helped boost precipitation tallies in Trinity County to above normal this past year. Read more
A contractor’s report on recommended refinements to the Trinity River Restoration Program suggests a complete re-organization. Read more
After incorporating community input and ideas from across northwest California, Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, introduced his legislation Wrednesday to guard communities against wildfires, provide local jobs, restore lands impaired by illegal marijuana growing operations, and permanently protect many of northwest California’s spectacular wild places and pristine streams. Senator Kamala Harris, D-CA, is introducing companion legislation in the Senate today. Read more
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest has temporarily amended fuelwood cutting restrictions on the Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area for a limited time. Historically the NRA has not permitted the cutting of fuelwood within its boundaries due to the limited amount of material for wildlife … Read more
California Senate Bill 88 requires that all water right holders who have previously diverted or intend to divert more than 10 acre-feet per year (riparian and pre-1914 claims), or who are authorized to divert more than 10 acre-feet per year under a permit, license, or registration, to measur… Read more
Residents express concern over Caltrans’ plan to resume herbicide spraying Read more
The Trinity Action Association said Monday it will appeal the decisions by visiting Judge Laura Woods denying TAA’s request for an injunction to prevent the county from issuing and renewing cannabis cultivation licenses. Read more
It grates on Lynda Wolf of Weaverville that much of the plastic and glass waste she and several tenants need to dispose of will now be sent to the landfill rather than recycled. Read more
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest has temporarily amended fuelwood cutting restrictions on the Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area for a limited time. Historically the NRA has not permitted the cutting of fuelwood within its boundaries due to the limited amount of material for wildlife … Read more
As Trinity County residents are regrouping from a snowstorm that took out powerlines and left some snowbound, fresh rain and snow continue to cause issues in the area. Read more
Trinity Dam is among several major dams a new study identifies as being at particular risk from flooding due to climate change. Read more
UPDATE: The wetlands event has been canceled due to inclement weather, power outages and poor traveling conditions. A new date will be announced once it is determined. Read more
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