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Sixteen-year-old snowboarder lands history-making trick at world championships

Friday, March 10

(NEW YORK) -- It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Mia Brookes making history at the Snowboarding Freestyle World Championships!The 16-year-old freestyle snowboarder became the youngest ever snowboarding world champion in Bakuriani on Monday.But that's not all. In order to clinch the gold medal... Read More.

Lassen Lands & Trails Trust Highlights Funds for Miles of New Trails

Thursday, February 23

Another 130 miles of trails will interconnect Lassen and Plumas counties by 2030. Over 7 million dollars in grant funds have been awarded to Lassen Lands and trails trust, bringing the new trail systems to the region. Under the efforts of two plans, the... Read More.

Orbeez Tik-Toc “Challenge” Lands Two in Trouble with SPD

Tuesday, February 7

Two teens are in hot water with the law after participating in the dangerous Tic-Toc Orbeez "Challenge." The challenge involves using Orbeez gel blasters to shoot unsuspecting people.The Susanville Police department was alerted to the situation on Main street when several calls came in... Read More.

RCRC and CSAC Push PG&E to Make Good on Removing Felled Wood on Private Lands

Monday, November 21

Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) and California State Association of Counties (CSAC), two advocates for policy change for California's counties, hold PG&E accountable for removing felled wood from homeowner properties.Both RCRC and CSAC wrote a joint letter to the company because numerous counties... Read More.

SPI Re-Opens Private Lands to Recreationists

Tuesday, September 27

Hunters and hikers can once again enjoy the private forest lands of Sierra Pacific Industries, after a closure enacted in July due to increased fire dangers. As of this weekend, SPI has re-opened its lands that span across Lake Shasta, Burney, and Quincy and... Read More.

BLM Announces Fire Restrictions for NE California, NW Nevada Public Lands

Friday, July 29

BLM Northern California District Media Contact: Jeff Fontana, [email protected] July 29, 2022The Bureau of Land Management on Monday, Aug. 1, will implement seasonal fire restrictions to prevent wildfire risk on public lands managed by the Eagle Lake and Applegate field offices in Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra,... Read More.

SPI Closes Lands to Public Access

Tuesday, June 28

On Friday Sierra Pacific Industries will not permit access to their forest lands for the remainder of the wildfire season. With the increasing risk of fire and continued drought conditions for a third consecutive year, SPI has decided to close only the company’s forest... Read More.

Lassen Fire Safe Council Applys for Grant to Reforest Backwourth and Dixie Fire Affected Lands

Monday, February 14

Lassen Fire Safe Council is applying for another round of CAL FIRE Forest Health Grants focused on reforesting lands within last year’s local fire footprints. One of these grants will be the Dixie Fire East Reforestation Project. It will include land impacted by the... Read More.

Secretary Haaland Takes Action to Remove Derogatory Names from Federal Lands

Friday, November 19

WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today formally established a process to review and replace derogatory names of the nation’s geographic features. She also declared “squaw” to be a derogatory term and ordered the Board on Geographic Names – the federal body... Read More.

All California National Forest Lands Closed

Tuesday, August 31

All California National Forest lands close through September 17th. Hopes of reducing visitor traffic will lessen the likelihood of new fire starts as continued extreme drought and fire conditions are expected. USDA Forest Service Temporarily Closing All California National Forests for Public SafetyVALLEJO, Calif., —... Read More.