The U.S. Forest Service announced yesterday that it is closing all roads, trails and land on in the Six Rivers National Forest Lower Trinity Ranger District immediately and indefinitely in an effort to protect the public and firefighters responding to the Six Rivers Lightning Complex Fire. “Extreme fire behavior and fire perimeter spread are unpredictable, […]
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Lightning Sparks Numerous Fires Around Willow Creek
An overnight lightning storm sparked numerous fires near Willow Creek and a variety of agencies are responding this morning, trying get a handle on the blazes before they spread. The U.S. Forest Service reported that lightning strikes started eight new fires in Six Rivers National Forest early this morning. Information is scant about the blazes, […]
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Six Rivers National Forest Activates Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Stage 1 fire restrictions were activated today by the Six Rivers National Forest due to the ongoing drought and warming conditions. Under the restrictions, campfires can still be made in established fire rings “within designated developed campgrounds and day-use sites only,” according to a news release, but are not allowed in all of the forest’s […]
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Sugar Bear’s Holiday Spirit
We did not expect to get hit with Sugar Bear fever but here we are. The victory lap the 84-foot-tall tree took around the county as it made its way from its home in the Six Rivers National Forest to Washington, D.C., where it will serve as the Capitol Christmas tree, won it some fans. […]
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Humboldt Quilters Dress Capitol Christmas Trees
It’s not even officially fall and Humboldt quilters have already finished their holiday decorations. Well, for the nations’s Capitol, anyway. Since the Capitol Christmas tree (named Sugar Bear, by the way) and dozens of other smaller trees for congressional offices were selected from the Six Rivers National Forest, the quilted tree skirts are coming from […]
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Ornament Call: Thousands of Handmade Decorations Needed for Local Trees Heading to D.C.
A tree from the Six Rivers National Forest will serve as this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree and it’s going to need a lot of ornaments — some 4,000 large ones, in fact. So, the call is on for California residents to help with the effort for the main tree, which will sit on the […]
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Culturally Significant Mvs-yee-se′-ne Site Vandalized
The Six Rivers National Forest is increasing patrols at the culturally significant Mvs-yee-se′-ne— known locally as Pappas Flat —after recent vandalism at the site, including off-roading, racist graffiti and the chopping down of Oregon white oaks in the area, according to a news release. It is, unfortunately, not the first time such incidents have taken […]
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2021 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree to Hail from Six Rivers National Forest
Next year’s U.S. Capitol Building Christmas tree (AKA “The People’s Tree) will hail from California 2nd Congressional District’s very own Six Rivers National Forest according to a “humbug” tweet from North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman. “I don’t mean to ‘humbug’ the nice tree from Colorado, but next year, the Capitol Christmas tree is coming from […]
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Six Rivers Forest Fire Restrictions Lifted
The U.S. Forest Service has lifted all Six Rivers National Forest fire restrictions, including Cal Fire’s Humboldt Del Norte Ranger Unit’s Nov. 9 burn ban suspension, due to cooler weather and rainfall coming this weekend. Area closures for the August Complex, Red Salmon Complex and the Slater Fire have been lifted as well with the exception of […]
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National Forest Area Closure for Wildfire Suppression Efforts
The Klamath and Six Rivers National Forest have issued an emergency area closure order for areas surrounding the Red Salmon Complex and areas near the Slater-Devil fires, effective Nov. 1 through Nov. 15, to help fire crews with wildfire-suppression efforts. An additional order has been issued for Six River National Forest’s portion of the Slater-Devil […]
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Six Rivers, Klamath National Forests to Remain Closed Indefinitely
Six Rivers and Klamath national forests are among nine in California that will remain closed indefinitely due to “unprecedented and historic fire conditions,” the U.S. Forest Service announced this morning. The closures will be reevaluated daily as conditions change, according to a press release. “Right now, there are three large wildfires burning on the Six […]
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Emergency Closure Order Extended for CA National Forests
The USDA Forest Service has issued an Emergency Closure Order Extension through Monday, September 21, 2020 for all National Forests in Region 5, which includes Mendocino National Forest, Klamath National Forest, Six Rivers National Forest and Shasta-Trinity National Forest. “We understand this greatly impacts hunting season, which opens Saturday, September 19, 2020. We ask that you please […]