Council Members Get New Digs, Roads Department Gets Ready to Dig
The Council members’ new digs put them and their Executive Secretary just down the hall from the Chairperson’s office, instead of being scattered in several locations throughout the building. The...
View ArticleNo Relief in Sight as California Begins Third Year of Drought
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) reported that snowfall and rainfall in many parts of California are putting the state on track to have “about the driest year on record.”
View ArticleShasta River Deal Struck
The agreement comes less than 10 months after the Karuk Tribe and environmental group Klamath Riverkeeper filed suit against Montague Water Conservation District (MWCD), which operates Dwinnell Dam and...
View ArticleChanges in Store for Trinity River Fish Hatchery
A host of negotiators with a stake in Trinity River fish, including the Hoopa and Yurok Tribes, are reportedly close to settling a lawsuit over hatchery operations.
View ArticleHoopa Valley Tribe Declares Drought Emergency
“We’re setting a new record, and it’s not a good one,” fisheries hydrologist, Robert Franklin said during an emergency meeting with tribal departments on Monday morning. “The flows are the lowest...
View ArticleCalifornia’s New Rules
California has over 800 new laws taking effect in 2014, with hundreds already in force throughout the state since January 1. Here are some of the highlights.
View ArticleWCCSD Votes to Support Electric Vehicle Plug-In Station in Willow Creek
The Willow Creek Community Service District (WCCSD) Board of Directors threw their support behind a plan to build an Electric Vehicle (EV) plug-in charging station downtown near the China Flat Museum.
View ArticleThe Death of Luna
Onlookers weren’t sure what to think when they watched a man back his pickup truck into the Trinity River and dump a large plywood box into the water before he drove away.
View ArticleHoopa Tribe Gets USDA Grant to Bring Farmer’s Market to the Community
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving the Hoopa Valley Tribe $316,000 over the next three years to encourage local folks to farm and sell their produce at a local farmer’s market.
View ArticleTips From the Potting Bench: Get Your Garden On!
Here we are, already at the half way point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Technically that would be February 2, or as we have come to celebrate it, Ground Hog Day. This day actually has as...
View ArticleA River Runs Through Us
The Karuk Tribe and two other Orleans-based groups invited their neighbors last week for an update on the condition of the Klamath River and also to share a supper of venison stew. It was preaching to...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmakers Push Senate Bill to Ship Water South During Drought
With severe drought gripping the Western United States, several Hoopa tribal officials are in Washington D.C., where the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee is debating a bill designed to...
View ArticleTips From the Potting Bench: Soil Temps and Timing
Timing is everything so just how do you tell when to do what? One way is by the calendar. Generally speaking the USDA says our last average frost date for spring is April 15. Now, average last frost...
View ArticleMagnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Off Humboldt Coast
Humboldt County was shaken by a series of earthquakes on Sunday, March 9, including a Magnitude 6.9 quake that rocked the area just after 10:18 pm.
View ArticleSudden Oak Death Confirmed in Trinity County
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) has been confirmed in Trinity County according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Phytophthora ramorum, the pathogen known to cause SOD, was first found...
View ArticleHumboldt County Looks To Cut Another $2 Million From Budget
By KRISTAN KORNS, Two Rivers Tribune Humboldt County’s five supervisors met over video link from five different locations and took questions over Twitter for the County-wide public budget hearing on...
View ArticleRiver Activists Visit Amazon Villages
The Brazil trip was an eye-opener as well for the seven locals who just returned from their travels there. It was their political statement of unity that would link the South American villagers with...
View ArticleHoopa Man Named Interim Lassen Forest Supervisor
“I feel blessed and fortunate to be given the opportunity to work on the Lassen National Forest,” said George. “I look forward to working with the local communities and the employees of the Forest for...
View ArticleLocal Drought Preparations Continue Despite Recent Rains
Communities in the Klamath-Trinity region are moving ahead with emergency drought plans despite the recent rains that sent much-needed water into local streams and reservoirs. Trinity Lake is holding...
View ArticleBlazing Trails with Fire Planning Collaborative
In some cases it is code for Why-Can’t-Everybody-Agree-With-Me? In others, like the roll-out a few years ago of a timber sale in Orleans, it was a thinly-veiled announcement of an already formulated...
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