Klamath Tribes Negotiate Water Deal With Oregon Ranchers
Farmers and ranchers in the Upper Klamath Basin agreed to restore fish habitat and push for removal of four dams on the Klamath River less than a year after the Klamath Tribes exercised their senior...
View ArticleTribal Harvest 2014 Allotment of Adult Fall Chinook Salmon Low
Official harvest allotment numbers for this year’s run of adult fall Chinook won’t be released for another two weeks, but preliminary reports indicate they’ll be less than a third of last year’s.
View ArticleTribal Council Votes ‘No’ on Water Rate Increase
Regular users in the Hoopa Valley currently get 10,000 gallons of water for $16 per month and elders get 5,000 gallons for $11. Customers in the rest of Humboldt County typically pay over three times...
View ArticleSheriff Downey: Law Enforcement Coverage Comes With a Price Tag
Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Downey and 5th District Supervisor Ryan Sundberg were in Willow Creek on Thursday, March 27, to let residents know that law enforcement coverage won’t be increasing before...
View ArticleFood Security Draws Big Crowd and Money
Perri McDaniel shared an Upper Basin proverb from her Klamath Tribe elders in a crowded meeting in Orleans last week. “You’re born with two ears and one mouth,” she said, “so you should listen twice as...
View ArticleTribal Council Supports Hawaiian Cultural Exchange
Hoopa Tribal Police Chief Bob Kane spoke in favor of the next two motions on the agenda; the purchase of a $6,500 narcotics detection canine, and four weeks of dog-handling school for Sergeant Matt...
View ArticleFifth District Supervisor Candidates Talk Jobs, Marijuana and More
Incumbent Ryan Sundberg and challenger Sharon Latour each talked about their stances on everything from medical marijuana, to jobs and business creation, to the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA).
View ArticleHoopa Considers Multi-Million Dollar Carbon Credit Deal
Representatives from project development company Finite Carbon outlined plans in the Tribal Council chambers on Tuesday, April 8, for a deal that could generate nearly $40 Million for the Hoopa Valley...
View ArticleRaptors, Owls and Carnivorous Plants in Willow Creek
It seemed like there was a little bit of everything happening Saturday, April 14, when beaded skulls, nature photography, falcons, owls, carnivorous plants, and dozens of children and parents collided...
View ArticleTribal Harvest 2014 Allotment of Adult Fall Chinook Salmon Low
Official harvest allotment numbers for this year’s run of adult fall Chinook won’t be released for another two weeks, but preliminary reports indicate they’ll be less than a third of last year’s.
View ArticleThree Arraigned, Charges Brought Four Months After Pot Bust
On Thursday, April 17 in Judge Marilyn Miles Courtroom 2, in addition to Marion Earl McCovey, Sr, two other defendants were arraigned. The co-defendants are Marion Earl McCovey, Jr and Romeo Blue McCovey.
View ArticleTribal 2014 Fall Salmon Quotas Set
The Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) released their official 2014 fall run Chinook harvest guidelines last week, with 27,300 adult fall Chinook slated for tribal harvest on the Klamath and...
View ArticleScientists, Tribes, Firefighters Trade Solutions
Carl Skinner was just one month from retirement last week, the final stretch in a long, productive career. It’s the month when many are tempted into short-timer minimalism, but instead he traveled to...
View ArticleQ & A With the Next DA
The Two Rivers Tribune posed four questions to the four candidates for the Humboldt County District Attorney seat. The primary election will be held on June 3, 2014. Click here to read their responses.
View ArticleNipped in the Bud
On Monday, April 28, Karuk Tribal members investigated suspicious behavior at a traditional ceremonial area while attempting to check their eel traps. River access roads were blocked with newly...
View ArticleBald Hill Three Fire Burns Fast and Hot
By RHONDA BIGOVICH, Two Rivers Tribune On Friday, Sept. 12, at around 3pm, an accidental fire was lit by a piece of heavy equipment at a Bald Hill logging site. A diesel engine caught fire and quickly...
View ArticleReclamation Releases More Water to Combat Fish Kill Parasite
“This documented presence of ich before the flows arrived does fit the understanding that ich is basically just lurking there at undetectable levels until the right conditions come about and encourage...
View ArticleBear Activity on the Rise
“He comes everyday at this point.” Mattz said. “And he plows through everything. He cleans everything, and he will stand there and stare at me. I watch for as long as I can before he freaks me out. I...
View ArticleSomes Bar Builder Tries Old Methods To Build Houses of the Future
Creasy says that homes built with the same methods in Europe 800 years ago are still in use. The straw content of the walls would make them seem vulnerable to rot and fire but the infusion of the clay...
View ArticleTrespass Marijuana Plantations Wreak Havoc in Trinity Alps Wilderness
The sites encompass habitat of the federally endangered coho salmon, federally threatened northern spotted owl and the Pacific fisher, which was recently proposed for listing as federally threatened....
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