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The Twain Fire Is Holding at 276 Acres, and the Dixie Fire Is Why It's Dangerous
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (186+ words) The Feather River Canyon is still recovering from the Dixie Fire, and now firefighters are working inside its bones. The complication is the same one plaguing so much of Plumas County right now. The Twain Fire is burning inside the…...
A Bay Area Couple Drowned at a Kings Canyon Waterfall. Drowning Is the Leading Cause of Death in the Park.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (227+ words) Active NorCal A married couple from San Mateo drowned at one of the most popular waterfalls in Kings Canyon National Park on Memorial Day, and the circumstances are a devastating reminder of how quickly things can go wrong near Sierra…...
Two NorCal Tribes Just Formalized a Partnership to Expand Cultural Burning and Wildfire Readiness
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (253+ words) Two Northern California tribes just formalized a partnership that could serve as a model for how Indigenous communities manage fire on their own terms. The Yurok Tribe and Blue Lake Rancheria signed a memorandum of understanding that puts the Yurok…...
California Just Experienced its Hottest, Driest March in History
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (272+ words) California just wrapped up the most abnormal March in recorded state history, and the numbers are hard to wrap your head around. The state’s average temperature ran 12.6 degrees above normal, making it not only the hottest March California has ever…...