Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Newsroom

Media Contact

• Public Affairs Officer - Ray Mooney (530) 226-2494 (email: jmooney@fs.fed.us)
• Acting Assistant Public Affairs Officer - Rita Vollmer (530) 226-2595 (email: rvollmer@fs.fed.us)

2009 News Releases

November

• Shasta-Trinity Acquires French Ranch, Cold Creek Properties - November 19
• Shasta-Trinity Acquires South Fork Trinity River Property - November 19
• Prescribed Fire to Begin at Lakehead - November 3

October

• Shasta-Trinity National Forest Christmas Tree Permits On Sale Nov. 2 - October 26
• Historic Sawmill on Exhibit in Weaverville Museum - October 20
• Forest Order Protects Resources in Jones Valley, Silverthorn Areas - October 16
• Shasta-Trinity to Lift Fire Restrictions - October 13
• Prescribed burning to begin on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest - October 7

September

• Fire Fighters Respond to Fire Near Trinity Center - September 26
• Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Tom Tidwell Helps Launch the "Get to Know Your Wild Neighbor" Calendar Contest - September 25
• Volunteers and Partners Made Trinity River Clean-Up a Great Success - September 18
• Work Begins on Trough Fire Timber Salvage - September 11
• Temporary Vehicle Load Limits in Place on Delta Bridge - September 11
• Shasta Lake Clean-Up Project Under Way - September 11
• Forest Service Responds to Helena Fire - September 8

August

• Energy Efficient Lighting Installed at Shasta Lake Ranger District - August 31
• Fisherman's Point to be Cleaned Up for National Public Lands Day - August 27
• Upper Panther Meadow Closed for Trail Repair - August 27
• Volunteers Invited to Participate in Public Lands Day Project - August 26
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest Fires at Bay - August 12
• Firefighters Work In Challenging Conditions - August 11
• Hazy Skies from Fires - August 10
• Many Trinity River Management Unit Fires Declared Out - August 9
• More Lightning Fires Discovered - August 8
• Travel Management Comment Period Extended - August 6
• Lightning Hammers Northern California - August 6
• One Lightning Caused Fire Reported This Afternoon - August 5
• Containment and Control of Thirteen Fires - August 3
• More Lightning Sparks Fires on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest - August 2
• Canyon Creek Fire Complex Almost Fully Contained - August 1

July

• Fire Traffic Along the Trinity River Hwy 299 Corridor - July 31
• Fire Restrictions in effect July 31, 2009 - July 31
• Fire Update for the Canyon Creek Area on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest - July 30
• Four New Fires on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest - July 29
• River Access Now Open to the Public - July 24
• Final Backbone Fire Update - Six Rivers Takes Over the Backbone Fire - July 24
• Honoring our Fallen - July 23
• Backbone Fire Update - Fire Camp Going Green - July 23
• Backbone Fire Update - Firefighters Mourn Rappel Accident Victim - July 22
• Backbone Fire Update - Fatal Accident During Routine Training at the Backbone Helibase Update - July 21
• Backbone Fire Update - Fatal Accident During Routine Training At the Backbone Helibase - July 21
• Backbone Fire Update - How Fire Defensible is Your Home? - July 20
• Backbone Fire Update - Fire Suppression Repair Activities Begin - July 19
• Backbone Fire Update - Right Sizing for the Backbone Wildfire - July 18
• Backbone Fire Helicopter Crash Update - July 18
• Sikorsky Helicopter Crashed on Backbone Incident - July 17
• Construction Activity to Create Periodic Road Closures on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest - July 17
• Backbone Fire Update - Progressive Collaboration on the Backbone - July 17
• Backbone Fire Update - The Challenges of Wildfire in Wilderness - July 16
• Backbone Fire Update - Backbone Fire Facts - July 15
• Backbone Fire Update - Mother Nature Cooperates with Firefighters on Backbone - July 14
• Backbone Fire Update - First Phase of Backbone Fire Strategy is Complete - July 13
• Firefighters Control New Fire near Hyampom - July 12
• Backbone Fire Update - Backbone Fire Officials are Teaming up with Air Quality Officials - July 12
• Safety Issues Prompt Forest Service to Close Trails in Backbone Fire Area - July 11
• Backbone Fire Update - Firefighters Aggressively Protect North Side of the Backbone Fire - July 11
• Backbone Fire Update - Firefighters continue to battle Backbone Fire - July 10
• Backbone Fire Update - River Access Site Closed due to Fire - July 9
• Backbone Fire on the Six Rivers National Forest burns into the Trinity Fire on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Boundary - July 6
• Expect Road Closures on Lakeshore Drive - July 6
• Trinity Fire Expected to Merge with Backbone Fire on Six Rivers & Shasta-Trinity National Forest Boundary - July 5
• Another Day of Progress on Fires - July 4
• Crews Make Progress on Fires - July 3
• New Fires Discovered from Wednesday Lightning Event - July 3
• Fire officials stress caution for July Fourth Holiday - July 2
• Recent Lightning Activity Spark Fires Across Northern California - July 1

June

• Temporary Road Closure on Packers Creek Road - June 29
• Shasta–Trinity National Forest to Release Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Motorized Travel Management - June 19
• Decreasing Fire Threat Due to Quick Firefighter Response and Wet Weather - June 4
• 10 Straight Days of Lightning Activity Sparks Nearly 90 Fires Across Northern California - June 1

May

• Recent Lightning Activity Sparks Fires on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest - May 29
• Temporary Closure of McBride Spring Campground - May 29
• Expect delays on Indian Valley Road - May 19
• Forest Service issues avalanche warning for Mt. Shasta area - May 15

April

• Building better forests and students one summer at a time - April 29
• US Forest Service Opening Portions of Chappie-Shasta OHV Area - April 8

March

• Forest Service First Round American Recovery and Reinvestment Act "Fuels" Projects Announced - March 13
• Youth to plant 6,000 seedlings in fire-damaged areas - March 4

February

• Working for the Great Outdoors - February 6
• Forest Service makes progress on fuel thinning projects - February 6

2008 News Releases

2007 News Releases