Posted By North Coast Journal Staff on Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 2:37 PM click to enlarge Photo by Stormy Staats/Klamath Salmon Media Collaborative Rony Reed, a local Karuk tribal member who grew up dipnet fishing with his father just across the confluence at Ishi Pishi Falls, patrols the progress of a prescribed fire as part of the TREX burn training. He said it helped restore the fire management practices used a century ago by local Indians, until such burning was forcibly outlawed. The
San Francisco Chronicle is reporting a story about the Karuk Tribe s ancestral tradition of using prescribed burning techniques to fight off wildfires.
Posted By Iridian Casarez on Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 3:37 PM click to enlarge Louisa McCovey
With the help of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding, the Yurok Tribe has purchased 40-acres of agricultural land to create a food security farm filled with healthy fruits and vegetables.
“The COVID-19 crisis illuminated a very real potential for food shortages in our rural region. We purchased this property to make the Tribe more self-sufficient during times of emergency and when things get back to normal. This property presents an ideal location to cultivate a tremendous amount of healthy, organic produce for our people,” said the Chairman of the Yurok Tribe Joseph L. James. “Establishing this environmentally sustainable food security farm will also strengthen o
Posted By Kali Cozyris on Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 1:57 PM click to enlarge US National Weather Service
The storm that hit northwest California on Dec. 25-26 delivered a healthy wallop of rain to the region with some areas seeing up to 4 inches of precipitation.
While most areas received between half an inch to an inch and a half, Honeydew received almost 4 inches of rain. Eureka (at Woodley Island) saw 0.71 inches, Garberville measured in at 1.43 inches and Orick had 2.06 inches.
How was the rainfall in your neck of the woods? Check the 48-hour precipitation numbers here.
Check out the following link for precipitation totals from the recent storm. The big winner was near Honeydew, with.Posted by US National Weather Service Eureka California on Saturday, December 26, 2020
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