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How illicit cannabis farms have left a wilderness where ‘you’re lucky to see a lizard’
The golden state legalised marijuana production in 2016, but strict curbs have led to a thriving black market. Its hub is in Siskiyou county, where the environmental damage is clear to see.
Burn permits suspended in Siskiyou County after Monday
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – This weekend is the last chance for Siskiyou County residents to get burn permits. According to Cal Fire Siskiyou Unit, burn permits will be suspended after June 17. Cal Fire says despite the moisture the area has seen this year, there have already been large...
California man drowns in lake while boating with friend
A man in his 30s swimming with a friend in Lake Sikiyou near Mount Shasta in Northern California drowned on Wednesday, after their boat drifted out of reach, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The man's body was recovered a day later. The man began to struggle, then disappeared...
Body of man who drowned in Lake Siskiyou was recovered
Siskiyou County Search and Rescue teams recovered the body of a man believed to have drowned in Lake Siskiyou on Wednesday, June 12, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff's office. Witnesses reported the man and his friend were swimming before 7 p.m. around a boat near the lake's North Shore boat launch. While they were swimming, the boat drifted away. The man struggled to stay afloat in the water, then "disappeared from view" before he could...
Spend water like money: Modoc, Siskiyou, Klamath County governments, water users go to bat for ag water supplies
County governments are trying to bolster arguments for increased water allocations on behalf of local agriculture with a published analysis of the economic impacts on communities. Economic analysis by Highland Economics detailed the direct and indirect fiscal losses resulting from insufficient water on farm lands. Using crop reports data from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Modoc, Siskiyou and Klamath counties, researchers said a “full water year,” (about 430,000 acre-feet...
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