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4 days ago
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Shasta-Trinity forest closes campgrounds and trails north of Pit River until January 2026
The U.S. Forest Service announced it closed several recreation sites in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest for the rest of 2025 after the uncontained Green Fire doubled in size this week. Trails and campgrounds north of the Pit River arm of Lake Shasta are off limits as of midnight Wednesday morning, and won't open again until at least Jan. 31, 2026, the forest service reported. The following sites are named in the forest service closure order. All are accessed via Fenders Ferry Road. The Potem Falls Trail off Highway 299 at Fenders Ferry Road Madrone Campground, picnic area and restrooms east of Lake Shasta Chirpchatter Campground, picnic area and restrooms east of Lake Shasta Note to readers: If you appreciate the work we do here at the Redding Record Searchlight, please consider subscribing yourself or giving the gift of a subscription to someone you know. The Green Fire spread to 3,272 acres of dry wilderness by Tuesday evening, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, west of Montgomery Creek and Round Mountain, and east of Interstate 5 at O'Brien. An evacuation warning is in effect for Zone LKH-1448 north of Bully Hill; south of Satin Peak and Bagley Mountain; east of Nosoni, Salt Creek and Minnesota Mountains; and west of Kettle Mountain. Jessica Skropanic is a features reporter for the Record Searchlight/USA Today Network. She covers science, arts, social issues and news stories. Follow her on Twitter @RS_JSkropanic and on Facebook. Join Jessica in the Get Out! Nor Cal recreation Facebook group. To support and sustain this work, please subscribe today. Thank you. This article originally appeared on Redding Record Searchlight: Trails, campgrounds near Pit River, Lake Shasta close after Green Fire
CBS News
01-06-2025
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- CBS News
Part of Northern California under red flag warning for Monday
Part of the Sacramento Valley is under a red flag warning for most of Monday, the Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit said on Sunday. The red flag warning will be in effect from 2 a.m. to 8 p.m. It covers the following areas. Eastern portion of Shasta and Trinity counties Northern Sacramento Valley to southern Tehama County below 1,000 feet Glenn, Colusa and Yuba counties Northern Sutter County Butte County below 1,000 feet Part of the Sacramento Valley is under a red flag warning. National Weather Service The southeast edge of Shasta-Trinity National Forest, western portions of Tehama-Glenn Unit, and eastern Mendocino National Forest are under the red flag warning too. A red flag warning was issued due to gusty winds and low humidity. The NWS said it expects winds of 15 to 25 mph, with gusts between 30 and 40 mph. The strongest winds are forecasted along and to the west of Interstate 5 in the northern Sacramento Valley, which is where the highest fire threat will be, according to the NWS. The northern coastal range is also an area that will have strong winds and is expected to have a high fire threat.
