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Newly elected Chico City Council members were seated Tuesday. Also, a winter storm is expected to arrive in the North State this week, and researchers find the approaches states have been using to budget for fire suppression are falling short.

Cultivating Place learns from gardeners' past as we look to the future in conversation with Judith Tankard, a landscape historian, author, and preservation consultant.

Doug LaMalfa and Mike Thompson addressed the House Wednesday urging their colleagues to pass a bill relieving Fire Victim Trust payees of federal taxes. Also, new Redding City councilmembers Tenessa Audette and Jack Munns were sworn into office Tuesday, and Butte County Public Health in partnership with the Feather River Recreation and Park District has installed a new Fit-Trail at Riverbend Park in Oroville.

Author Phil Elkins explores his return home after a year of military service in Vietnam.

Blue Dot's Apollo@50 series nears its conclusion with part one as we take a look back at the final lunar mission, Apollo 17.

The Chico Planning Commission voted Thursday to certify the environmental impact report for the Valley’s Edge development. Also, some fire survivors may be eligible for a refund on state taxes they’ve paid on PG&E settlement money, and state lawmakers are scheduled to address high gas prices.

The National Weather Service in Sacramento is predicting a winter storm will last through tonight. Also, some North State fire survivors are concerned they would lose access to emergency information if Twitter goes dark, and the California Energy Commission held a hearing this week to uncover the reason for high gas prices in the state.

Correctional officers fatally shot two inmates at High Desert State Prison in Lassen County. Also, the newly elected members of the Chico City Council are scheduled to be sworn in next week, and California examines a rise in reported hate crimes in the state.

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Producer Matt Fidler as Blue Dot returns to Lassen Volcanic National Park one year after the massive Dixie Fire.

Kier Holmes is a garden designer and writer regularly contributing to the likes of Martha Stewart, Better Homes and Gardens, Gardenista, Sonoma Magazine, Marin Magazine, and Sunset Magazine. She is also a children’s garden and science educator.