Thousands of acres in Butte County now at highest wildfire risk level | Butte County reports flu death | Gray wolf tracking

By Ken Devol,

Ava Norgrove

Published February 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM PST

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, Feb. 20.

In today’s episode:

Thousands of acres of land in Butte County are now considered at ‘very high risk’ of wildfire after state officials rolled out updates to California’s fire hazard maps.

Also, Butte County is reporting its first death from the flu this season and urging residents to get vaccinated.

Plus, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife this month completed a project to fit 12 gray wolves with satellite tracking collars.

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Ken Devol

Ken came to NSPR through the back door as a volunteer, doing all the things that volunteers do. Almost nothing – nothing -- in his previous work experience suggests that he would ever be on public radio.

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Ava Norgrove

Ava was an NSPR’s Morning Edition anchor and reporter. They previously worked on NPR’s Weekend Edition and NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered broadcasts and produced weekly national news stories focused on contextualizing national issues for individual communities. They love NorCal and spending time outdoors.

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