Lassen Volcanic National Park

Tomorrow snow is expected in some high elevation areas of the region. There’s also a Flash Flood Watch for parts of the valley, including Chico and Redding.

The Park Fire has grown very little over the past few days. Firefighters are making progress on increasing containment. Also, visitors are now allowed back into parts of Lassen Volcanic National Park, and more than 1.5 million salmon were released into California’s reservoirs this spring.

Chico performance artist Dana Moore creates room for those who are looking to leave their comfort zone with her latest improv class starting in May. Also, tomorrow Butte County will hold the first of 11 meetings scheduled throughout the county regarding updating its evacuation maps, and the Chico City Council recently decided to keep a restriction on liquor licenses downtown.

The city of Chico is continuing to clear homeless encampments throughout the city. In its most recent enforcement, three encampments were cleared forcing 23 residents to relocate. Also, the Paradise Town Council is expected to vote on a plan for acquiring easements along the route of a proposed sewer line connection with Chico’s water treatment facility, and the Butte County Board of Supervisors will consider approving a 5.2 million dollar grant from the state to help the behavioral health department expand its services.

Host Dave Schlom sits down with one of his favorite people, Lassen Volcanic National Park Superintendent Jim Richardson, on the eve of his retirement from the National Park Service.

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.

Democratic House candidate Max Steiner is challenging Rep. Doug LaMalfa on the November ballot. Also, forest in Lassen Volcanic National Park is recovering after the Dixie Fire, and unity was the theme at the Chico Parade of Lights.

More than 1,200 wells have run dry this year in California. Also, another lawsuit has been filed against the wood products company under investigation for the Mill Fire, and restoration efforts after the 2021 Dixie Fire are still underway at Lassen Volcanic National Park.

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.

A Chico State employee is accused of calling for mass shootings against white and Black people. Also, Lassen Volcanic National Park welcomes visitors after last year’s Dixie Fire, and a criminal justice reform bill targeting faulty expert testimony is advancing in the state Legislature.