Siskiyou County

Ranchers say wolves are hitting livestock harder than ever. Now, Siskiyou County is turning to the public — and a new online tracker — to help document where they’re showing up.

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Rising gray wolf numbers have North State officials asking for new strategies to balance livestock protection, public safety and conservation efforts.

The Secure Rural Schools act historically helped fund school districts with large swaths of federal land that can't be taxed or developed. They weren't renewed by the federal government, leaving many districts with huge funding gaps.

For decades, Secure Rural Schools Act funds have been given to districts with large swaths of federal land that can't be taxed or developed. But now those funds could be cut off, leaving many districts strapped for cash.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that work to dismantle four dams on the Klamath River is complete, opening the way to restoring the river to its natural state.

All firefighters and ambulance workers were laid off, effective February, in the Plumas County community of Chester. Also, a new CUSD policy change has prohibited the use of campus facilities for non-school groups until after 6 p.m. on weekdays. This means some local organizations have not been able to serve as many students as they once did, and today the Butte County Board of Supervisors will look at the results of a polling and research campaign designed to find out if residents would approve of a tax increase to fund county libraries and rural fire stations.

Butte County supervisors are looking at allowing disaster and drought areas to use delivered or hauled water kept in storage tanks more permanently. Also, Siskiyou County supervisors recently voted to eliminate costly public records fees, and the California Farm Bureau has elected its first woman president and she lives in Orland.

Governor Gavin Newsom this month declared another state of emergency for mudslides and flash flooding in Siskiyou County. Those floods were particularly large and fast in the burn scar of the McKinney Fire.