CALIFORNIA DECLARES A STATE OF EMERGENCY

California’s neglect and lack of action to clear brush, dead trees and allowing billions of gallons of water to flow into the ocean as opposed to being routed into lakes and facilities has resulted in a crises.

Governor Gavin Newsom today proclaimed a state of emergency for Siskiyou County due to the effects of the McKinney Fire, which has destroyed homes, threatened critical infrastructure and forced the evacuation of almost 2,000 residents. Intensified and spread by dry fuels, extreme drought conditions, high temperatures, winds and lightning storms, the McKinney Fire has burned more than 29,500 acres since it began.

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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

If they’d let park visitors use the fallen branches in the campfire fire pits it would help a bit. No they have to bring in wood from somewhere else and sell it in the camp stores instead. And they will tell you that they don’t want visitors picking up the fallen branches because they are there helping the ecosystem. Some help when they catch fire and make it spread worse. Damn ridiculous.