Hoopa and Willow Creek draw their drinking water directly from the Trinity and its tributaries. Both towns are littered with hundreds of individual septic tank systems for homes and businesses. Read More →
The pews in the Church of the Nazarene were filled to capacity with Willow Creek community members. Others stood in the back of the room and in the hallway on Thursday, May 16. It was the first town-hall-style community meeting hosted by the Willow Creek Chamber of Commerce to discuss solutions to problems caused by outdoor marijuana grows and transients camped in town. Read More →
Law enforcement, marijuana growers, businesspeople, and concerned community members crowded into the special Willow Creek Community Services District (WCCSD) Board meeting on Wednesday, May 1, to talk about marijuana and transients issues. Read More →
The Hoopa Tribal Forestry Department finished a plan for access permits to allow Brianna Carreira’s Bigfoot Rafting company to use Tish Tang to exit the Trinity River during rafting expeditions. Read More →
The Hoopa Valley Tribal Council approved the sale of over 9,000 Million Board Feet (MBF) of timber from three lots near Pine Creek, despite lower-than-expected prices. Read More →
Over 100 people crowded into the Trinity Valley Elementary School gymnasium in Willow Creek on Monday, April 15, to talk about the proposed Outdoor Cultivation of Medical Marijuana Initiative. Read More →
The Hoopa Valley Tribe’s River Rights Committee met with volunteers and community members on Tuesday, April 9, to make preparations for what will be a large salmon run this year. Read More →
A small crowd of property owners, community organizers and firefighters gathered in Orleans last week to help, on a local level at least, to struggle against the burgeoning odds in favor of more giant wildfires. Read More →