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Lassen Volcanic National Park will begin an eight-day helicopter operation to haul rock for the Reach the Peak Trail Rehabilitation Project. A Type I helicopter will be used to transport 2.4 million pounds of material staged in the Lassen Peak Parking Area to the Lassen Peak mountainside holding areas. The rock will be used to build steps and retaining walls. Park and California Conservation Corps trail crews have steadily worked selecting the rock from Hat Creek Quarry over the past month.

Read more: Lassen Peak Trail Rehabilitation Prepares for Helicopter Operations

Read more: Time for Railroad Days in Portola

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has 

recommended that Plumas-Eureka State Park Campground be temporarily closed due to an 

elevated risk of the plague.  The level of risk was determined after CDPH sampled the park 

following the discovery of a plague-positive dead rodent. 

Read more: Plumas-Eureka State Park campground closed due to elevated plague risk

Railroad Company Settles Claims Arising from Forest Fire in the Plumas National Forest

United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced Monday that Union Pacific Railroad Company has paid $17,364,719.61 in damages caused by the "Rich Fire" of 2008.

The fire ignited on July 29, 2008, in the Feather River Canyon of the Plumas National Forest, between Oroville and Quincy. The fire spread rapidly, and area homes were evacuated.

Read more: Union Pacific Railroad pays United States $17.3 million