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No evacuation orders are issued for the Lone Pine fire, which is in Six Rivers National Forest and Hoopa Valley Tribal land south of Hoopa near Tish Tang Ridge. But an evacuation advisory has been issued.

The Smith River Complex is a group of 11 fires burning in Gasquet. The largest fire in the group, the Holiday Fire, has been estimated to be about 100 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Services Six Rivers National Park unit.

The following is information concerning the Smith River Fire Complex from the U.S. Forest Service.

A highly contagious, often fatal virus is threatening Washington’s endangered pygmy rabbits. Biologists want to vaccinate the palm-sized rabbits before the virus crosses the state’s borders.

A highly contagious, often fatal virus is threatening Washington’s endangered pygmy rabbits. Biologists want to vaccinate the palm-sized rabbits before the virus crosses the state’s borders.