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Liz Writes Life: Those who don’t support agriculture should stop eating Liz Bowen Liz Writes Life Kimberly DeVall, public affairs officer for Klamath National Forest sent out disappointing information on Friday. (Remember, it isn’t her fault!) As the Forest Service employees measured the snowpack around Scott Valley, they found an “extreme plunge” in the snowpack levels. Warm weather and lack of additional snowfall along with high-elevation rain storms drastically affected the snow that was up at the 5,000 to 6,000 foot levels. DeVall said that the early-May survey showed the snowpack...

Liz Writes Life: Klamath farmers are frustrated, up against a wall Liz Bowen Liz Writes Life Frustrations are mounting in our neighboring Klamath Basin regarding the huge reduction of irrigation water that the government decreed 1,200 farms will receive in the Klamath Project. Last week, the federal Bureau of Reclamation announced that the Klamath Project will receive about six percent of its needed irrigation water for more than 220,000 acres in the Project. Nope, not enough! That hurts a lot of farmers and also means six wildlife refuges will lose water that gives life to 433 species, inclu...

Liz Writes Life: More coho returned to Scott River this year Liz Bowen Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue will be speaking at the next Siskiyou Conservative Republican’s meeting, tomorrow, March 11. LaRue was appointed sheriff by the Siskiyou Co. Board of Supervisors, last year, when Sheriff Jon Lopey retired early. The meeting starts at 11:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Montague at 150 S. 12th St. Those who would like to hear Sheriff LaRue share information about the county are invited to attend. The meeting is free, but if you would like a great Irish corned-beef and cabbag...

Liz Writes Life: What LaMalfa has to say about the Equality Act Liz Bowen Liz Writes Life California District 1 Congressman, Doug LaMalfa, is disgusted with H.R. 5 bill – the so-called Equality Act that just passed the House by a vote of 224 to 206. Most Republicans voted against it, but didn’t have enough to stop it. The bill will now go to the U.S. Senate for the final vote, where the senate is split 50 Democrats to 50 Republicans. I checked, but could not find when it will be in front of the senate. LaMalfa didn’t mince any words, when blasting the Equality Act. Here is what he said:...