USDA Forest Service
 

Shasta-Trinity National Forest

 
 

USDA Service Center
Shasta-Trinity National Forest

3644 Avtech Parkway
Redding, CA 96002

(530)226-2500

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Current Conditions

Forest Closures due to 2008 Wildfires More

InciWeb

The Incident Information System (InciWeb) displays any ongoing incidents on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This National Incident Information System allows you to view a specific incident, a list of incidents by state, or forest by clicking the corresponding name.

Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center

This web site provides climbers, skiers, snowboarders and other visitors with instant access to avalanche and climbing route advisories, plus online weather data and links for the Mt. Shasta area and beyond. [more]


Current Activity Levels and Restrictions

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Fuelwood Cutters and Service Contracts use the Project Activity Level System (PAL).

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Timber Sale Contracts will use the Activity Level System specified in individual contracts. This is either Sale Activity Level (SAL) or Project Activity Level (PAL). Contractors must follow their contract specified Activity Level Requirements requirements.

Due to wet weather conditions, the Project Activity Level and Sale Activity Level will not be announced again until May 2009. Unless there is a warming and drying trend, the Project Activity Level will remain at level 'A' and the Sale Activity Level will remain at level '1.' Please check back next May.
 
Project Activity Level (PAL)
Sale Activity Level (SAL)
*PAL Area 1 (Mt. Shasta)
A
 
*PAL Area 2 (Ash Creek)
A
 
*PAL Area 3 (Oak Mountain & Sugarloaf)
A
 
*PAL Area 4 (Friend Mountain)
A
 
*PAL Area 5 (Big Bar & Trinity Camp)
A
 
*Shasta Zone  
1
*Trinity Zone  
1

(RAWS or SIG weather station)

*PAL Areas and Zones are defined in permits and contracts or by the contracting officer.

Note: Please refer to your permit or contract for the restrictions that apply at these levels.

Attention fuelwood cutters: PAL level 'EV' restrictions are the same as for level 'E.'


WEATHER

Weather information is derived from National Weather Service data.

HIGHWAYS

Traffic CAMS

The California Dept. of Transportation has cameras set up to view vehicle traffic on various highways in Northern California. More.

Highway condition information derived form California Department of Transportation data.

US Forest Service - Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Last Modified:  Monday, 12 January 2009 at 19:59:32 EST

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