Amid concerns of closure, the Butte County Board of Supervisors penned a letter asking that the Colby Mountain Fire Lookout ...
The tower, located north of Butte Meadows, has been closed since October of 2025 when the U.S. Forest Service announced its ...
BUTTE MEADOWS — A petition to ask the U.S. Forest Service to save the Colby Mountain Fire Lookout was among the ideas coming from a community meeting Saturday in this mountain town. About 30 people, ...
Two and a half hours north of Sacramento — halfway from anywhere — an ancient metal and wood observation tower perches atop a hillside. For 92 years, someone has kept watch from the Colby Mountain ...
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A camera detection system is a band aid. A camera cannot fully evaluate the surrounding terrain. A camera cannot interpret daily weather changes. A camera cannot factor in the increased public use ...
The Butte County Board of Supervisors is considering a letter to keep the Colby Mountain Fire Lookout open, crucial for wildfire detection ...
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