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Officials were also concerned that much of inland Northern California — from the eastern Mendocino National Forest to Shasta, Tehama and Trinity counties — could soon see increased wildfire activity.

That’s about half the storage capacity of Shasta Lake, California’s largest reservoir.

Once you arrive, stop at either the Weaverville or Shasta Lake Ranger Stations to grab a free but required wilderness permit.

Hunnicutt, gray wolf coordinator for the agency, was trying to track down one of them — the freshly minted Ashpan pack that consists of at least two wolves roaming eastern Shasta County.

To the north, from the Shasta Lake area to the Sacramento Valley, “dangerously hot conditions” are expected, with temperatures from 99 to 107 degrees, according to the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office.