Lassen Volcanic National Park News

A family's grief: To learn more about Tommy Botell, the Red Bluff boy who died on the Lassen Park Trail last summer, and how his family and friends are coping with his death, go to the Web site " Tommy's Place ". It's hard to venture into Lassen Volcanic National Park these days and not think of Tommy Botell, the 9-year-old Cub Scout from Red Bluff ...

A large meadow, a small but cherished lake and historic facilities at Drakesbad Guest Ranch are slated for changes under a comprehensive plan proposed by Lassen Volcanic National Park officials.

As pretty as this picture of Lassen Volcanic National Park is, the park's cultural and natural resources could use some help, according to NPCA's Center for State of the Parks.

A study of natural and cultural resources at Lassen Volcanic National Park found the park to be in an overall fair condition.

To honor America's service men and women, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that areas managed by the department will not charge entrance fees on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.

Move over digital maps and interactive displays a ' make room for that green roof, recycled glass countertop, low-flow toilet and passive heating system.

Lassen Volcanic National Park plans to complete the Crescent Prescribed Fire and reenter the Hole and GRII Prescribed Fires this fall.

Lassen Volcanic National Park will be featured later this month on a public television feature on national parks.

The post is a pretty accurate description of our weekend in the mountains -- but it misses a key component: That aside from all that pesky nature, Lassen Volcanic National Park is a really cool place to visit... especially if you are a professional geologist, like my husband.

For twenty days interagency fire crews have managed the Fairfield Fire in Lassen Volcanic National Park Wilderness.

For 22 days interagency fire crews have managed the Fairfield Fire in Lassen Volcanic National Park Wilderness.

The national park system in the United States of America is considered to be one of our country's best ideas and has inspired other nations to establish their own national parks.

Lassen Volcanic National Park Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz announced that the Lassen Volcanic Annual Park Pass photo contest will run through September 12.

LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK, Calif. a " A preliminary investigation at Lassen Volcanic National Park found that a portion of a rock wall that gave way along a popular hiking trail caused the rock slide that killed a 9-year-old boy.Tommy Botell was hiking with his family when heavy rocks fell down the steep Lassen Peak Trail and rolled over him.

LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK, Calif. a " A preliminary investigation at Lassen Volcanic National Park found that a portion of a rock wall that gave way along a popular hiking trail caused the rock slide that killed a 9-year-old boy.Tommy Botell was hiking with his family when heavy rocks fell down the steep Lassen Peak Trail and rolled over him.

Timmy Bonds, 9, center, volunteers at a car wash on Monday to raise money for the Botell family, which lost 9-year-old Tommy Botell in a rock slide on July 29 in Lassen Volcanic National Park.

A local forum to talk about health care reform will now be held at the CARD Center on Vallombrosa Avenue in Chico.

A preliminary investigation found that a collapsing rock wall caused a slide that killed a 9-year-old boy and seriously injured his sister on a Lassen Volcanic National Park trail.

A 3 year old girl survived a near drowning at a Chico apartment complex, thanks to an out-of-town visitor.

A 9-year-old Red Bluff boy was killed and his 13-year-old sister seriously injured in a rock slide that swept into their family as they climbed Lassen Peak Wednesday.