Sacred Sites Damaged by Off-Road Vehicles
Oroville city officials have announced that three sites around Lake Oroville may soon be closed because of damage by off-road vehicles.
The areas are Native American burial grounds and sacred sites that were previously covered by water. With lake levels recently dropping, the newly exposed areas are being damaged.
“We’re seeing people four-wheeling on burial grounds,” said Art Angle, tribal legacy coordinator. “The reverence of our sacred sites has not been protected.”
Violators will be ticketed and fined by the state Parks Department.
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