Mount Shasta is the very visible volcano in Siskiyou County. But a few dozen miles away lies Medicine Lake Highlands, a shield volcano (flatter) that stretches on for miles.
It is geologically and culturally significant, both to natives of the region and beyond. And it is a potential site of geothermal energy production.
As you might guess, the proposals to drill wells for geothermal development met with stiff opposition, both from the and the . Michelle Berditschevsky founded the center and is still very much involved; she visits with an update on recent activity over the geothermal plans.
