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Tahoe
Wildfire Prevention Work Near Truckee Could Temporarily Close Trails and Roads This Summer
If you hike, camp or ride near Truckee, expect some temporary closures in the Tahoe National Forest this summer. The…
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Outdoors
California’s Hidden Vernal Pools Are Blooming Right Now and Most People Have Never Seen One
Scattered across the grasslands of Northern California, small seasonal pools are quietly putting on one of the most remarkable natural…
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News
A $200,000 Prize Is Being Offered to Anyone Who Can Stop This Invasive Species From Spreading in California
California is so desperate to stop invasive golden mussels from spreading through its reservoir system that someone is putting up…
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Tahoe
Here’s What We Know About the New Hotel Replacing the Cal Neva at Lake Tahoe
The Cal Neva Lodge turns 100 this year, and after spending the better part of the last decade sitting empty,…
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News
Sonora Pass Is Open for the Season Ahead of Schedule
If you have been waiting to get over the Sierra, Sonora Pass is opening ahead of schedule. Caltrans announced that…
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Yosemite-Mammoth
This Lake Is Yosemite’s High Country Gem and Most People Have Never Heard of It
Most visitors to Yosemite National Park spend their time in the valley, and for good reason. But if you are…
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News
Thousands of Blue Creatures Are Washing Up on Northern California Beaches. What Are They?
If you have been to Baker Beach in San Francisco or any stretch of coastline from Marin to Mendocino this…
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Wildlife
California Now Has 12 Known Wolf Packs. Here’s Where They Are.
California’s gray wolf population continues to expand, and the numbers in the latest report from the California Department of Fish…
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North Coast
A Congressman Just Opened an Investigation Into a Plan to Send Eel River Water to Southern California
A fight over Northern California water just got a lot more intense. Rep. Jared Huffman, the top Democrat on the…
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Shasta Cascade
Cal Fire Is Burning 400 Acres Near Mt. Shasta This Week. Here’s What to Expect.
If you are in the Mt. Shasta area over the next few weeks, do not be alarmed by smoke on…
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News
A Massive Investigation Just Exposed How Much Roundup Is Being Sprayed in Northern California’s Forests
A yearlong investigation by Mother Jones has shed new light on the scale of glyphosate spraying across California’s forests, and…
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News
A Major Motion Picture Is About to Film in Northern California and Your Neighbor Might Be In It
A major motion picture is about to start filming right here in Northern California, and there’s a good chance you…
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Destinations
These Are the 5 Best Lake Camping Spots in California According to Online Reviews
California is packed with incredible places to camp, from redwood groves to desert boulder fields, but lake camping holds a…
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Outdoors
California National Parks Had a Record Attendance Year in 2025
As the debate over federal park funding heats up, one thing is clear: people are still showing up to California’s…
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Wildlife
Yosemite Just Had Its Best Peregrine Falcon Season Since Scientists Started Counting
Peregrine falcons nearly disappeared from Yosemite. By the time serious recovery efforts kicked off in the 1980s, DDT had caused…
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Shasta Cascade
You Can Rent this Fire Lookout Tower in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest for $75 a Night
If you have ever wanted to sleep inside a piece of Northern California history with nothing but mountains, stars and…
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North Coast
Mendocino County Is Losing Its Vineyards and the Landscape Is Starting to Change
Drive through Mendocino County and you will start to notice something different. Where rows of grapevines once lined the hillsides…
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Stories
‘The Dark Wizard’ Episode 2 Review: Dean Potter, Illegal BASE Jumping and the Battle for Yosemite
If I thought Episode 1 of HBO’s The Dark Wizard was impressive, Episode 2 just blew the doors off. Titled…
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Uncategorized
This Sierra Route Was Just Named One of National Geographic’s Top 100 Hikes of a Lifetime
If you thought the John Muir Trail was the ultimate Sierra Nevada challenge, National Geographic just raised the bar. The…
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Weather
Redding Just Smashed a 129-Year-Old Rain Record. So Why Are Experts Still Worried About Drought?
Photo via the City if Redding A storm that hit Redding on April 26 dropped 1.39 inches of rain, breaking…
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Wildlife
Yosemite Bears Are Waking Up. Here’s What the Park Wants You to Know.
As many as 500 black bears call Yosemite National Park home, and they are waking up hungry. Park officials issued…
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Sacramento
This Sacramento Park Pond Just Became an Urban Fishing Destination
If you have been looking for a bass fishing spot close to Sacramento, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife…
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Outdoors
Scientists Are Testing a New Way to Fix Clear Lake’s Toxic Algae Problem
Clear Lake holds more fish per acre than any other lake in the country. It also produces some of the…
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Tahoe
A South Lake Tahoe Man Just Made Ski Bike History on Kirkwood’s Most Notorious Run
A South Lake Tahoe area resident just pulled off something nobody has done before: riding Kirkwood Resort’s infamous “Once Is…
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News
What the National Park Service Staff Cuts Mean for Your Summer Trip to Yosemite
If you visited Yosemite over spring break this year, you may have sat in line for two hours just to…
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News
The California Ski Community Is Mourning the Sudden Loss of a Mammoth Mountain Legend
The California skiing community lost one of its most recognizable figures this week when Bernie Rosow, a longtime snowcat operator…
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Wildlife
California Is Giving Sheriffs New Tools to Deal With Gray Wolves
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is opening the door for county sheriffs to play a bigger role in…
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North Coast
A New Piece of the 300-Mile Great Redwood Trail Is Now Open for Hiking and Biking
The latest segment of what will eventually become a 300-mile trail stretching from the San Francisco Bay to Humboldt Bay…
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News
One of Yosemite’s Main Access Roads Is Closed This Week for Rock Scaling Work
A rockslide on SR 140 in 2024 One of the primary routes into Yosemite National Park is shut down this…
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News
Northern California Reservoirs Are Stacked Heading Into the Dry Season
After a stretch of spring storms, California’s major reservoirs are in strong shape heading into the dry season. Lake Shasta,…
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News
Bear Canisters Are Now Required in Parts of the Trinity Alps Wilderness
With hiking season ramping up in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, Shasta-Trinity National Forest officials are urging visitors to take bear…
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Yosemite-Mammoth
Yosemite’s Waterfalls Peak Flow Won’t Last Long This Year. Here’s Why.
If a trip to Yosemite National Park is on your list this year, the window to catch the waterfalls at…
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Outdoors
Lake Oroville’s Invasive Mussel Prevention Program Is Working. Here’s What Boaters Need to Know.
In welcome news for boaters and anglers across Northern California, Lake Oroville and its surrounding waterways remain free of invasive…
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Wildlife
Bears Are Waking Up Around Lake Tahoe and Looking for a Meal
Black bears across the Lake Tahoe Basin are out of their dens and on the move, and wildlife officials say…
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Outdoors
Seven Tribes Win the Right to Gather Plants Inside Yosemite National Park
Seven tribes with deep roots in Yosemite Valley are one step closer to reclaiming a practice that predates the park…
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Wildlife
California Officially Doubles the Bear Harvest Limit for Individual Hunters
California bear hunters are heading into the next season with a notable rule change in their favor. The California Fish…
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Sports
California Trout Season Opens This Weekend and NorCal Waters Are Ready
One of Northern California’s biggest outdoor traditions arrives this Saturday, April 25, when the 2026 statewide general trout season officially…
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Destinations
8 Northern California Farm Stays Worth Adding to Your Bucket List
Northern California’s farm stay scene has quietly become one of the best in the country. Spread across the coast, wine…
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Stories
Could Mount Shasta Bring America’s Next Great Volcanic Eruption?
The recent volcanic history of Mount Shasta eludes us. For a long time, the last eruption was believed to be…
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News
Yosemite’s Most Famous Restaurant Just Got a Lot More Expensive
Dinner at the Ahwahnee just got a lot more formal, and a lot more expensive. The iconic dining room inside…
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Stories
HBO’s “The Dark Wizard” Is One of the Most Gripping Documentaries I’ve Seen in Years
I always knew rock climbers were a little crazy. “The Dark Wizard” on HBO confirms it, and then some. The…
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Outdoors
Three Northern California Parks Just Got a Lot Bigger. Here’s What Changed.
Earth Day came with some big news for Northern California’s public lands. Three state parks across the region are growing…
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Tahoe
Fresh Snow Just Extended Palisades Tahoe’s Season Into May
Spring has been anything but quiet at Palisades Tahoe. Eleven inches of new snow fell on the upper mountain on…
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Events
A 33-Year Wildflower Tradition Is Returning to Northern California for Mother’s Day Weekend
A beloved North State tradition is returning to Yreka next month, and this year it comes with a birdwatching walk…
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News
California Just Announced Its Biggest State Park Expansion in Decades
California is adding three new state parks, marking the largest expansion of the state park system in decades and pushing…
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News
Two Competing Bills Would Reshape How California Deals With Bears, Wolves, and Mountain Lions
A bear euthanized in a Southern California neighborhood and four wolves killed in Northern California’s Sierra Valley have pushed wildlife…
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Events
5 Earth Day Events for You to Enjoy in Northern California
Photo via Matt Bates Northern California knows how to mark Earth Day. From college campuses and downtown street fairs to…
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News
Eagles, Owls, and Falcons Go Missing After a Strange Break-In at a NorCal Falconry Center
Someone broke into a Marysville falconry center last week and chased 11 birds of prey out of their enclosures into…
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News
BLM Is About to Take Over a 73-Acre Ranch in Humboldt County. Salmon Restoration Is the Goal.
Photo via Save the Redwoods League Salmon, steelhead, and the public are all about to gain access to a stretch…
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News
Russian River Declared “Dry” Despite Full Reservoirs and Rain in the Forecast. Here’s Why.
Lake Sonoma is full. Lake Mendocino sits at 85% capacity. Rain is still in the forecast. So why did Sonoma…
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News
A Unusual Salmon Habitat Project Is Coming to the Sacramento River Near Redding This Week
Photo: City of Redding A coalition of farmers, scientists, and government agencies is dropping dozens of tree and boulder structures…
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Tahoe
Lake Tahoe Is Gearing Up for Summer. Here’s When Your Favorite Campgrounds and Beaches Open.
Summer at Lake Tahoe is closer than it feels, and the U.S. Forest Service just released its opening schedule for…
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Events
Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Takes Over Palisades Tahoe This Saturday for a Free, All-Day Celebration
Photo via Matt Palmer One of the Sierra Nevada’s biggest Earth Day gatherings is back this weekend, and it’s free…
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News
The Eel River Dam Removal Was Almost a Done Deal. Now Southern California Wants to Buy Them.
A surprise move from the Trump administration is throwing a new wrinkle into the long-running battle over Northern California’s Eel…
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Weather
California Just Experienced its Hottest, Driest March in History
California just wrapped up the most abnormal March in recorded state history, and the numbers are hard to wrap your…
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