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Photo: Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety Devastating wildfires over the past five years have changed the way we…

Photo by Meritt Thomas With the start of the summer season, the Tahoe Fund and eight agencies that manage Lake Tahoe’s…

Ski towns across America are experiencing a real estate surge that is pricing locals out of the market. It’s become…

Photo by Jeremy Bezanger Over the past two years, 20 percent of all the giant sequoia trees on the planet were…

Yosemite National Park issued an alert Wednesday announcing the closure of Mariposa Grove Road due to high winds and the…

Photo by Marion hobbs A woman was attacked by a bear in her North Lake Tahoe home on June 16, which…

The entrance sign to Juniper Lake burned by the Dixie Fire. Photo: NPS In 2021, the Dixie Fire ravaged five…

Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife On Sunday evening, officials from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife transported…

A stunning video captured in the Lassen Park’s Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center shows just how powerful lightning can be. Park…

View this post on Instagram A fawn was rescued Sunday afternoon after it was spotted swimming in the middle of…

There are many summer activities in the Tahoe area for adventurers, but if you’re looking for a relaxing adventure, look…

It was on April 14, 1906 when Harry Miles, a motion-picture pioneer in California, took to a cable car and…

Mike Wilson has become well known around Northern California for his insane rope swing stunts. He’s made viral videos from…

Photo by Zongnan Bao U.S. Highway 395 runs from the Canadian border all the way down to Southern California, and approaching…

Flickr/Vince The California State Parka and Recreation Commission unanimously voted to change the name of Negro Bar Recreation Area on…

Photo: Mt. Shasta Ski Park The Mt. Shasta Ski Park is currently undergoing an expansion that is decades in the…

Once again in 2021, a massive wildfire ripped through communities in Northern California, destroying personal property and claiming lives. And…

Flickr/Vince A day-use area on the shores Lake Natoma just east of Sacramento has a name that’s hard to say…

Folsom Lake With the large reservoirs of Northern California experiencing the impact of extreme drought throughout the region, water officials…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou The town of Yreka, sitting in the beautiful Siskiyou County, is one of the…

Photo: CDFW In case you’re wondering – yes, it’s very illegal to breed and traffic rattlesnakes. That’s why wildlife officials…

Tahoe’s native fish are making a return this summer. The Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex in Gardnerville, Nev., began stocking…

Photo by Melanie Magdalena It’s the perfect time of year to grab a glimpse of the full moon in the great…

Yosemite National Park officials are asking the public to help assist with a spray painting incident in the park. The…

Photo by Kitera Dent The public is invited to celebrate the first annual California State Parks Week, June 14-18, presented by California State…

Join Four Wheel Campers and Clean Up The Lake (CUTL) for a spring cleanup event at Donner Lake on Sunday, June 12.…

Eva, the dog who heroically saved her owner from a mountain lion attack along the Trinity River, died unexpectedly on…

Just like human beings around the world, the destinations of Northern California have distinct characteristics that can bring out thoughts…

If you’ve ever explored the breathtaking beaches of Lake Tahoe, you may have noticed a rare sight of railroad tracks…

As the seasons transition from winter to to the summer months, it’s been really difficult getting information on exactly what’s…

The ancient redwoods of Northern California have an aesthetic unlike anywhere in the world. The tallest and oldest trees on…

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is a dream for many outdoor enthusiasts. The legendary trail spans for 2,650 miles from…

We’ve all become pretty familiar with the different variations of trout caught in Northern California – rainbow, brown, brook, etc.…

Photo: National Park Service The road through Lassen Volcanic National Park opened to vehicle traffic on Friday, June 3rd, indicating…

Flickr/daveynin When it comes to some of the best camping in the United States, Outside Magazine knows its stuff. That’s…

We’ve heavily highlighted the 100-foot ropeswing over Lake Tahoe, which has been billed the “highest rope swing ever made.” The…

It was just before 8:30 am on Wednesday when a juvenile mountain lion curiously wandered into Pescadero High School in San…

Photo: Rene Rivers A hiker died on Sunday after being swept into the Pacific Ocean near Shelter Cove on the Lost Coast Trail in Humboldt County. The incident began at approximately 2:45 p.m. with a call for two…

Climbing to the peak of Mount Shasta is no easy task. Add 85-mph winds to the equation and it’s very,…

Photo by Clare Foster/Concerts at Commons Beach The summer has finally arrived on the Tahoe Basin, the perfect time of year…

The Living Memorial Sculpture Garden is an exceptional 136-acre art installation and war memorial along Highway 97 on the Goosenest…

The state and national parks throughout Northern California are some of our most visited destinations. From Lassen Volcanic National Park…

Photo: Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter A raccoon went viral this week after getting stuck in a roof in the…

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has a history of raising money for relief efforts through their beer. Following the Camp Fire,…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Held every Memorial Day weekend at the base of Mt. Shasta in the historic…

Photo: National Park Service Lassen Volcanic National Park officials have announced that they’ve finished clearing the park highway of snow,…

Photo by Ankit Malhotra Yosemite’s Tioga Road, the only route in the region over the Sierra Nevada, opened to the…

California State Parks, Save the Redwoods League, Redwood Parks Conservancy and the National Park Service have completed construction on the…

Visiting Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in the summer is a time-honored tradition for Shasta County locals. A trip to Whiskeytown…

Photo by John Gibbons It’s time to prepare for summer in Northern California, meaning we put away our rain coats and…

Brought to you by Visit Redding You’d be hard pressed to find a more pristine area in Northern California than…

Jason Hardrath’s body is used to pain. After all, he did summit 100 peaks faster than anyone ever. He also…

The 2 1/2-year-old Belgian Malinois that saved her owner from a mountain lion attack in Northern California is back home…

Muir Woods is within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Photo by Caleb Jones. The National Park Service released its 2021…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou It’s sometimes hard to fathom that Northern California once sat as the center of…

It was the late-afternoon of May 22, 1915 when Lassen Peak exploded in a powerful eruption that blasted rock fragments…

Photo: Humboldt Kiters The Humboldt Kiters will be hosting the Redwood Coast Kite Festival in Eureka, California this weekend. The…

A bull jumped over the fence at the Redding Rodeo on Friday night, running over to the area of the…

Photo by Eleonora Patricola For anyone looking for a camping experience in California’s Eastern Sierra, there’s a new app that will…

Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve. Photo: Max Forster Save the Redwoods League announced it has selected eight projects to receive a…

Photo: Forest Service Northern Region Erin Wilson and her dog Eva were enjoying a beautiful day at the Whites Bar…

Yosemite National Park has announced they plan to install the cables on Half Dome to allow hikers to summit the…

Harrah’s and Harveys in South Lake Tahoe is bringing back their much anticipated outdoor summer concert series for 2022 with…

Photo by Jake Edwards A rare lunar event dazzled the eyes of onlookers across North America Sunday night, with a…

When discussing the outdoors of far Northern California, two of the main destinations you’ll likely hear about are Mount Shasta…

With some late-spring precipitation boosting snowpack and water levels throughout Northern California, the area is still primed for the devastating…

Photo: Clean Up the Lake Clean Up the Lake has completed its historic 72-mile underwater project to remove trash in…

Photo by Paul Gilmore This weekend will see a spectacular lunar event with a Super Blood Flower Moon lighting up the…

After possibly the most controversial exit ever on Masterchef in season 8, Active NorCal’s very own Brien O’Brien is making…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Northern California’s Siskiyou County is one of the most popular biking destinations in the…

We’ve written a few articles about the under-the-radar fishing just below Shasta Dam in Keswick Reservoir, especially since no one…

The Mt. Shasta Ski Park is hard at work on the construction of a brand new lift that will open…

For the first time in 100 years, the endangered condor has returned to Northern California. During a livestream by the…

The wonderful people over at Sting Flight have taken a quick flight from Sacramento to Mt. Shasta in order to…

Photo: Coleman National Fish Hatchery The dry winter of 2022 will be felt by humans throughout California this year. Water…

It’s seagull breeding season on the Humboldt coast near Trinidad, California, meaning thousands of seagulls are nesting on their eggs…

A weird and dangerous stunt took place in San Francisco on Tuesday with a man free climbing the 1,070-foot Salesforce…

Devin Graham is a videographer who produces extreme sports videos for his nearly more than 6 million subscribers on Youtube…

It was in the 1950’s, just east of the Bay Area in Modesto, California, where a young man named George…

In the early 1980’s, the third installment of the wildly popular Star Wars franchise was in production, and creator George…

Photo by Diana Robinson From May 4 – 6, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak, dazzling the…

Photo by Grant Kaye/Palisades Tahoe Tahoe ski resorts were met with the pleasant surprise of a series of wet storms…

Photo: Bear League A Tahoe family was befuddled by “snoring-like noises” under their home this winter. They couldn’t locate the…

Photo: Six Rivers National Forest On Thursday afternoon, a semi truck hauling 2,000 gallons of tar overturned on Highway 199 in…

U.S. Coast Guard personnel are searching for a father-son duo who went lost while fishing in Humboldt Bay Tuesday. Their…

The viral video of former Sochi Olympic snowboarder Trevor Jacob crashing into the California mountains was heavily criticized after many pilots…

Sometimes the snowy slopes of Mt. Shasta can look more like Everest. Photo by Todd Diemer  The vast wilderness of Northern…

Park Ranger Griff is back with another educational lesson for you outdoor adventurers in Northern California. This time he tackles…

Sitting in in the middle of the Humboldt Redwoods State Park is the Avenue of the Giants, a 31-mile two…

Photo: Brinnon Fire Department A California woman hiked to the top of Mount Walker in Washington state when she decided…

A massive mansion sitting on the shores of Lake Tahoe went on the market for $100 million dollars recently, a…

On April 14, Sheena Gullett of Little Valley was separated from her companion after their truck stalled on the snowy…

After a historically dry winter in Northern California, the region was met with a welcomed April downpour which included multiple…

Wildlife officers have arrested eight men on suspicion of poaching white sturgeon from Sacramento Valley waterways, the California Department of…

The heavy snowfall hitting Northern California mountains has been a wonderful sight to see after a mostly dry winter. But…

After a mostly dry winter season from January through March, many ski resorts in Northern California were forced to close…

Lassen Volcanic National Park had to reclose its entrance after heavy April snowfall As the waning days of March ended…

Three hikers needed the assistance of a helicopter crew from the U.S. Coast Guard to be extracted from the Lost…

The number 420 is the international number associated with cannabis. At 4:20 pm, marijuana aficionados are likely consuming their favorite…

The city of Weed, California is embracing its cannabis roots with a 420 festival on Main Street from 9 am…