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News
Butte Creek Turns Blood Orange After PG&E Canal Failure
Photo by He-Lo Ramirez (via CalTrout) An unsettling sight unfolded on Friday as Butte Creek took on an unexpected hue…
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Outdoors
Lake Oroville is Back at 100% Capacity After Complete Water Transformation
Photo: California Department of Water Resources Lake Oroville, previously a glaring symbol of California’s prolonged megadrought, has made a striking…
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Waterfalls
Overhead Video Shows a Closed Feather Falls Bursting with Water
After the North Complex Fire burned through the Feather River Canyon, a complete closure of the area was issued, with…
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Butte
Before and After Photos Show a Complete Water Transformation at Lake Oroville
In the past few months, Northern California has experienced storms that have brought some relief to the severe drought afflicting…
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Stories
Two Bridges with the Same Name Tell a Fascinating Story of Northern California’s History
In July 1848, John Bidwell discovered gold in a canyon of the Feather River, leading to the establishment of Bidwell’s…
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Butte
Injured Hiker Airlifted Out of Table Mountain Near Phantom Falls
Photo: CalFire CalFire Butte County responded to a report of an injured hiker on Saturday afternoon, airlifting the person from…
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Butte
Lake Oroville Flows Increased to Assist in Spring Salmon Releases
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has temporarily raised the release of water from Lake Oroville to the Feather…
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Destinations
Oroville’s Table Mountain Welcomes Spectacular Wildflower Super Bloom
There are a few magnificent destinations to see wildflower blooms in Northern California. The North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve in…
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News
Officials to Increase Flows Out of the Lake Oroville Spillway Today
Photo: California Department of Water Resources The Department of Water Resources (DWR) continues to make flood control protection releases from…
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News
The Lake Oroville Spillway Could be Used this Week
The Lake Oroville spillway collapsed when it was used in 2017, forcing the evacuation of 180,000 people. With an atmospheric…
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News
Officials Attempt to Clean Up Massive Islands of Floating Driftwood in Lake Oroville
Photo via the California Department of Water Resources In Lake Oroville, a massive effort is underway to remove the vast…
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News
Officials Warn Against Visiting Phantom Falls Right Now
Photo courtesy of CDFW’s George Gilmore After a string of atmospheric rivers drenched Northern California in the months of December…
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Waterfalls
Phantom of the Falls: A Great Winter Spectacle
A flowing phantom haunts Table Mountain near Oroville. It disappears during the summer, and remains well hidden in remote Coal Canyon…
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Stories
The Great Northern California Taco Trail
Northern California is typically known as a wonderland for outdoor enthusiasts. From Mount Shasta to cascading waterfalls to National Parks…
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Wildlife
The Spawning of Millions of Salmon Begins at the Feather River Hatchery
The annual process of spawning millions of salmon returned to Oroville this week as the Feather River Fish Hatchery began…
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Video
VIDEO: MASSIVE Salmon Gets Airborne on the Sacramento River in Chico
View this post on Instagram Hey @beckmannets !!!! This is how we do it out in #cali !!! @northstatesalmon great…
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Stories
How We Witnessed the Filming of Top Gun: Maverick in Northern California
It was a beautiful morning in February 2020 when Brien O’Brien (Bob) and I began our 9-mile hike to Feather…
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Butte
NorCal Home Becomes First ‘Wildfire-Prepared Home’ in the U.S.
Photo: Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety Devastating wildfires over the past five years have changed the way we…
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Destinations
The Wildflower Bloom has Exploded in Oroville’s North Table Mountain
There are a few magnificent destinations to see wildflower blooms in Northern California. The North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve in…
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News
State Officials Offering $50,000 Reward for Information on Lake Oroville Campground Murder
Lake Oroville at sunset. Photo by Robert Bonnifet. It’s been a year and a half since 20-year-old Tyler Dickson was murdered…
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Video
Video Shows Big Salmon Lying Dead Along the Dried-Up Banks of the Butte Creek
The Chinook salmon of Butte Creek are one of the largest population of spring run salmon left in Northern California.…
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Wildlife
This 38-Pound Rainbow Trout Caught on the Feather River Isn’t a Steelhead. Here’s How We Know.
Photo: Josh Giordano Fisherman Josh Giordano made headlines last week when he landed an estimated 38.2-pound rainbow trout on the…
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Sports
Giant Rainbow Trout Caught on the Feather River was Likely the Largest Ever Caught in California
The likely largest rainbow trout caught in California was released instead of officially weighed. Photo: Josh Giordano A monster rainbow…
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Video
Drone Footage Shows Massive Landslide that Closed Highway 70
Video of landslide as well as other rock slides, debris flows and mudslides along Hwy 70 in Plumas County. #debrisflows…
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