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Chinook Salmon Return to Feather River as Hatchery Fish Ladder Opens

As the natural cycle of life unfolds, Chinook salmon are making their triumphant return to the Feather River. Commencing on…

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Lake Oroville Water Levels Hold Strong at 78 Percent, 138 Percent of Historical Average

Lake Oroville’s water level stands at 845 feet elevation as of Friday, with the levels continuing to be closely monitored…

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Watch the World’s Largest Devil’s Toothpaste Explosion in Northern California

Mark Rober ia a former NASA engineer and popular content creator who has amassed over a billion views on YouTube…

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When Will Feather Falls Reopen After Being Blazed By Wildfire?

In the summer of 2020, the North Complex Fire burned through Butte and Plumas counties on its way to becoming…

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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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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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Sleep Under the Stars on the Floating Campsites of Lake Oroville

Photo: TomOwen Camping in Norther California is a pretty straight-forward endeavor. You drive to your campsite, pop your tent, unload…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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: 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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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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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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A Complete Guide to Bidwell Park – Chico’s Massive Outdoor Utopia

Hot, flat, dry and the most interesting thing to do is drink beer. It’s not a far reach to say…

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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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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 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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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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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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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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Short Film Imagines the Rebuilding of Paradise, California Towards a Bright Future

Wildfires that are growing in scale and ferocity each year. 2021 has been a record year for wildfires in the…

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Feather River Hatchery Seeks To Increase Chinook Salmon Production to Offset Drought Impacts

Alan Sheckter Photography The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have…

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Winter Ice Rink Coming to Chico Called ‘Slap in the Face’ to Paradise

Ice Rink in Paradise, California For the first time ever, a winter ice skating rink is coming to downtown Chico.…

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See a Fall-Color Explosion in Chico, California

Chico, California is known to many as “The City of Trees.” As the legend goes, John Bidwell used to walk…

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GIANT 40-Pound Chinook Salmon Caught on the Sacramento River

Ryan Tripp is at it again! Some local guides have referred to him as the “Michael Jordan of Fishing” in…

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Salmon-Viewing Kayak Tours on the Feather River Have SOLD OUT

UPDATE: All tours have been sold out! Photo: Explore Butte County With the Chinook salmon once again returning to the…

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This Striking Graphic Shows How Most of the Feather River Watershed Has Burned Over the Past Year

Areas of Butte, Plumas and Lassen counties have been devastated by wildfires in 2020 and 2021. The North Complex Fire…

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Drone Footage Shows a Little Creek Where Lake Oroville Once Stood

The extreme drought in Northern California has been highlighted by the already historic wildfire season experienced throughout the region. While…

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The Grand Canyon of NorCal? Drone Footage Shows Lake Oroville Nearly Empty

The drought continues to have an enormous impact on Northern California. One of the more obvious impacts is the states…

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Report: Butte County’s Dixie Fire May Have Been Sparked by PG&E Equipment

The Dixie Fire quickly grew to 30,000 acres over the weekend near the burn scar of the Camp Fire in…

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Growing Sky Fire Prompts Evacuation Warning in Butte County

Another lightning-caused wildfire is growing in Northern California, forcing some residents of Butte County to be on evacuation alert. The…

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Fire in Upper Bidwell Park Grows to 600 Acres with 25 Percent Containment

Photo: Chico Fire Department A vegetation fire erupted in Chico’s Upper Bidwell Park Thursday night, growing to 600 acres by…

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Best Burger in Chico? A Mouth-Watering Visit to Nobby’s

There’s plenty of debate over who serves the best burger in Chico, California. For our money, it’s got to be…

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Hiker Dies Following 100-Foot Fall at Oroville’s Table Mountain

Hollow Falls. Brooke Stanley/AllTrails A hiker fell 100-feet to their death near Hollow Falls at Oroville’s Table Mountain on Saturday.…

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The Wildflower Bloom Has Arrived in Oroville’s 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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Kayakers Go Full Send Off an Overflowing Spillway on the Feather River

Nick Coulter’s at it again, this time trading in his usual cliff jumping shenanigans for an epic kayak trip down…

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Volunteer Mauled by ‘Critically Endangered’ Leopard at Oroville Wildlife Sanctuary

Photo: Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Sanctuary A volunteer at Oroville’s Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Sanctuary was hospitalized over the weekend…

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Father-Son Duo Land Two 30-Striped Pound Bass in a Day on the Sacramento River

Photo by Robert Petty The bass fishing on the Sacramento River is on a roll right now with multiple fishing…

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Chico’s Burger Hut Chosen to Receive Support Through Barstool Fund

Barstool Sports is making waves across the country with their Barstool Fund, a program helping small businesses during the pandemic…

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The Fall Spawning of Millions of Salmon on the Feather River is in Full Swing

Alan Sheckter Photography The annual process of spawning millions of salmon is in full swing in Oroville as the Feather…

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Salmon Viewing Kayak Tours Being Offered on the Feather River

Alan Sheckter Photography *Note: The salmon tours have now been sold out, with no announcement of additional tours being offered…

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Wildlife Officials Release Black Bear Burned in the Bear Fire Back into the Wild

Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife While the human tragedy caused by the devastating wildfires of Northern California can’t…

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Cal Fire Releases Map Showing the Houses Destroyed in the North Complex Fire

Cal Fire recently released a “damage assessment map” showing the houses burned along the east side of Lake Oroville and…

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North Complex Fire Destroys At Least 2,000 Structures with 22,000 More Threatened

The Bear Fire, which was initially a spot fire from the North Complex Fire that grew into Butte County on…

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Report: Town of Berry Creek ‘Leveled’ by Bear Fire in Butte County

As Northern California residents attempt to make sense of the historic overnight growth of the Bear Fire (part of the…

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Satellite Imagery Suggests the Bear Fire Grew by 250,000 Acres in 24 Hours

As firefighters and rescue officials worked all night to evacuate areas impacted by the wind-fueled Bear Fire (part of the…

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Intense Winds Push Bear Fire Around Lake Oroville as Thousands Flee from the Flames

The Bear Fire/North Complex Fire intensified Tuesday night with fast-moving winds and has been pushed all the way to Lake…

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Feather Falls and Areas Near Oroville Under Mandatory Evacuation Due to Growing Wildfire

Although the North Complex Fire (which includes the Bear and Claremont Fires) has been burning for more than 3 weeks…

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CalFire Identifies 21 Wildfires in Butte County Caused by Lightning

The violent thunderstorms that brought nearly 8,000 lightning strikes to California this weekend moved into Butte County Monday morning, causing…

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What Happened to the Paradise Flumes After the Camp Fire?

When the Camp Fire erupted in November of 2018, the entire town of Paradise was devastated by the deadliest and…

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The Epic 9-Mile Hike to the MASSIVE Feather Falls

Sitting in Butte County is a remote 410-foot waterfall that brings hikers incredible views year-round. The 7-to-9-mile hike on the…

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More Evacuation Warnings Issued in Butte County for “Avacado Fire,” Which Now Sits at 75 Acres

Photo: CalFire Yesterday, the area of Bangor in Butte County received an evacuation warning from the Sunrise Fire, which was…

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UPDATE: Evacuation Warning Lifted in Butte County with Sunrise Fire Reaching 75 Percent Containment

Photo: CalFire Following a long and strenuous from firefighters in Butte County, the Evacaution Warning has been lifted in the…

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Evacuation Warning Issued in Butte County Due to Sunrise Fire

An Evacuation Warning has been issued in areas of Butte County near Bangor as the Sunrise Fire remains difficult to…

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Chico’s Sycamore Pool Opens for the Summer

Instagram/@flyinghorsedesigncom Another summer staple is reopening in Northern California as Chico’s Sycamore Pool is now officially open to the public…

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Ron Howard’s Highly-Anticipated Camp Fire Documentary to Premiere Online this Weekend

The long-anticipated documentary from Ron Howard on the Camp Fire can finally seen by Northern California locals this week as…

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Fisherman Nearly Breaks California Record with 25-Pound Rainbow Trout on Feather River

A fisherman had one heck of a day in the Thermalito Diversion Pool on the Feather River on Friday, May…

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Butte County Restaurants Could be the First to Reopen for Dine-In in California

Food at La Hacienda in Chico Following an approval from California Governor Gavin Newsom, Butte County residents could be the…

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Beyond the Pale – The Story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Talking NorCal

Subscribe to the Talking NorCal Podcast In the first official meeting of the Northern California Book Club, Zach and Bob…

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Where the Wildflowers Are: See NorCal’s Super Bloom at Oroville’s Table Mountain

Flickr/Sathish J Spring has arrived and that means wildflowers have begun to embellish many of our favorite trails. Strolling through…

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North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve Temporarily Closing Due to Coronavirus

Photo: Lisa Ouellette The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is temporarily closing North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve in Butte…

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Mountain Lion Tranquilized, Removed from a Chico Tree After it was Chased by a Dog

A big, bad mountain lion thought it was the king of a Chico neighborhood. That is, until it met a…

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PG&E Reaches Camp Fire Plea Deal, Including 84 Counts of Manslaughter

Pacific Gas and Electric has sen its proverbial day in court following the most destructive fire in California’s history, and…

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Celebrate Butte County Museum Weekend with FREE Admission to 16 Museums

Chico Air Museum. Photo: Explore Butte County Looking for a fun family activity combined with an educational experience in Northern…

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A Full Preview of All the Films Being Featured at the Fly Fishing Film Tour in NorCal

The Fly Fishing Film Tour is coming to Redding and Chico this week, and we couldn’t be more excited for…

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The Fly Fishing Film Tour is Returning to Northern California

Cosmoledo Junkie. Photo: Flyfish-Adventures Production We all know that Northern California remains one of the greatest places on the planet…

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Paradise Locals Travel to Sundance Film Festival for Ron Howard’s Camp Fire Documentary Premiere

It’s been over a year since the Camp Fire completely destroyed the Butte County town of Paradise, and now residents…

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Celebrating Restaurant Week in Butte County

There’s some great food all around Butte County and it’s the perfect week to celebrate your favorite local culinary delights…

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What’s the Deal with Sites Reservoir? Northern California’s New 13-Mile Lake is Gaining Steam

As water storage has become one of the major issues California faces in the modern age, officials are looking for…

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Sierra Nevada’s Resilience IPA Now Fundraising for Australian Wildfires

Resilience Butte County Proud IPA In the midst of the devastating Camp Fire, which leveled the Butte County town of…

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NorCal Woman Missing for Nearly a Week Found Alive in Her Car Buried in Snow

Photo: Butte Count Sheriff A collective sigh of relief could be felt from the Oroville community on January 15 when…

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‘The Dam Bill’ for 1,200, Alex: Oroville Dam Featured on Jeopardy’s Greatest of All Time Tournament

Oroville Dam has become famous around the world following its shocking and dangerous collapse in 2017, but it was the…

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Fisherman Lands HUMONGOUS 35-Pound Striped Bass on Sacramento River

Billy Driessen is no stranger to landing humongous striped bass on the Sacramento River. In fact, the Butte County fishing…

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Sierra Nevada’s Resilience IPA and Relief Fund have Raised $8.4 Million for Camp Fire Victims

During the fires of 2018, a new trend emerged in Northern California when local breweries used craft beer to raise…

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Watch a Bald Eagle Swoop in to Catch its Dinner on NorCal Lake

This incredible video of a bald eagle swooping in to catch its dinner on a lake in Butte County was…

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Fire in Paradise: Full Review of Netflix’s Camp Fire Documentary

On November 8, 2018, Northern California was changed forever. At 6:15 am that day, a fire broke out in rural…

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The Oroville Salmon Festival Returns for its 25th Year this Weekend

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Oroville Salmon Festival, the annual event that celebrates the return of salmon to…

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Join Hundreds of Volunteers to Clean Up Chico’s Bidwell Park on Saturday, September 21st

Photo: Butte Environmental Council The Butte Environmental Council is hosting its 32nd Annual Bidwell Park and Chico Creeks Cleanup on…

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UPDATE: Missing Hiker Found Safe in Upper Bidwell Park

Update 11 am: Here is the original article: Facebook: Nick Smith Nicholas Smith set out around 8 am on Monday…

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Paradise’s Noble Orchards Looking for Apple Pickers Amidst Camp Fire Devastation

Noble Orchards was a successful apple orchard in Paradise when the Camp Fire hit, burning 11 buildings on their 35-acre…

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Experiencing the Delicious Taco Trucks of Chico, California

Chico, California is known to have a robust taco truck culture. With hungry college students looking for a delicious meal…

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Public Warned Against Harmful Algae Blooms in Bidwell’s Horseshoe Lake

Flickr/Steven Miller Officials from the Butte County Environmental Health have issued a warning to avoid the water in Bidwell Park’s…

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Steal My Northern California Summer Bucket List

The sun has inspired me to start thinking more about summer. In case you missed it, one of the activities…

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DWR Prepares to Use Brand-New Oroville Dam Spillway Next Week

The California Department of Water Resources has announced plans that it may use the Oroville Dam Spillway next week. The…

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Monster 30-Pound Striped Bass Caught on the Feather River

A fishing guide service that specializes in Northern California waterways has left its mark on the Feather River with a…

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Endangered Frogs are Delaying Camp Fire Cleanup Efforts in Paradise

On November 8, 2018 the deadliest and most destructive fire in California’s history blazed through the town of Paradise, leaving…

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Hiker Airlifted After Falling Over Phantom Falls

Photo: Flickr/Lisa Ouellette A 34-year-old woman was visiting the Table Mountain Ecological Reserve on Monday when she fell “20 to…

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Jumping Chinook Salmon Seen in Chico’s Lower Bidwell Park

It’s that time of year when spring-run Chinook salmon are returning to the places they hatched to spawn in Northern…

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The Chico Episode of Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives is Perfectly NorCal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkqEf78xL-U&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0j_qeMsYRwwuhq0A2UWxsE00Pc82PHA-eNoPSMVcg551mAYet7CBlR-tU “I don’t think many people know how great Chico is.” The much anticipated Chico episode of the Food Network’s…

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Where the Wildflowers Are: See NorCal’s Super Bloom at Table Mountain

Flickr/Sathish J Spring has arrived and that means wildflowers have begun to embellish many of our favorite trails. Strolling through…

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