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Lake Oroville Just Dropped Its Mandatory Boat Inspection Requirement for Invasive Mussels

Boaters heading to Lake Oroville just got some welcome news. The mandatory invasive mussel inspection program is over. The California…

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California’s Commercial Salmon Season Is Back After Three Years of Closure

For the first time in four years, commercial salmon boats are heading back out on the California coast. The California…

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New Yosemite Glamping SiteJust Got Featured as One of America’s Best Road Trip Hotels

Under Canvas Yosemite, the luxury glamping resort that opened near the park’s western entrance, just landed on a short list…

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Northern California’s Newest State Park Will Be a 2,000-Acre Property Along the Feather River

Yuba County is about to get its first state park, and it is going to be a big one. Governor…

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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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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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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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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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No License? No Problem! Free Fishing Days Return to California this Summer

If you have been curious about fishing but never pulled the trigger on buying a license, California is giving you…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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’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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Yuba River’s Native Fish Are at Historic Lows. A New Appeal Wants to Hold the Federal Government Accountable.

Two dams on the lower Yuba River have long blocked salmon, steelhead, and green sturgeon from reaching critical habitat, and…

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Tahoe’s Biggest Earth Day Cleanup Events Are Happening This Week on Both Shores

Keep Tahoe Blue’s Earth Day cleanup events were originally scheduled for Earth Day, April 22, but an incoming winter storm…

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California Has Opened 24 Wolf Investigations in 2026. Most of the Confirmed Kills Are in One NorCal County.

Gray wolves are active across parts of Northern California this spring, and the livestock losses piling up in Siskiyou County…

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Venomous Snake Bite Kills Mendocino Woman in What’s Becoming a Deadly Year in California

A 78-year-old woman died earlier this month after being bitten by a venomous snake while walking on a rural property…

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This Legendary Waterfall Doubles as One of California’s Rarest Bird Nesting Sites

Most people pull over at McArthur-Burney Falls for the waterfall. The 129-foot cascade in Shasta County is one of the…

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Palisades Tahoe Just Had Its Snowiest April Since 2022 as Another Round of Snow Hits

Despite a dissapointing winter overall, April at Palisades Tahoe is shaping up to be one for the books. A storm…

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Two of America’s Oldest Lakes Are Right Here in Northern California

Northern California has a quiet claim to geological fame that most residents don’t know about: two of the oldest lakes…

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Yosemite Under Winter Storm Warning as 75 MPH Gusts Headed for the Mountains This Week

A winter storm warning is in effect for several major Sierra Nevada destinations, including Yosemite, Kings Canyon, Sequoia National Park,…

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The Rat Pack’s Favorite Lake Tahoe Hotel is Set to Reopen in 2027

The Cal Neva Lodge at Lake Tahoe is turning 100 this year, and for the first time in a long…

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Gray Whales Keep Dying Along the Northern California Coast and Researchers Are Searching for Answers

An unsettling pattern has been developing along the Northern California coast. Gray whales have been washing up dead in and…

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Bass Lake Claimed a Truck This Weekend and the Photos Say It All

A truck ended up at the bottom of Bass Lake last week after a boat ramp mishap that probably made…

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The Mount Shasta Fish Hatchery Is Hosting Free Kids Fishing Days This Summer

Two summer dates are now on the calendar for one of Northern California’s most beloved youth fishing traditions. The Mount…

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California Bill Targets Rising Mountain Lion Encounters Across Northern California

A California bill aimed at reducing dangerous mountain lion encounters is gaining traction in Sacramento, clearing a key committee vote…

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Chico’s Newest Startup Wants to Guide You Through Upper Bidwell Park

Photo: Chico Beyond Adventure Upper Bidwell Park just got a little more accessible. A new Chico-based company is making it…

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A Winter Storm Watch is Coming to the Northern California Mountains this Week

After a warm and sunny weekend across Northern California, the weather pattern is about to flip. A winter storm watch…

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Scott River Lands a $2.9 Million State Grant for Salmon Restoration

Photo via Western Rivers Conservancy A stretch of the Scott River in Siskiyou County has secured $2.9 million in new…

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Yosemite Is Dropping Its Reservation Requirement This Summer. Here’s What to Know Before You Visit.

Planning a Yosemite trip just got a lot simpler. The National Park Service has announced that Yosemite will not require…

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280,000 Pine Seedlings Just Got Planted on Mt. Shasta’s Fire Scars

Crews working on the slopes of Mt. Shasta have completed a major reforestation push, planting more than 280,000 pine seedlings…

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Mendocino County Is Handing Out Nearly 200 Free Water Tanks for Wildfire Prep

Mendocino County residents in Firewise Communities have a genuinely useful opportunity on their hands right now: the Mendocino County Fire…

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Cal Poly Humboldt Just Got a $3 Million Gift to Create a Cannabis Studies Professorship

Cal Poly Humboldt has landed what is being described as the largest single cash gift in the university’s history. The…

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130,000 Chinook Salmon Just Got Stocked in Lake Oroville

Lake Oroville just got a significant fish delivery. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife released approximately 130,000 fall-run inland…

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Was This Tahoe’s Worst Snow Season Ever Recorded?

The numbers are in, and they paint a bleak picture for the Lake Tahoe region’s 2025-26 winter. As of April…

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Yosemite’s New Glamping Spot Just Became California’s First DarkSky Approved Lodging

A new glamping retreat near Yosemite just earned a distinction no other lodging in California can claim. Under Canvas Yosemite,…

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Northern California’s First Wild Condor Egg in Decades Fails to Hatch

It was one of the most hopeful wildlife stories to come out of Northern California in years. Now, it’s ended…

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One Tahoe Mountain Is Reopening This Weekend for More Skiing

In what has been a tough winter for Tahoe snow lovers, Heavenly Mountain Resort is offering one more reason to…

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Environmental Groups Say California Has a Hidden Climate Problem Beneath Its Reservoirs

A coalition of environmental organizations, including Patagonia, is pushing California air regulators to start tracking methane emissions from the state’s…

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Planning Commision Approves Massive Palisades Tahoe Village Expansion With Unanimous Vote

The Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan took a significant step forward this week after the Placer County Planning Commission…

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Tech Billionaire Lists Northern California Fly Fishing Ranch for $18.5 Million

Photo via Hall and Hall A sprawling 1,530-acre ranch in Fall River Mills with private fly fishing access is on…

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The Fight to Save Nearly 3,500 Heritage Oaks From a Sacramento County Solar Project

Photo via California Native Plant Society A planned solar energy project in eastern Sacramento County that would wipe out nearly…

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Dying Redwood Outside California Courthouse Gets New Life as a Chainsaw-Carved Bear

A century-old redwood tree outside the historic Merced County Courthouse is getting a second chapter, thanks to a chainsaw and…

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New HBO Docu-Series Explores the Life and Legacy of Yosemite Climbing Legend Dean Potter

A new HBO docu-series is shining a light on one of Yosemite Valley’s most compelling and complicated climbing figures. “The…

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Rebounding Chinook Populations Bring Back California’s Ocean Salmon Season

California’s ocean salmon fishing season is making a major comeback in 2026 after three consecutive years of commercial closure and…

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Found a Baby Deer in the Wild? California Wildlife Officials Say Leave It Alone

If you spot a baby deer curled up alone in the grass this spring, the best thing you can do…

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Northern California Could Slide Back Into Drought by Summer, Forecasters Warn

Northern California just shook off drought conditions entirely, but forecasters say the relief could be short-lived. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center…

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Final Report on Deadly Lake Tahoe Avalanche Skiers Had Lifesaving Equipment That Never Activated

The National Avalanche Center has released its final report on the February avalanche near Donner Summit that killed nine skiers,…

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California Pulls Funding From Tribal Salmon Restoration on the McCloud River

A tribal-led effort to bring endangered winter-run Chinook salmon back to the McCloud River above Lake Shasta is in danger…

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California Just Recorded Its Second Lowest April Snowpack Ever

California’s snowpack is in crisis. The Department of Water Resources conducted its annual April snow survey at Phillips Station on…

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California’s Coastal Birds Are Dying in Unusual Numbers and Wildlife Officials Finally Know the Cause

California beachgoers have been encountering an unsettling sight lately — dead and dying seabirds washing ashore along much of the…

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Sierra Storm Delivers 2-Feet of New Snow to Palisades Tahoe

A powerful two-part storm system brought significant snowfall to Palisades Tahoe, with the resort potentially reaching a 2-foot storm total…

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Drone Helps Rescuers Find Injured Hiker in Remote American River Canyon

A drone played a key role in locating an injured hiker deep in a remote stretch of the South Fork…

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California Ski Resorts Are Closing Early All Over the State

California’s ski season is ending well ahead of schedule. A brutal March heat wave, combined with a lackluster winter overall,…

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Helicopter Crew Rescues Three People Trapped in Fast-Moving Water on the Russian River

A Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crew pulled off a dramatic swiftwater rescue on the Russian River south of Healdsburg…

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Lassen Volcanic National Park Could Open Its Highway Earlier Than Usual This Year

Crews are gearing up to begin clearing the Lassen National Park Highway, and a below-average snowpack this year could mean…

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Lake Tahoe Sees Biggest Winter Water Boost in Recent Memory

A stretch of winter storms has delivered a massive water boost to Lake Tahoe, with roughly 16 billion gallons flowing…

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A Massive Salmon Release Hit the Sacramento River This Week at the Worst Possible Time

More than 6.2 million juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon were released from the Coleman National Fish Hatchery into Battle Creek this…

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Record Spring Heat Is Forcing Tahoe’s Largest Ski Resort to Close Weeks Earlier Than Planned

Palisades Tahoe, long known as the last Lake Tahoe resort standing each spring, is pulling the plug about a month…

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Prescribed Burns Are Scheduled Near Weaverville and Shasta Lake This Week

The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is set to begin prescribed burn operations starting Sunday, March 29, with activity potentially running through…

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Lake Oroville Is Nearly Full and DWR Is Working to Hold Onto Every Drop

Lake Oroville is sitting at 89 percent capacity, and the Department of Water Resources is focused on keeping it that…

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Lake Tahoe’s Priciest Home Ever Just Sold and the Number Is Staggering

Lake Tahoe’s real estate record didn’t just get broken — it got demolished. A lakefront estate in Incline Village traded…

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