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Wildlife
Wildlife Officials Begin Experimental System to Bring Salmon Back to the McCloud River
State and federal biologists and engineers, in partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, have begun testing an experimental system in…
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Lassen
Lassen Volcanic National Park Announces Partial Reopening of Kings Creek Falls Overlook
The rebuilding of infrastructure in Lassen Volcanic National Park continues after 73,240 acres of the park was burned in the…
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71-Year-Old Man Completes the 2,650-Mile Pacific Crest Trail
Finishing the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada is a difficult feat for even the most in-shape young…
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Outdoors
Yurok Tribe Partners with California State Parks to Manage North Coast Redwoods
California State Parks and the Yurok Tribe signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to establish a collaborative approach to…
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North Coast
Eel River Dam Removal is Moving Forward. It Will Create California’s Longest Free-Flowing River.
In April, PG&E’s 50-year license for the Eel River Dams expired, with the company opting against renewing the costly Potter…
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Tahoe
Fisherman Lands MONSTER 17-Pound Mackinaw on Lake Tahoe
When you think of the best places to fish in Northern California, Lake Tahoe typically isn’t near the top of…
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Sports
Will Sierra-at-Tahoe Open for the Winter Season? In Their Words, ‘Heck Yes’
After the Caldor Fire moved through Sierra-at-Tahoe in the summer of 2021, the ski resort’s management has been hard at…
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Lassen
Lassen Park Highway Reopens Following Snow Closure
Photo: NPS/Charles Hardy Earlier this week, an early-season storm blanketed the high-elevation areas of Northern California, including a nice dusting…
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Weather
Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Two Different Winters in Northern California
Lake Tahoe winter. Photo by adrianna geo. Northern California has been on a roller coaster ride the past decade when it…
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News
Yosemite Lifts All Fire Restrictions Following Wet Week
After a wet week in Yosemite National Park, the National Park Service has lifted all fire restrictions in the park.…
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All Evacuations Lifted from the Mosquito Fire
Photo: CalFire This week’s rain throughout Northern California proved to be the perfect lifeboat for firefighters battling wildfires throughout the…
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Sports
Opening Dates for NorCal Ski Resorts for the 2022-23 Season
Photo by Robson Hatsukami Morgan Winter is just around the corner in Northern California, with our first snow of the season…
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News
Unanimous Vote Calls for the Renaming of Patrick’s Point
Photo by Tim Oldenkamp The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted to change the name of the famous…
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Weather
Mount Shasta Looks Stunning with a Fresh Layer of New Snow
Photo: Mount Shasta Avalanche Center The early-season storm that soaked Northern California on Sunday also brought some much-needed snowfall to…
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Lassen
Lassen Park Highway Closed Due to Snowfall
The early-season storm that soaked Northern California on Sunday has brought some snow to high-elevation areas. As the rain moved…
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News
Drought Forces Closure Of Shasta Valley Wildlife Area To Waterfowl Hunting
CDFW Photo: Youth hunter at the Modoc National Wildlife Refuge. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that…
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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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Weather
Hallelujah! An Early-Season Storm is Forecast to Soak Northern California
Photo: Sacramento State/Andrea Price With wildfire season beginning to reach its peak in Northern California, Mother Nature is sending us…
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News
Study: Sierra Nevada Snowpack Will Shrink by 79% by the End of the Century
The Sierra Nevada, the iconic mountain range that sits on the east side of Northern California, has been a reliable…
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Yosemite-Mammoth
No Reservations: Yosemite Ending Vehicle Pass Requirements Soon
Photo by Rakshith Hatwar Yosemite National Park is known to be one of the most visited parks in the United States,…
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News
Logging Mill at the Center of the Mill Fire Plans up to $50 Million Fund for Impacted Residents
On September 2nd, the Mill Fire started in Siskiyou County, destroying 118 structures and killing two people near Lake Shastina.…
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Lake Tahoe Air Quality Reaches Hazardous 700+ AQI Due to Nearby Mosquito Fire
The Mosquito Fire burning just west of Lake Tahoe is sending a lot of smoke into Northern California and Nevada.…
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Videos Show Burned Homes in the Area of the Mosquito Fire
With the fast-moving nature of the Mosquito Fire in the Sierra foothills near Foresthill, California, fire officials have been concentrating…
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News
Mosquito Fire Explodes in the Sierra Foothills with 3,666 Structures Threatened
UPDATE: CalFire has announced the Mosquito Fire sits at 14,250 acres with no containment. Our initial acreage was based on…
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The Largest Dam Removal in History Nears Final Approval
Photo: Yurok Tribe During the final week of August, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released its final Environmental Impact Statement…
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Sacramento
Sacramento Shatters 97-Year-Old Heat Record
Photo by Stephen Leonardi The city of Sacramento shattered its all-time heat record on Tuesday afternoon when it recorded a temperature…
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Weather
Buckle Up: All-Time Record Heat Could Hit NorCal this Afternoon
Photo by Stephen Leonardi The current heat wave in California is already putting up staggering numbers, breaking multiple heat records, placing…
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News
Mill Fire Update: 2 Dead, 91 Structures Burned as Containment Grows Near Weed, California
The Mill Fire burning in Siskiyou County was slowed by fire officials over Labor Day weekend, but not before providing…
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News
Based on History, the Worst of Northern California’s Fire Season is on the Horizon
The Dixie Fire burned nearly a million acre in 2021 Compared to the past five fire seasons, this year has…
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Shasta River Resumes Normal Flows Following Rancher Backlash
Water flows on the Shasta River have returned to normal following a warning from California officials to a group of…
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News
Study: Catastrophic Mega-Flood an Imminent Threat to Northern California
Over the past decade, we’ve seen dramatic swings in weather during the different seasons in Northern California. From drought to…
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Tahoe
Scientists Have Spent Billions to Improve Lake Tahoe’s Clarity. It’s Only Getting Worse.
Lake Tahoe’s clarity is its most notable attribute. In the early 1900s, scientists gushed about being able to see 100…
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Shasta Cascade
Mount Shasta is Almost Entirely Devoid of Snow
Photo taken of Mt. Shasta on August 16 by the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center We’re in the dog days of…
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News
Siskiyou Ranchers Told to Stop Diverting Water from Drought-Plaqued River
Photo: Cal Trout The state of California has warned a group of ranchers to stop diverting water from the Shasta…
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News
Documentary About the Deadly Avalanche on Alpine Meadows Coming to Northern California Theaters
On March 31, 1982, a large avalanche hit Alpine Meadows, burying the main lodge and parking lot in 20 feet…
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Stories
Help One of Our Favorite NorCal Photographers as He Deals with 3rd Battle with Cancer
Jake and his daughter in the flowers below Lassen Peak Some of our favorite content in Northern California comes from…
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News
Divers Find Kiely Rodni’s Car in Prosser Lake
Divers from Adventures With Purpose confirmed they found Kiely Rodni’s car in Prosser Lake on Sunday, ending a two-week search…
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Outdoors
Hiker Crushes the Pacific Crest Trail in ‘Fastest Known Time’
A 27-year-old British man has become the fastest person to complete the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) as a self-supported athlete,…
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News
Mt. Shasta Ski Park Reveals Trail Map of Brand-New Gray Butte Lift
As Mt. Shasta Ski Park continues its construction of the brand-new Gray Butte Lift, which will drastically change the popular…
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News
Sheriff: Missing Truckee Girl May Have Been Kidnapped at Campground Party
The search continues for a 16-year-old Truckee girl who has not been seen since a campground party at the Prosser…
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News
The 2022 Perseid Meteor Shower Will Peak This Week. Here’s How to See it in Northern California.
Photo by Micha? Mancewicz On the night of August 11 and into the early morning of August 12, the Swift-Tuttle comet…
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News
Five Media Outlets Under Investigation for Behavior in McKinney Fire Burn Area
Photo: Siskiyou County Sheriff The Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue has announced an investigation into five media outlets that abused…
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Wildlife
Northern California Wolf Packs Welcome 11 New Pups in 2022
Photo of the Whaleback Pack in 2011. Photo by Patrick Griffin. Despite massive wildfires destroying large patches of wolf territory…
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Wildlife
Massive Fish Kill on the Klamath River Believed to Be Caused by the McKinney Fire
Officials from the Karuk Tribe were surprised when they found a massive fish kill between Indian Creek and Seiad Creek…
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Video
Insane Video Shows Cars Washing Away in Flash Flood in McKinney Fire Burn Scar
After the McKinney Fire grew to more than 55,000 acres in just a couple of days in Siskiyou County, rains…
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Most of Klamath River, California ‘Wiped Out’ by McKinney Fire
Rain showers brought reprieve to firefighters working to slow the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County, but not before the flames…
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Yosemite-Mammoth
Yosemite to Reopen Mariposa Grove Following Washburn Fire Closure
Following a nearly month-long closure in which the Washburn Fire grew to nearly 20,000 acres in Yosemite National Park, the…
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Stories
Redding Woodworker Creates $65k Table from 1,500-Year-Old Redwood Tree
A woodworking company in Redding recently created a table from a 1,500-year-old redwood tree, selling it to a local restaurant…
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News
McKinney Fire: Two Found Dead Inside Burned Vehicle Along Highway 96
The McKinney Fire continues to grow at a rapid pace in Siskiyou County, forcing mandatory evacuations of more than 2,000…
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News
House Where Iconic ‘Double-Rainbow’ Video Was Filmed Burns in the Oak Fire
The Oak Fire continues to burn just outside Yosemite National Park, destroying dozens of homes since it began on July…
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Sports
RIVER MONSTER: 8-Foot Sturgeon Caught on the Sacramento River
We’ve been documenting the giant, ancient fish that swim in the waters of the Sacramento River for years now. Some…
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Outdoors
Oak Fire Sends Plume of Smoke into Yosemite, Lake Tahoe
The Oak Fire has grown to the largest wildfire in the United States, threatening thousands of structures and forcing more…
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News
Oak Fire Grows to 16,791 Acres with Thousands of Structures Threatened Near Yosemite
Just as firefighters began to clean up the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, the Oak Fire erupted nearby on…
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Shasta Cascade
Beloved Clearwater Fishing Lodge Closing its Doors
The legendary Clearwater Lodge, known for its beautiful accommodations and stellar fly fishing services, has permanently closed its doors. Since…
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Wildlife
Chinook Salmon Make Their Return to the McCloud River
From left: Taylor Lipscomb, hatchery manager at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery near Redding;…
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News
Mariposa Grove Sequoias Poised to Survive Yosemite’s Washburn Fire
Photo: Garrett Dickman/NPS The Washburn Fire continues to grow at an alarming pace in the Yosemite National Park. As of…
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News
Yosemite’s Washburn Fire Grows to 700 Acres, Threatening the Sequoias of Mariposa Grove
The Washburn Fire began on Thursday afternoon and has since grown to 700 acres in Yosemite National Park, closing down…
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Tahoe
A Guide to Watching the American Century Championship – Tahoe’s Famed Celebrity Golf Tournament
This week, the American Century Championship will descend on Edgewood Golf Course in South Lake Tahoe, continuing the tradition of…
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News
Washburn Fire Blazes Through Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park
A brand-new wildfire started in Yosemite National Park on Thursday afternoon, quickly growing to 10 acres and closing Mariposa Grove…
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Tahoe
Wildfire Forces Immediate Evacuation Order in Truckee
A wildfire began near the Truckee Airport in the early afternoon on Thursday, forcing an evacuation order for the region.…
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Sacramento
This Sacramento Trail Was Named One of the Best in America
When you think of trails in Northern California, you probably think of places like Tahoe, Mount Shasta, Yosemite and the…
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News
Lake Tahoe Beaches Littered with More Than 3,000 Pounds of Trash on Fourth of July
For many people visiting Lake Tahoe over Fourth of July weekend, it’s a time to enjoy beautiful summer days in…
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News
California’s Oldest State Park to Reopen Just Two Years After Being Completely Destroyed by Wildfire
California State Parks and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks today announced Big Basin Redwoods State Park will partially reopen…
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News
UPDATE: Missing Desolation Wilderness Hiker Found Dead in Lake Aloha
Update – June 30: A sad ending to the story of the 32-year-old missing hiker in the Desolation Wilderness was…
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News
Rices Fire Grows to 520 Acres in Nevada County, Forcing Evacuations
The Rices Fire exploded on Tuesday afternoon in Nevada County, near the South Yuba State Park and approximately 15 miles…
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Sports
MONSTER 23-Inch Rainbow Trout Caught on Fall River
The Hexagenia hatch is in full swing on Fall River and fishermen are elated to see the results coming into…
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Tahoe
Bear Euthanized After Confrontation in North Lake Tahoe Home
After sneaking into a home and having a confrontation with the homeowner, a bear has been captured and euthanized in…
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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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News
Mammoth Lakes Building Massive Affordable Housing Complex to Combat Real Estate Surge
Ski towns across America are experiencing a real estate surge that is pricing locals out of the market. It’s become…
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News
Congressmen Reveal Bipartisan Bill to Save California’s Giant Sequoias from Wildfire
Photo by Jeremy Bezanger Over the past two years, 20 percent of all the giant sequoia trees on the planet were…
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News
Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove Closed Due to High Winds
Yosemite National Park issued an alert Wednesday announcing the closure of Mariposa Grove Road due to high winds and the…
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Tahoe
Woman Attacked by Bear in North Lake Tahoe Home
Photo by Marion hobbs A woman was attacked by a bear in her North Lake Tahoe home on June 16, which…
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Lassen
What to Expect When Visiting Lassen Volcanic National Park After the Dixie Fire
The entrance sign to Juniper Lake burned by the Dixie Fire. Photo: NPS In 2021, the Dixie Fire ravaged five…
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Wildlife
200,000 Juvenile Salmon Released into San Francisco Bay in Desperate Attempt to Save Them from Drought
Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife On Sunday evening, officials from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife transported…
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News
It’s Official: Negro Bar Recreation Area Will Be Receiving a New Name
Flickr/Vince The California State Parka and Recreation Commission unanimously voted to change the name of Negro Bar Recreation Area on…
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News
Mt. Shasta Ski Park Looking for Workers to Help Build its Brand-New Lift
Photo: Mt. Shasta Ski Park The Mt. Shasta Ski Park is currently undergoing an expansion that is decades in the…
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News
Cal Fire Blames PG&E for ‘Excessively Delayed Response’ During the Ignition of the Dixie Fire
Once again in 2021, a massive wildfire ripped through communities in Northern California, destroying personal property and claiming lives. And…
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Sacramento
Officials Considering Changing Controversial Name of Popular NorCal Park
Flickr/Vince A day-use area on the shores Lake Natoma just east of Sacramento has a name that’s hard to say…
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News
While Most Northern California Reservoirs are Starved for Water, One Sits Fuller Than Usual
Folsom Lake With the large reservoirs of Northern California experiencing the impact of extreme drought throughout the region, water officials…
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Wildlife
California Wildlife Officials Uncover Illegal Rattlesnake Trafficking Operation
Photo: CDFW In case you’re wondering – yes, it’s very illegal to breed and traffic rattlesnakes. That’s why wildlife officials…
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Tahoe
Lake Tahoe To Receive 100,000 Lahontan Cutthroat Trout This Summer
Tahoe’s native fish are making a return this summer. The Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex in Gardnerville, Nev., began stocking…
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News
See the Strawberry Super Moon Rise Over the Night Sky this Week
Photo by Melanie Magdalena It’s the perfect time of year to grab a glimpse of the full moon in the great…
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Yosemite-Mammoth
Yosemite Officials Looking for People Who Spray Painted Graffiti on Rocks in the Park
Yosemite National Park officials are asking the public to help assist with a spray painting incident in the park. The…
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News
Celebrate California State Park Week June 14 – 18
Photo by Kitera Dent The public is invited to celebrate the first annual California State Parks Week, June 14-18, presented by California State…
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News
Eva the Heroic Dog that Fought Off a Mountain Lion Dies Unexpectedly
Eva, the dog who heroically saved her owner from a mountain lion attack along the Trinity River, died unexpectedly on…
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Outdoors
This Interactive Map will Show You All the Open Campsites in Northern California
As the seasons transition from winter to to the summer months, it’s been really difficult getting information on exactly what’s…
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News
Lassen Park Highway Opens for the Summer Season
Photo: National Park Service The road through Lassen Volcanic National Park opened to vehicle traffic on Friday, June 3rd, indicating…
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Bay Area
Mountain Lion Becomes Trapped in Classroom of Bay Area School
It was just before 8:30 am on Wednesday when a juvenile mountain lion curiously wandered into Pescadero High School in San…
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News
Hiker Dies After Being Swept Out to Sea Along Humboldt Coast
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…
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Uncategorized
Raccoon Goes Viral After Getting Stuck in Santa Cruz Roof
Photo: Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter A raccoon went viral this week after getting stuck in a roof in the…
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News
Sierra Nevada Releases RESIST Anti-Imperial Ale to Support Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has a history of raising money for relief efforts through their beer. Following the Camp Fire,…
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Lassen
Lassen Park Highway Now Open to Bikers, with Full Vehicle Access Expected Soon
Photo: National Park Service Lassen Volcanic National Park officials have announced that they’ve finished clearing the park highway of snow,…
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Yosemite-Mammoth
Tioga Road Opens for the Summer in Yosemite National Park
Photo by Ankit Malhotra Yosemite’s Tioga Road, the only route in the region over the Sierra Nevada, opened to the…
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North Coast
Brand-New Elevated Boardwalk Now Fully Open in Jedediah Smith Redwoods
California State Parks, Save the Redwoods League, Redwood Parks Conservancy and the National Park Service have completed construction on the…
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Shasta Cascade
Here’s How You Can Visit Whiskeytown NRA For Free this Summer
Visiting Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in the summer is a time-honored tradition for Shasta County locals. A trip to Whiskeytown…
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Sports
The King of “Fastest Known Times” Collides with a Deer Going 41-MPH on a Bike in Mount Shasta
Jason Hardrath’s body is used to pain. After all, he did summit 100 peaks faster than anyone ever. He also…
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News
Heroic Dog Survives Mountain Lion Attack, Returns Home from Vet
The 2 1/2-year-old Belgian Malinois that saved her owner from a mountain lion attack in Northern California is back home…
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Destinations
NPS Visitation Numbers Show Yosemite Isn’t Northern California’s Most Popular National Park
Muir Woods is within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Photo by Caleb Jones. The National Park Service released its 2021…
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North Coast
Redwood Coast Kite Festival Returns to Eureka this Weekend
Photo: Humboldt Kiters The Humboldt Kiters will be hosting the Redwood Coast Kite Festival in Eureka, California this weekend. The…
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News
Bull Escapes Redding Rodeo, Striking Six People Near the Sundial Bridge
A bull jumped over the fence at the Redding Rodeo on Friday night, running over to the area of the…
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