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Cannabis
How Illegal Marijuana Grows are Poisoning Northern California’s Public Lands
Photo: MARK HIGLEY/HOOPA VALLEY TRIBAL FORESTRY When recreational marijuana was legalized in California in 2018, U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott announced…
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Stories
Be Prepared: Fire Season May Just Be Getting Started in Northern California
Compared to 2018, we’ve experienced a rather modest fire season in Northern California. Certainly, some fires this year were catastrophic…
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News
With Windy Conditions in the Forecast, NorCal Could See More PG&E Shutdowns this Week
With prolonged dry weather and the forecast of high winds this week, it’s possible Northern California could see more PG&E…
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News
You Could Purchase this Tahoe Winter Resort for Just $6 Million
If you have $6 million lying around, a great way to spend it might be to purchase a Tahoe ski…
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Outdoors
Watch a Feisty Steelhead Jump HIGH Out of the Water on the Klamath River
The fishing guides over at Wild Waters Fly Fishing have been getting their fair share of big steelhead on the…
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Shasta Cascade
Onlookers Marvel at Storm Trooper on Shasta Lake
Yes, you read that headline right. We have a storm trooper sighting on Shasta Lake that would make any Star…
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Bay Area
Uber Using NorCal Residents to Test Cooking Classes and other “Culinary Experiences”
According to a Forbes article published this week, Uber is now testing food experiences through its Uber Eats app in…
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News
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Opening for Winter Season this Week
Squaw Valley Resort. Photo: Rennett Stowe Winter is officially upon us in Northern California as Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is preparing…
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Outdoors
Snowboarding at Squaw Valley During its Snowiest Month EVER
On February 1st, 2019 it began snowing heavily at Squaw Valley Resort near Lake Tahoe. The snow continued to slam…
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News
45-Miles of New Trails Coming to the Mount Shasta Area
The Shasta McCloud Management Unit of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, in partnership with the Mt. Shasta Trail Association (MTSA), has…
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Destinations
The 10 Best Bike Rides in Tahoe
Photo: Bike Tahoe There are a lot of opportunities for a great bike ride in Northern California, but the best…
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News
Save the Redwoods League Acquires Humboldt Land to Transfer to Redwoods National Park
Photo: Save the Redwoods League Press release from Save the Redwoods League: Continuing its century-long mission to protect and restore…
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News
Winter is Coming: Here are the Opening Dates for All NorCal Ski Resorts
Snowmaking at Squaw Valley Resort. Photo: Squaw Valley The winter is approaching in the mountains of Northern California, and ski…
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Shasta Cascade
Help the Haven Humane Society Raise Money to Keep Animals Warm After Surgery
The Haven Humane Society has been caring for lost, homeless or abused pets in the Redding area since 1952. The…
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Butte
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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Destinations
Find America’s Oldest Juniper Tree in the Northern California Mountains
Photo: Save the Redwoods League Sitting about 160-miles southeast of Sacramento in the Sierra Nevada mountains is a tree so…
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Eating
7 Eating Challenges in Northern California We Bet You Can’t Complete
There have been a few television shows dedicated entirely to revealing unique eating challenges around the world. They are fun…
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News
Mammoth Mountain Opens for the Winter Season
Following just a 103-day closure for the summer, Mammoth Mountain has reopened for the winter season and hopes to see…
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Bay Area
Point Reyes Lighthouse Reopens Following 13-Month, $5.7 Million Renovation
Flickr/m01229 The Point Reyes Lighthouse has reopened to the public following an extensive renovation, giving visitors a refreshed look at…
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Sports
These Fishermen Traverse Class V Rapids to Catch BIG Trout on the American River
“To find the goods, you have to be willing to go to places where no one else is willing to…
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Eating
The 91 NorCal Restaurants Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with Guy Fieri
The Bad Boy of Food, Guy Fieri, is a Northern California local. Living in Santa Rosa with his wife and…
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Wildlife
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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Destinations
An Underground Adventure in Lassen’s Subway Cave
Sitting in the Lassen National Forest is the Subway Cave, a beautiful cave formed thousands of years ago by flowing…
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Outdoors
Greased Bowling Balls and the Circle of Life on the Klamath River
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington “WHOA,” my teenage son screamed. “Watch out! Those rocks are slippery. I…
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Destinations
Celebrate Veteran’s Day at Living Memorial Sculpture Garden Near Mount Shasta
Photo: Discover Siskiyou Every year, Veteran’s Day sits as a reminder to all Americans about the sacrifice made by the…
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Outdoors
California Untamed: Watch a NorCal Man Run 330-Miles from Arcata to Mount Shasta
Ryan Spitz is no ordinary man. Spitz decided he wanted to create a race from two iconic Northern California locations…
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Tahoe
Mr. T-Shirt the 400-Pound Bear Rescued from a Dumpster in King’s Beach
Mr. T-Shirt has become a bit of a celebrity in the Tahoe town of King’s Beach. Known for the white…
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Destinations
The Best View of Lake Tahoe? The Breathtaking Hike to Monkey Rock
View this post on Instagram Tahoe’s Monkey Rock enjoying the spring weather. 📷: @bueller.bueller . . . . . .…
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News
Justin Bieber Visits Tahoe’s Newly Opened East Shore Trail
Tahoe’s “magical” East Shore Trail opened to much fanfare in June and now it’s getting a high-profile visit from one…
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News
Study: Combating Rising Sea Levels in Humboldt will Cost $2.5 Billion by 2040
Humboldt Bay The wildfires in Northern California provide an in-your-face reminder of the trials and tribulations brought on by earth’s…
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History
The Legend of Old Shavehead – The Lassen Native American Known for Murdering Samuel Burney
As written in the book California’s Best Fly Fishing Old Shavehead. Photo: California State University, Chico While geologists estimate that…
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Bay Area
3 NorCal Cities Make Top 20 of “2019 Best Foodie Cities in America” List
Map of Northern California’s “2019 Best Food Cities in America” by WalletHub Northern California is once again asserting its dominance…
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Destinations
Falling for Redding: Your Ultimate Guide to Autumn Activities in Shasta County
Brought to you by Visit Redding Photo: Visit Redding It’s autumn in Northern California, with the foliage that grew all…
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Butte
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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Wildlife
Our Official Response to the People Upset We Showed a Bear Eating a Deer on Our Website
This week, we published an article that included a video of a bear grabbing a hold of a deer on…
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Outdoors
Shocking Video Shows Bear Devouring Live Deer in Yosemite
A video was shared to social media this week showing some of the most shocking wildlife footage in Northern California…
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Destinations
Take a Walk Through History in this Ghost Town just Outside Redding, California
Brought to you by Visit Redding Shasta State Historic Park. Photo: Visit Redding In the mid-1800’s, the town of Shasta…
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Outdoors
To Dam or Un-Dam California? Now That’s a Complicated Question.
While some dams are old and nearly useless, major dams like Shasta provide flood control and water storage for millions…
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Stories
Viral Photo of Firefighters Sleeping on the Grass Near Kincade Fire Shows Their Plight
Firefighters battling the devastating wildfires of Northern California don’t have it easy. Not only do they risk life and limb…
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Stories
These Pets were Lost in the Kincade Fire and Need Your Help Finding Their Owners
As we’ve learned over the past three years dealing with massive wildfires in Northern California, it’s quite common for pets…
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History
City of Eureka Transfers Indian Island Back to Wiyot Tribe in Historic Ceremony
Facebook/ Wiyot Tribe In December of 2018, the Eureka City Council unanimously voted to return Tuluwat, or Indian Island, back…
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Eating
Gordon Ramsay’s Brand-New Hell’s Kitchen in Lake Tahoe Now Taking Reservations
Photo courtesy of Harrah’s Gordon Ramsay’s first restaurant in Northern California is now taking reservations for their opening later this…
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News
Amid Massive Power Shutdowns, PG&E Admits it May Have Caused the Kincade Fire
Flickr/SunnyvaleRocks Just 23 minutes after the Kincade Fire began in Sonoma County, PG&E cut power to the area, along with…
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News
Two Earthquakes Hit Near Kincade Fire, Which Grew to 66,000 Acres Overnight
If the devastating Kincade Fire wasn’t enough to leave firefighters and Sonoma County residents with sleepless nights, two earthquakes recorded…
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News
Kincade Fire Balloons to 55,000 Acres, Containment Decreases to 5 Percent
Satellite image of the Kincade Fire The situation of the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County somehow got much worse today,…
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News
Howling Winds Reach 103 MPH in Northern California Overnight
Mount Tamalpais. Flickr/Michael Pujals When you woke up in Northern California on Sunday Morning, you likely noticed winds howling outside…
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Destinations
The Best Places to Go Bird Watching in Siskiyou County
Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife In a world with…
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News
Wind-Fueled Kincade Fire Devastates Sonoma, 180,000 Residents Under Mandatory Evacuation
The fast-moving Kincade Fire grew rapidly Saturday night as vicious winds whipped the flames into a frenzy and grew the…
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News
More PG&E Power Shutdowns are Expected this Weekend
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA It was a relatively short power shutdown this week for 179,000 PG&E customers as the power company…
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Eating
Eating Roadkill is Now Legal in California
Flickr/Don DeBold On Sunday October 15th Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 395 which allows people to take home…
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News
Humpback Whale Tangled in Fishing Net Washes Ashore on Humboldt Beach
Humboldt residents were surprised when they came across a humpback whale washed ashore on Wednesday. The whale was tangled in…
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News
PG&E Moving Forward with Power Shutdowns to 179,000 Customers in Northern California
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA PG&E has confirmed the latest round of power shutdowns for Northern California will indeed take place, with…
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Outdoors
Watch: Bear Goes for a Morning Swim in Lake Tahoe
Bear sightings are common throughout the Tahoe area, but it’s usually rare to see them going for a morning swim.…
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Outdoors
Mount Shasta Put On a Breathtaking Lenticular Cloud Show this Weekend
Mount Shasta is known to marvel onlookers with a lenticular cloud show every now and again, and anyone lucky enough…
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