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Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife In December 2018, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife pleaded with the…

Memorial Day Weekend is upon us, which means it’s time to gather with friends and family and enjoy a nice…

In December, the Mount Shasta Rotary constructed pens in Lake Siskiyou to house and grow “trophy-sized” rainbow trout to release…

Many resorts in Northern California have a team of ski patrol dogs who are highly trained to find and rescue…

Shasta Lake At the beginning of May, Northern California reservoirs were already sitting at historic levels. Then came the unexpected…

On May 9th, Frank Gentle went to Clear Lake looking to catch some fish in the lake known for its…

Held every Memorial Day weekend at the base of Mt. Shasta in the historic lumber town of McCloud, the McCloud…

Northern California is a biking utopia. From road biking to mountain biking to even snow biking, there’s an adventure for…

View this post on Instagram WHALE WATCH: A tour group of kayakers were taken aback when they suddenly encountered a…

With the rare May storm that is currently hitting Northern California with unseasonable snow in the mountains, winter driving conditions…

Sitting in in the middle of the Humboldt Redwoods State Park is the Avenue of the Giants, a 31-mile two…

Following a series of storms that brought historic rain to the Northern California valley and nearly two feet of snow…

Flickr/Robert Couse-Baker These storms that have been slamming Northern California the past week have brought heavy precipitation, with inches of…

During the winter or springtime at McCloud Falls, the flows become heavy enough for death defying kayak stunts. Although the…

The rare rainy weather in May is causing issues for what’s otherwise sunny weather during the Shasta Bike Month. Unfortunately,…

After the historic winter of 2019 that singlehandedly brought Northern California out of a 7-year drought, some were hoping for…

For the past month, bears have been awakening from their winter hibernation to return in droves to the Tahoe area…

Following a 10-month closure at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area due to the Carr Fire, park officials have announced the imminent…

Photo: Squaw Valley Resort The historic winter of 2019 is lasting well into May, with a new snowstorm this week…

A camper who was visiting from Asheville, North Carolina was found dead in the Sacramento River this week after he…

K9 Jasper and Patrol Captain Harris. Photo: US Forest Service The Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Law Enforcement and Investigations is celebrating…

It’s not over yet, folks. In fact, this weird winter weather in May is just getting started. A rare May…

A rare mid-May storm slammed Northern California on Wednesday, bringing with it some winter conditions during a time of year…

The rare mid-May storm that is currently slamming Northern California has peaked in Shasta County, with the National Weather Service…

Photo: Jacie Knight/USFWS Wildlife and water management officials are heralding the early returns of a special group of winter-run Chinook…

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to halt the federal government’s ongoing project to raise the Shasta…

Photo: Shasta Bike Challenge The National Bike Challenge is hosted every May and is a friendly competition between counties in…

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is beginning to resume normal operations following the Carr Fire and that is evident with their…

Carousel Estate. Photo: sunnysidelakefront.com If you drive through any areas surrounding Lake Tahoe, you may come across numerous bumper stickers…

The road clearing in Lassen Volcanic National Park continues as officials are beginning to realize just how big the snow…

Just when you thought it was over, the winter of 2019 is coming back with a vengeance. A big storm…

Alexander Ham On April 14th, 29-year-old Alexander Ham of Vineyard went missing while jet skiing on Lake Folsom. Nearly a…

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

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

Flickr/Don DeBold If you’re driving down a California highway and accidentally hit an animal, it’s currently illegal to remove that…

Photo: Yuba Expeditions Singletracks, a popular mountain biking website, recently named the most popular mountain biking trails in the U.S.…

Think you’ve gone fast on the slopes? Well let’s put your speed to the test against a retired World Cup…

Photo: Sonoma Land Trust Stewardship When Peter and Toni Thompson bought their Sonoma County land in 2014, they were made…

Sacramento River near Box Canyon A Mount Shasta man was exiting an upper section of the Sacramento River just east…

See a porcupine up close and personal or marvel as an owl flies inches from your head at Turtle Bay…

We were in Dunsmuir, California and decided to stay at the Railroad Park Resort nestled right under the majestic Castle…

It’s that time of year again! The time when you get into your best physical shape and head down to…

Around 4 pm on Monday, a boat was seen engulfed in flames on the Sacramento River not far from the…

Once, in the dawn of pre-history, a ravenous saber toothed tiger stalked a little family of cavemen, mom, dad and…

Siskiyou County has proven to be one of the most beautiful outdoor destinations in the United States. With the mighty…

Red-Legged Frog Release. Federally threatened California red-legged frogs are showing signs of a return to Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park after…

In December, the Mount Shasta Rotary constructed pens in Lake Siskiyou to house and grow “trophy-sized” rainbow trout to release…

The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) has released its Fire Potential Outlook for the 2019 fire season and it outlines…

View this post on Instagram Looking up as I walked this line and seeing thousands of people there cheering me…

Photo: Cal Fire NEU CalFire was alerted to an incident at the Mineral Bar Campground in Colfax on the North…

Named for Kendall Vanhook Bumpass, a Lassen Country settler and prospector from the mid-1800s, Bumpass Hell encompasses 16 acres and…

On Sunday, April 28, a concerned angler called in a tip to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife after…

The premiere spring skiing event in Northern California is taking place this weekend on Saturday, May 4th at Squaw Valley…

Summer takes flight with Wings of Summer: Butterflies!, one of Turtle Bay Exploration Park’s most beloved and popular exhibits, on…

There’s a neighborhood in Truckee, California that has an unusual neighbor. They call him Bubba – and he’s a ginormous…

“To find the goods, you have to be willing to go to places where no one else is willing to…

Guadalupe fur seal. Photo/The Marine Mammal Center Point Reyes National Seashore is known to be the home of a diverse…

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

Photo by Matthias Rossini It’s springtime in California, which means it’s waterfall chasing season for any outdoor adventurer. Finding great…

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

The nature of Northern California is full of so much beauty, and possibly just as much mystery. There is still…

Photo: National Park Service In a move to connect visitors to Yosemite National Park while also raising money to protect…

Photo: Jason Montelongo The California River Quest today announced that it has registered more than 70 paddlers from six U.S.…

Photo: League to Save Lake Tahoe Warmer spring weather can expose trash left behind after winter snow melts, and leave…

Photo by the Integral Ecology Research Center When recreational marijuana was legalized in California in 2018, U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott…

Road crew begins removing snow from the park highway outside the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center When the springtime hits Lassen Volcanic…

With the massive amount of snowfall on Mammoth Mountain, including its snowiest February in 30 years this winter, ski patrol…

Photo: California Trout In January, a lawsuit was won by a group of Native American and conservation groups looking to…

Photo by NOAA In November 2018, the Friends of the Eel River petitioned to list Northern California’s summer-run steelhead on…

Brought to you by Visit Redding We drove an hour northeast of Redding, California to see what President Theodore Roosevelt…

There are just so many beautiful destinations in Northern California that everyone should see once in their lifetime, and what…

With the snow melting in the Tahoe region, wild animal sightings (mostly bears) are on the rise. One of the…

The Mighty Redwoods by David Ruddock For EcoWatch’s Earth Day Photo Contest, a Humboldt photographer submitted his photo The Mighty…

Photo: Sonoma County Sheriff It was an interesting sight when someone found a high-end prosthetic leg in the Cloverdale lumber…

Yosemite’s Nevada Fall The culture of capturing “epic” photos at outdoors destinations is becoming a deadly problem, with new evidence…

After enjoying a cold, wet winter, Northern California temperatures are beginning to transform into typical summer temperatures, with record heat…

Turtle Bay Exploration Park will offer free admission to Kool April Nites attendees on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 10…

The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will soon begin the process of opening recreational facilities in the…

The Sundial Bridge, Burney Falls, Shasta Dam and Lassen Peak are all located within a short drive from Redding, California…

When a coyote approached a porch in North Highlands last week, it probably didn’t expect to encounter a ferocious protector.…

Photo: Squaw Valley/Ben Birk Northern California saw a historic winter of 2018/19, with snowfall hitting every region in bulk and…

Camping is great but if you prefer the comfort of glamping, you can stay in an iconic silver bullet Airstream…

Photo: City of West Sacramento The hottest new trend in Northern California fire suppression has been hiring goats to clear…

Teaching kids about the importance of the ecosystems in Northern California waterways has become an important initiative, with one school…

By Kathleen Kelley, Event Manager at One SAFE Place Having grown up in Shasta County with a love of the…

Boonville, California is know by outsiders for two things: 1. They have their own language 2. They host the biggest beer…

Sunset over the Sacramento River After a long, cold and wet winter, spring has finally arrived in Northern California, bringing…

NorCal is a great destination for wakeboarders. Whether it be on one of the many lakes or at one of…

Photo: El Dorado County Sheriff Around 6:30 pm on Sunday, a 29-year-old jet skier potentially fell off his jet ski…

Photo: Homewood Ski Resort As Easter weekend approaches and the warm temperatures move into Northern California, most Tahoe ski resorts…

Photo: Clara Field / The Marine Mammal Center On Monday, April 15th, commercial crabbing season in California came to a…

Photo: Fall River Brewing Co. Craft beer and local fundraising. Is there anything better? Fall River Brewing Co. announced the…

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

The Carr Fire had many ill effects on the human community of Shasta County, burning over 1,600 structures, claiming seven…

Photo courtesy of Visit Eureka The residents and merchants of Eureka, on California’s north coast, are celebrating the mighty Pacific…

The above video posted to YouTube of a bear cub approaching a snowboarder at Northstar in Tahoe went viral, and…

The Shasta Bike Challenge is kicking off Friday, April 19th with the Spring Spin event at Redding’s Caldwell Junior Bike…

Saturday, April 27th is truly a magnificent holiday. It’s the time of year when you get together with your friends…

Via Instagram/@mtshastaskipark It’s nearing the end of an epic winter season on Mt. Shasta Ski Park and now the mountain’s…

Northern California is known for being the home of some of the oldest and largest trees in the world. The…