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Photo: Bureau of Land Management The U.S. Forest Service has been attempting to thin a 13,162-acre patch of forest in…

In August 2020, the LNU Lightning Complex Fire spread through the region near Guerneville, California, burning much of the wilderness…

Following a year-long project in which PG&E drained Lower Bucks Lake in order to perform repairs to its concrete dam,…

The bass fishing on the Sacramento River is starting to heat up with multiple guide services reporting big striped bass…

In 2013, Crystal Geyser purchased a 145,000-square-foot facility just outside Mount Shasta with the hopes of bottling and selling the…

Instagram/@lelandthefalcon When Chuck Vogt, founder of Tahoe Longboards, took 2-year-old Leland to the slopes with a tiny snowboard for the…

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Chuck Bonham ordered the state’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery to close at noon on June…

For everyone that lives in Northern California, we’re well aware that our destinations rival some of the best in the…

It was a monumental event for eagles enthusiasts in March when the eagles in Redding’s Turtle Bay nest hatched three…

With Covid restrictions easing throughout the United States, Harrah’s and Harveys in South Lake Tahoe is bringing back their much…

Photo: Julie Horner/SLVPost When the devastating CZU Fire blazed through the Big Basin Redwoods, it destroyed much of the state…

Photo: Clean Up the Lake With growing tourism interest and outdoor recreation on the crystal-clear waters of Lake Tahoe, trash…

Photo by Matteo Paganelli The Siskiyou County Sheriff is attempting to squeeze out the illegal marijuana grows in the area and…

Photo: Whiskeytown NRA Following an absent year due to the Covid pandemic, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has announced it will…

Photo by Felix Mittermeier A series of thunderstorms blanketed Northern California over the weekend, peaking on Saturday with a recorded 1,894…

Photo of a lamprey fish on the Feather River. Photo taken by the California Department of Water Resources in 2017.…

Photo by Deanna Lewis With dwindling snowpack melting at a rapid rate throughout the Sierra Nevada, the summer months are quickly…

Photo: U.S. Forest Service Lightning strikes were prevalent throughout Northern California over the weekend, causing numerous small wildfires from Mount…

Photo: Bob Perry As the hot temperatures move into Northern California for the summer, many beat the heat at the…

Photo by Frank Kehren Yosemite National Park has announced they plan to install the cables on Half Dome to allow…

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Brought to you by Visit Redding Photo: Turtle Bay Exploration Park The summer has arrived in Northern California, meaning it’s…

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

We took our cameras out to Rare Air Trampoline Park in Redding to have some fun. Watch as we play dodgeball, dunk…

A man is facing criminal charges after stealing a sailboat near West Sacramento on the Sacramento River on Monday night.…

Photo of Lake Oroville during the drought of 2014. Photo: California Department of Water Resources The drought continues to get…

Photo: California Outdoor Propoerties Shangri-la is a fictional place featured in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon written by British author…

A gray wolf is caught on camera in Northern California Wolf activity in Northern California is reaching unprecedented levels as…

In April, wildlife officers at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) conducted two investigations related to environmental crimes…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Photo by Stephen Leonardi For nearly the entirety of 2020, many people were stuck inside…

At approximately 9:35 pm on Thursday, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake shook the mountains of the Sierra Nevada just north of…

On this episode of the Talking NorCal podcast, Zach and Bob talk about their recent foodie experiences in the Sacramento…

Burney Falls is one of the most popular outdoor destinations in Northern California. The 129-foot waterfall, once dubbed the Eighth…

Twitter/@SeanaLyn Following near extinction, different programs have successfully brought critically endangered condors back to California. There are only 160 condors…

Photo: Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA It’s only May 5th and we may already be on the verge of another historic…

With Folsom Lake sitting at a paltry 36 percent of storage, a wildflower super bloom has taken over where there…

Photo by Karam Alani One of the most popular summer destinations in the Point Reyes National Seashore has closed for the…

Photo by KC Welch One of the premiere destinations to see the majestic trees of California has reopened to the public…

Instagram/@sacsource2sea The Sacramento River is a vital waterway in Northern California. Bursting out of the rocks below Mount Shasta and…

It was in the 1950’s, just east of the Bay Area in Modesto, California, where a young man named George…

In August 2020, a the CZU Lightning Complex Fire burned through the Big Basin Redwoods State Park, destroying much of…

Brought to you by Visit Redding It’s springtime in Northern California, with the water melting off the mountains and flowing…

A quick google search of the best chicken sandwich in Sacramento will quickly lead you to World Famous Hotboys in…

Photo by Jeremy Banks The rise in outdoor related tourism in Northern California has been staggering. With little opportunities for indoor…

Photo: Sequoia Park Zoo The countdown has begun for the opening of the Redwood Sky Walk at the Sequoia Park…

The snow in the Sierra is almost gone and it’s only May. The water year in Northern California has been…

On this episode of the Talking NorCal podcast, Zach talks about his trip north where he hiked up Castle Crags,…

It was a beautiful scene in above Northern California this week, as the biggest and brightest super moon of 2021…

When snow falls on the mountains of Northern California, skiers and snowboarders delight in the backcountry adventures offered to them.…

Brought to you by Visit Redding You’d be hard pressed to find a more pristine area in Northern California than…

“Being a Yurok person, the river is our lifeblood. It’s just as important as the air we breathe.” The project…

If there’s one place you can point to as current evidence of California’s impending drought, it’s Folsom Lake. Currently sitting…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Stepping from civilization onto the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in Northern California is a…

Photo: San Francisco Whale Tours Springtime along the Northern California coast is famous for its whale migrations, where gray whales…

Hiker Ralph Elliott went missing in Yosemite on April 22 The search is on for a hiker who went missing…

Northern California local Robert Wall has been lighting the internet on fire in recent years with his cliff jumping exploits…

Photo: CHP – South Lake Tahoe Following the third driest precipitation year in California’s recorded history, late season storms are…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife just approved a plan to drop 2,900 pounds of poison-laced bait on the wildlife-rich Farallon…

Lake Tahoe visitors and locals awoke to a rumbling under Lake Tahoe this morning, with a series of 5 earthquakes…

Did Bigfoot murder three pot farmers in Northern California’s Emerald Triangle in 1993? That’s the topic of Hulu’s brand-new true…

When the Nor-Cal Guides and Sportmens Association decided to host a striped bass derby on the Sacramento River in Colusa,…

There you have it folks – this is what you get when you mix casinos and 24-hour bars with the…

When you think of trails in Northern California, you probably think of places like Tahoe, Mount Shasta, Yosemite and the…

Yelp/Kahanalei M. Yet another death has occurred at the controversial Lodi Skydiving Center, which has now experienced its ninth death…

Saturday, April 24th is truly a magnificent holiday. It’s the time of year when you get together with your friends…

Photo by Ahsan Avi April’s full moon will rise on the night of Monday, April 26th as the biggest and brightest…

In this week’s episode of the Talking NorCal podcast, Zach and Bob discuss the news of the week including the…

The spring season has arrived in the Eastern Sierra, with skiers flocking from all over the west coast to enjoy…

Photo by Awar Meman Let’s be honest – the reservation system at California State Parks isn’t the most user friendly experience.…

We sat down with John ‘Griff’ Griffith to discuss his viral dancing videos, his show ‘Wild Jobs’ on Animal Planet…

I have nothing against naked people, and particularly respect their ability to garner interest at the beginning of a story.…

Yosemite National Park will be allowing reservations for campgrounds from August 15 to September 15 on their website beginning this…

It was exciting news when the eagle cam on the Sacramento River in Redding recorded the hatching of three new…

Alterra Mountain Company, owner of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows in the Lake Tahoe region, announced it will begin construction…

In this episode of the Talking NorCal podcast, Zach and Bob discuss the news of the week including the GoFundMe…

Brought to you by Visit Redding It’s waterfall season in Northern California and Redding, California is the best destination for…

Lake Oroville. Photo: California Department of Water Resources If you thought this year was dry in California, you’re right on…

Mountain bikers enjoying the world class trail system in the Lost Sierra. Photo: Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship The Sierra Nevada mountain…

The Tahoe region is known for its many bear sightings. From bears breaking into homes, to bears breaking into cars…

If you’re interested in botany in Lassen Volcanic National Park, the above video has plenty of great information for you.…

Mammoth Mountain terrain park. Photo by Robson Hatsukami Morgan. The ski season is coming to an end in Northern California. With…

Photo by Hari Nandakumar Following the controversial decision to kill Tule Elk in Point Reyes National Seashore in favor of cattle ranchers,…

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

April 1st has become a fun day for everyone. It gives even the most serious organizations the opportunity to let…

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Photo: Golden State Salmon Association Officials from the Coleman National Fish Hatchery, in coordination with the Golden State Salmon Association,…

Following a tragic incident where Jessica and Jake Woodruff were killed by a falling redwood tree near the Jedediah Smith Redwoods…

Brought to you by Visit Redding Choose your adventure in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Photo by Kyra Leach. Sometimes you…

There are a few magnificent destinations to see wildflower blooms in Northern California. The North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve in…

The Redwood National and State Parks are full of many wonders. The park system holds the three tallest trees in…

A snow plow clears snow near the Devastated Area. Photo by NPS. When the springtime hits Lassen Volcanic National Park, park…

More than a half million spring-run Chinook salmon smolts were released into the Feather River near Yuba City last week.…

CDFW photo by Kirsten Macintyre The reports out of Pollock Pines, El Dorado County, last month sounded eerily familiar. A…

Photo courtesy Courtney Mae A large redwood tree toppled over Highway 199 in Del Norte County on March 25, killing…

Curtis Brownfield, fish biologist for the Service, checks the tag number on a salmon carcass pulled up from the depths…

Photo by Jaret Brantley Redding is California’s secret mountain biking mecca, boasting a trail system over 200 miles in the area. And…

In this episode of Talking NorCal, Zach and Bob discuss the news of the week including the massive lawsuit won…

For the first time in 100 years, the endangered California condor will return to the Pacific Northwest. Once on the…