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Video
Watch: Man Spots Rattlesnake Swimming Across the American River
It’s summertime in NorCal, which means when we’re out in the wild, it’s important to pay close attention to the…
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Wildlife
Passengers Freak Out as Rattlesnake Attempts to Climb on Boat in Folsom Lake
We all know where to avoid rattlesnakes – in hot fields with dead grass, under rocks in hot climates –…
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Wildlife
Rare White Raccoon Spotted at Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt is a beautiful urban lake in Oakland, California, and a new photo has emerged that shows it’s also…
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Destinations
An Overnight Trip to Tangle Blue Lake in the Trinity Alps Wilderness
By Ryan Loughrey We had it in our mind that the hike to Tangle Blue Lake was going to be…
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Wildlife
Firefighters Rescue Baby Deer During the Creek Fire
As fires swept through Shasta County during the Creek Fire, firefighters rushed to save homes, evacuate nearby residents and contain…
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Wildlife
Beware of the Shark-Infested Waters of Northern California’s Infamous Red Triangle
On the Northern California coast, starting in Bodega Bay and spanning down through the San Francisco Bay and all the…
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Lassen
Lassen Peak is Sinking and Scientists Don’t Know Why
A paper written by Amy Parker in the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research shows that Lassen Peak has been sinking since…
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Wildlife
Secret Northern California Old-Growth Forest Will Be Open to the Public Soon
Save the Redwoods League, celebrating their centennial year as the only nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and stewarding coast redwood…
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History
Remembering the Devastating Chemical Spill that Killed All the Wildlife on the Upper Sacramento River
It was July 14th, 1991 when a Southern Pacific tank car spilled 19,000 gallons of the soil fumigant metam sodium…
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Video
Watch: NorCal Sheriff Breaks Car Window to Free Trapped Bear
It’s officially bear season in Tahoe, where bears have awakened from their yearly hibernation in search of food. There have…
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News
Humboldt Zoo Receives $1.7 Million for America’s First “Canopy Skywalk”
At a news conference on Tuesday, the Sequoia Park Zoo announced it has received $1.7 million in funding from three…
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North Coast
Video: Ornery Deer Crashes into Motorcyclist in Trinity County
Motorcyclist Loren Turner was riding along the beautiful Highway 3 in Trinity County when she encountered a rare exchange. It…
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Destinations
Yosemite’s Famed Mariposa Grove Reopening to the Public
Following three long years of restoration work on Yosemite’s famed Mariposa Grove, park officials are ready for its grand reopening…
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Wildlife
Gray Wolf Wanders into Sierra Nevada Mountains for the First Time in Over 100 Years
Northern California had not seen a gray wolf since the early-1900’s, not until famed wolf OR-7 traveled over the Oregon…
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Bay Area
Foreign Nationals Convicted in Northern California Plant Poaching Investigation
Three defendants caught in the global succulent poaching scheme happening in Northern California, have each pled guilty to two felonies…
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Wildlife
Lake Oroville Eagles Find New Home Following Spillway Crisis
When the Oroville Dam spillway collapsed in February of 2017, officials had to rush to move electric towers that were…
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Wildlife
Watch as Millions of Butterflies Fly over Lassen Peak During Yearly Migration
If you hiked to the summit of Lassen Peak in the Fall, you were probably one of the lucky visitors to…
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History
The Heartwarming Story of President JFK Feeding Deer in Lassen Volcanic National Park in his Pajamas
When President John F. Kennedy visited Northern California in 1963, just months before his assassination, he made the rounds to…
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Wildlife
Wild Animal Encounters on Shasta Lake
As much as it seems that Shasta Lake is just a place to hop on a boat and have some…
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Stories
Google Cats are Killing Endangered Owls in Northern California
Shoreline Park is a grass-filled 750-acre wildlife and recreation area sitting right in the middle of the technological boom that…
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News
U.S. Attorney to Crackdown on Illegal Marijuana Grows and Deadly Pesticides in Northern California
With California recently legalizing recreational marijuana use in the state, it was questioned how the federal government would tackle marijuana…
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Stories
The Mystery Behind Crater Lake’s Old Man
If you’ve never heard the story of the incredible Old Man of the Lake in Crater Lake, you’re in…
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Wildlife
Three Dead Whales Wash Ashore Northern California Beaches in a Week
A dead whale washed ashore a beach in Northern California earlier this week, making it the third whale to wash…
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News
NASA Studying the Lava Beds National Monument to Find Life on Mars
When lava flows down the slope of a volcano, it can leave behind an extreme environment ideal for unusual microbial…
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