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Enjoying Cowboy Poetry with Roy Smith…When you’re bailing hay or at the height of boredom, things just start running around in your mind,” explains Roy Smith, a Shasta Valley cattleRead More

Join the 2025 Backcountry Horsemen Rendezvous for Trail Preservation…As spaces devoid of mechanized transport, our public wilderness areas are rare places to immerse in the sounds of silence or theRead More

The Best Fishing in the North State…There’s no need to stretch the truth or spin extra tall tales when it comes to fishing in the North State. Within an hour’sRead More

Saving Seeds with Kalan Redwood’s Redwood Seeds…Over in Manton, Kalan Redwood has fields and gardens full of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. However, instead of enjoying the final product ofRead More

The First Woman in the US Forest Service, Hallie Daggett…In Etna’s city park sits a little wooden cabin, its simple exterior belying the complicated and trailblazing woman who once inhabitedRead More

Red Bluff Junior Round Up Cattle Days Rodeo…While the world of Junior Rodeo can be just as serious as a professional production of adults, an annual event later this monthRead More

Plumas-Eureka State Park in The Lost Sierra…Surrounded by the Plumas National Forest and golf courses amid pine trees, meadows, lakes and granite peaks is a California State Park rooted inRead More

ENJOY Q&A, with Allison Breedveld, Education Program Director…What is the primary mission of Spring Rivers Foundation?The two-fold mission is to protect the health and diversity of our region’s unique spring-fedRead More

Plumas Ski Club Keeps NorCal History Alive with Longboard Races…Going to Johnsville Ski Bowl in the winter provides a blast from the past, especially if you go during a longboardRead More

Keeping Active with Sweat Running Club…Later this month, when contestants set off for the Redding Marathon from a Shasta Dam overlook, they’ll be helping to mark the SWEAT Running Club’sRead More

Birdwatching at Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center…Crowned the country’s national bird in 1782, bald eagles were once in danger of going extinct. But with the habitat protection affordedRead More

Snowshoeing the North State…Many winter sports, like skiing and snowboarding, require a certain level of skill and disposable income. But snowshoeing offers another, perhaps more accessible way to experience theRead More

The 9th Annual NorCal Golden Palooza…Want to have some fun? We’re talking the kind of fun that tickles kids and grown-ups alike, the kind of fun that reaches into yourRead More

Healthy Shasta Walking Maps…Healthy Shasta’s aim is to create a more walkable community, and one way to encourage people to get out and moving around is with its new DowntownRead More

Mike Mercer, fly guy…As the longest-serving employee of The Fly Shop and a fly-fishing travel agent for the Redding-based business whose ports of call include Alaska, Chile, Russia, New ZealandRead More

College of the Siskiyous Fire Technology Program in Weed…Throughout the summer season, firefighters have become an increasingly common sight in Northern California, bravely defending our communities against new and increasinglyRead More

Restoration and Regeneration of the Modoc Nation Homelands…When Ken Sandusky first stepped foot on the land purchased by the Modoc Nation near Sheepy Ridge in 2021, he said it hadRead More

Cool Off with a Coastal Adventure…The Northern California coastal region is so lovely, with its rugged edge, ginormous redwoods, lush ferns, interesting wildlife, mild temperatures, long remote beaches and milesRead More

Volunteer Citizen Bike Patrol…Do you look forward to pedaling a quick hour or two on the Sacramento River Trail? Have you ever had your pleasure ride jarred by the discoveryRead More

Stargazing in Lava Beds National Monument…A comprehensive global study in 2016 determined that more than 80 percent of the world and more than 99 percent of the United States andRead More