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Top Watering Holes to Help You Cool Off… With Summer in full swing, the desire to cool down in a body of water becomes a natural draw. Luckily, in theRead More

Gold Prospecting In The North State… Gold was once a deadly serious business in Northern California. Lust for it spawned a boom and bust that scarred the land and displacedRead More

A Healthier Future With Butte Environmental Council… A lot has changed in the four-plus decades since the Butte Environmental Council started the first multi-use curbside recycling service in Butte County,Read More

Discover Something New… The world around us is filled with opportunities for exploration. Discovering a new hobby, immersing ourselves in nature, road-tripping to a new-to-us spot and expanding our educationalRead More

Shasta Lake and Pit River Bridge… Born and raised in Shasta County, Tony Hord makes his living as a real estate agent but fuels his passion with the art ofRead More

Restoring Vegetation in the Mount Shasta Region… You can think of the slopes of Mt. Shasta as a big garden with a heck of a lot of shade trees, aRead More

Explore the Botanical Beauty Along the Fen Trail… Tall, tiny, sprawling, spiky, colorful or carnivorous, Klamath National Forest’s Fen Trail offers an interesting mix of botanical characters – plus coolRead More

Experience the Open Road From Callahan to Gazelle… Some roads are meant to connect points A and B. Then, some roads are all about the journey in between. Such isRead More

Through the Treetops with Redwood Sky Walk… The California Adventure District has a new must-see experience. There’s something epic about the redwoods in Humboldt County, and it’s a special experienceRead More

Hit The Road This Summer… Summer is here and the road is calling. Whether you choose a destination that is a stone’s throw from home or you are planning anRead More

Tips For Your Trip At California Welcome Center… They arrive from the north, south, east and west and they all ask variations of the same questions: Where can I go?Read More

Go unplugged, but go prepared… With much of the world still in turmoil, many are fleeing the big cities and “heading for the hills” in search of much-needed rest andRead More

Great stops along the Siskiyou Beer Trail… Northern California has had a major influence on the way Americans enjoy craft beer, from San Francisco’s Anchor Steam to Chico’s Sierra NevadaRead More

Free things to do in the North State this summer… The sight of light reflecting on a lake. The sound of the waves crashing against a seashell-covered shore and theRead More

Tune in to Blue Dot Report… Spacesuits, earthquakes, wildfires, oddball planets and surfing culture. In an expanding universe, Dave Schlom sees little need to constrain topics for his popular radioRead More

29 Rows Lavender Farm… The scent of fresh lavender fills the air as bees buzz from the purple blooms. It mixes and diffuses in the air with a sweet, subtleRead More

Mountain Biking With Shasta Gravity Adventures… Brimming with small-town vibes, alpine rides and spectacular side adventures, Mount Shasta is becoming a mountain biker’s dream destination. “First of all, it’s easyRead More

Siskiyou County Communities Gardening Together… Gardening can often be challenging, but in Etna, the challenges are of near-Biblical proportions. Gardeners there have to contend with deer, jackrabbits and grasshoppers, notRead More

The CAD 2021 Trail Collection… California Adventure District is home to six national forests: Shasta-Trinity, Klamath, Plumas, Lassen and Mendocino. This summer, have some fun and make it a goalRead More

The City of Chico’s Tree Efforts… Leafy and shady. Not a bad vibe for a city, and Chico embraces it. The city of Chico’s tree efforts are comprehensive and multi-branched.Read More