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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 experienceRead 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 intoRead 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 newRead 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, NewRead 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 andRead 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 itRead 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 andRead 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 theRead 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 StatesRead More

Shasta Dam’s Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery… Back in the day, as some are wont to say, winter-run Chinook salmon treated the Sacramento River like Interstate 5, cruising north throughRead More

Railbike Adventures on the Coast… Whether it’s your first time in the California coastal redwoods or 100th, there’s no doubt it’s a magical, calming feel that washes over you asRead More

Elevate Your Outdoor Gathering… Summers were made for impromptu picnic lunches and dinners alfresco. But who says what’s in your basket or on your outdoor dining table has to beRead More

Behind the Scenes at the Redding Freedom Festival… • a fireworks display.• a brilliant performance or display, especially of a specified skill. “ he thrilled his audience with vocal pyrotechnics”•Read More

Catch Some Tunes with the Mt. Shasta Concert Series… Now in its tenth year, the Mt. Shasta Concert Series is hoping for another exciting summer. “The concerts are family-friendly. They’reRead More

The North State’s 4th of July Fireworks Light up the Night… The North State is gearing up for a dazzling array of fireworks shows that promise to light up theRead More

Saving the Bees with SisQ Bee Club… Bees have a remarkable sense of community and cooperation. “They’re what’s known as a super organism, which means that one bee by itselfRead More

Plantable Nursery & Cafe Plants Seeds of Transformation… In Scotland, Kirkwood and Donna Hale fell in love with the United Kingdom version of a garden center that combines a nurseryRead More

The Beauty and the Benefits of the Sacramento River Trail… Talk with enough people on the Sacramento River Trail, and you hear the same words of wonder, of admiration andRead More

On the Range with the Wild Horse Fire Brigade… William Simpson II has had multiple careers as a pilot, Merchant Marine officer, and commercial fisherman. Now, at 71, with hisRead More

Locally Sown at Tiffany Devault’s Kindred Garden “Locally sown to be locally grown” says the Kindred Gardens website, a family-owned plant nursery that operates on about a quarter acre inRead More