Category Archive

Clear Creek Sports Club in Corning…In one scenario of a perfect North State morning, three generations and a bird dog gather for a hearty early breakfast and then set outRead More

The Youth Conservation Corps Program, Caring For The Environment…Jon Dove has the rugged, weathered look of someone who spends a lot of time in the outdoors. As a longtime hikerRead More

For The Love of Goats at Saddleback Ranch…Once upon a time, a man and his wife bought a nice home with acreage in Northeast Redding. They called it Saddleback Ranch.Read More

Sierra Nevada Red Foxes In Lassen Volcanic National Park…Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to a fluffy fox that is one of the rarest mammals in California. Small, smart, spunkyRead More

Boosting Your Immune System in California Adventure District…One of the valuable lessons we are learning during this season is the importance of building a strong, natural immune system. Luckily forRead More

Pastels – Trinidad Pier…Marnie Patchett is a fine art photographer specializing in long exposure, black-and-white and light painting photography. Whether capturing a moment in time or a period of timeRead More

Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance Stewardship Corps…Conservationist John Muir once remarked, “The mountains are calling and I must go,” a summons that many followed this past year during the uncertainty ofRead More

Siskiyou’s Turquoise Gem — McCloud Reservoir… Just 10 miles south of the historic logging town of McCloud, the McCloud Reservoir, or “the Res” as it’s known to locals, is aRead More

Paddling the Sacramento River…Just after the break of dawn at the Sundial Bridge in Redding, groups of paddlers in human-powered vessels of all shapes and sizes steadily launch into theRead More

Lake Shasta Caverns and the International Year of Caves and Karst…Caves have been friends to people for more than a million years, so it’s only appropriate the geological formations enjoyRead More

Four Great Siskiyou Stops Along the Pacific Crest Trail…For 2,650 miles, the Pacific Crest Trail weaves from the border of Mexico to Canada. Some 7,000 hikers trek the path eachRead More

Jan Pluim – Craftsman Extraordinaire…It takes a while to settle on a title for Jan Pluim, 84, who keeps a large and immaculate workshop near his Red Bluff home. HeRead More

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 the CaliforniaRead 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 displaced aRead 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, severalRead 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 educational horizonsRead 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 of photography.Read 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, a gardenRead 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 cool rocksRead 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 is theRead More