Tawanda Farms in Montague… It’s not every day that someone winds up business partners with another mother they’ve met through their child’s preschool. But that’s just what happened to Carol …
Something Big
Camping with Bigfoot: A Guided Expedition… It was a typical chilly Sunday afternoon in the redwood forest, on January 16, 2022, when a local family of four went for a …
Time to Pack Up
Ellen Andrews, Packer for the U.S. Forest Service… “So, stubborn a a mule is a real thing. You’ve gotta have some buy-in from the mule if you want to get …
Take Refuge
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge… Established in 1928 1928 by President Calvin Coolidge “as a preserve and breeding ground for wild birds and animals,” the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge …
Practically Picture Prefect
The California Poppy… Can you name California’s official state mineral? State fossil? How about the state lichen? Hmmm. Not so easy. But odds are you know California’s state flower. California …
Garden Party
Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens… In a forested canyon not far from Interstate 5, white dogwoods open their buds, Shasta lilies dot the hillsides and fragrant Western azaleas scent the air, signaling …
Seek and Explore Adventure Land
Shasta County’s Great Outdoors With almost 3,800 square miles of an outdoor adventure playground, Shasta County is the fourth-largest county in the California Adventure District, behind Siskiyou (6,200), Lassen (4,500) …
Finding Water
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 …
In Like Fen
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 …