11+ hour, 57+ min ago   (186+ words) More than 130 planned projects at national parks, together worth over $25 million, were quietly rejected by the Interior Department last month, and California parks took some of the biggest hits. The projects were partnership agreements with outside nonprofits and universities, the…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (232+ words) Tahoe gets the postcards, but a lake fed by Yosemite snowmelt is quietly stealing some of its thunder. Travel outlet Islands is telling boaters to skip the crowds at Tahoe and point their trailers toward Lake McClure instead, calling the…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (235+ words) Active NorCal Lake Tahoe draws millions of visitors every year, fills up Instagram feeds, and anchors one of the most recognizable mountain landscapes in the country So why isn't it a national park? The question has floated around for a…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (197+ words) Active NorCal In the middle of fire season, the Forest Service says it can be the difference between a fire engine finding a blaze and getting lost on the way Mendocino National Forest is seeing an uptick in sign vandalism,…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (237+ words) A dog walker in the middle of San Francisco got the surprise of a lifetime Saturday night after looking up and spotting a mountain lion perched in a tree in the Panhandle, the narrow strip of green connecting Golden Gate…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (209+ words) Campfires Are Back in the Plumas National Forest After Last Week’s Rain activenorcal.com Last week's surprise soaking bought campers in the Plumas National Forest something rare for early September: permission to build a campfire again The forest dropped from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (276+ words) Lynnette Bellin has been swimming in Lake Tahoe for more than two decades, and in all that time the scariest wildlife she encountered was a crawdad. That streak ended Sunday morning near Hidden Beach, when a river otter grabbed her…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (226+ words) Active NorCal The snow has melted off Mt Shasta's main climbing routes, and the people who pull injured hikers off the mountain want everyone to understand what that means before heading up The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Search and Rescue team…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (182+ words) The fight over how far Californians can go to defend themselves against gray wolves has landed on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. Now animal advocacy groups are mounting a campaign to sink it. In Defense of Animals is urging California residents…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (217+ words) Active NorCal The cheapest item on this year's back to school list might also be the best one: free entry to 54 California state parks for more than a year Any fourth grader attending a California public school qualifies, and parents…...