It was two Sundays ago, International Women’s Day, when I finally received my long-awaited Carr Fire Scholarship Auction prize – a birding trip with friends to Gray Lodge Wildlife Area. Dan Greaney of the...
Category: Great Outdoors
Cancelled due to COVID19 concerns The Whole Earth and Watershed Festival is an annual, community-wide celebration of Earth Day featuring activities, exhibits, Live Music Fest on 2 stages, films, artists, and local food that will...
For anyone who had landscaping that experienced burn related trauma due to the Carr Fire or recent local fires and needs replacement trees, shrubs or plants, the Shasta College and the Shasta Master Gardeners...
A mostly dry and warm November at Lassen Volcanic finished with a series of strong winter storms, bringing several feet of snow in a short amount of time. “These storms have brought enough snow...
National Audubon has determined that 50% of birds will be threatened by the climate crisis within the current human lifetime. As our climate changes, the entire web of life must adapt or perish. If...
Quick Reference Suitable for: hiking, biking, no motorized vehicles, no horses. Trail 58 is mostly single track, and Middle Creek Trail is paved. Amenities: limited parking areas at both trailheads, no drinking water or...
Lassen Volcanic National Park will complete pile burning as cool and wet weather begins to enter the forecast. Fall conditions facilitate fuels reduction projects throughout the park by reducing the likelihood of flames spreading...
You can read Part 1 of “Backpacking to Caribou Basin” here. You can read Part 2 of “Backpacking to Caribou Basin” here. In the morning, that damn deer has eaten our hats! Really, actually...
You can read Part 1 of “Backpacking to Caribou Basin” here. I wake early and go down to the lake to fish, but get nothing. Not much activity on the surface. Temperamental. In camp,...
“I’ll be there between 6 and 7,” Chris texts me. I tell Darlene. “So, what, about 7:30, then?” She asks. I laugh. Chris is not an early riser. However, he is there by 7....
