Q: Jim, welcome to A News Cafe.com. Thanks for taking time to talk with me about this special upcoming event, The AIDS LifeCycle ride. The purpose of this ride is to raise money for the life-saving services offered by San… Continue Reading
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area’s “Birds, Bees, and Butterflies BioBlitz” begins on Friday, May 13th and will be based at the Whiskeytown Environmental School within the park. The BioBlitz will kick-off Friday morning with elementary and high school students from local… Continue Reading
Sometimes, I wish I could be more like Ferdinand the bull. You remember Ferdinand, right? The character in Munro Leaf’s children’s story who preferred to spend his time in the field smelling the flowers rather than fighting in the bull… Continue Reading
The National Park Service invites visitors to celebrate its 100th birthday by taking the Whiskeytown Waterfall Challenge during National Park week, which begins Saturday, April 16th and runs through Sunday, April 24th. Visitors can complete the Whiskeytown Waterfall Challenge… Continue Reading
This is my last post of In a North State Garden at A News Cafe.Com. It’s been an enormous pleasure to be part of this vibrant community these past 7 years. I deeply admire Doni Chamberlain – her vision and… Continue Reading
Shasta County offers plenty of opportunities for enjoying the great outdoors. For easy day hiking, one of the most popular is the Sacramento River Trail which runs from the east side of Redding, around Turtle Bay, through Caldwell Park and… Continue Reading
PHOTO: The dense spherical head of the ornamental Allium ‘Globemaster’ in a home garden in Chico, CA. I am planting bulbs, culinary and ornamental. A heavy box of hope and spring dreams arrived from the heirloom bulb supplier Old House… Continue Reading
John Schuyler, President, Mount Shasta Trail Association (MSTA) announces the establishment of the 100 Miles of Trails Special Project Fund at the Shasta Regional Community Foundation with an initial gift of $13,440.00. The 100 Miles of Trails Special Project Fund… Continue Reading
PHOTO: A Western Fence Lizard (Scleroporus occidentalis occidentalis)on my garden’s basking on a warm wall. Each evening when I get home from work, I water my front south-facing garden beds and pots. It is a dry and sort of rocky… Continue Reading
Turtle Bay Exploration Park has extended Fall Plant Sale pricing through November 14th at the Turtle Bay Nursery. Turtle Bay members will continue to receive a 30% discount on all nursery purchases and non-members will receive 20% off from now… Continue Reading
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