14+ hour, 33+ min ago  (183+ words) California is not waiting for summer to arrive before getting firefighters in position. The state has already deployed 2, 800. Cal Fire has staged crews across the state ahead of what officials expect to be a busy and potentially dangerous wildfire season....

13+ hour, 39+ min ago  (216+ words) If you were planning a weekend trip to North Beach at Point Reyes, check before you go. A tiny bird just shut it down. Scientists found a western snowy plover nest on the stretch of beach between the North Beach…...

14+ hour, 27+ min ago  (238+ words) The area around Oroville Dam is getting a landscaping upgrade, and it has nothing to do with aesthetics. It is about fire. The Department of Water Resources is planting fire-resistant native species around the dam and its facilities as part…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (181+ words) Active Nor Cal If you have been thinking about visiting Yosemite, Lassen Volcanic, or Muir Woods but did not want to pay the entrance fee, Memorial Day is your window. The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees at more…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (348+ words) Active Nor Cal Salmon fishing just reopened on the Sacramento River after three years of closures. Now fishing groups and environmentalists are warning that a federal plan to send more water to Central Valley farms could threaten the very fish…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (275+ words) For the first time in roughly a century, spring-run Chinook salmon are swimming in the North Yuba River. And the program that put them there just got funded for another year. The Yuba Water Board of Directors approved a $500, 000 grant…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (255+ words) Active Nor Cal Three organic dairies that are relocating from Point Reyes National Seashore will receive nearly $1 million in federal aid to help make the transition. The funding is designed to support the broader Marin-Sonoma milkshed as ranch operations at…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (245+ words) The longest ski season at Lake Tahoe is about to end, and the way it got here is a story in itself. Palisades Tahoe will close for the 2025-26 season on Sunday, May 24, wrapping up a campaign that nearly ended two…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (187+ words) If you are planning a weekend trip to Burney Falls this summer, you now need a reservation to get in. California State Parks launched a pilot reservation system at Mc Arthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park on May 15 that requires advance…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (273+ words) The numbers are in and they are not subtle. Yosemite National Park has already recorded more than 836, 000 visits in 2026, roughly 100, 000 more than the same period last year. And Memorial Day weekend, when summer crowds typically kick into high gear, is…...