The 8,000-square-foot concrete park near downtown Colfax debuts with pro skater demos and a free community bash.

The Draconids peak under near-perfect dark skies this week, while the Orionids need a pre-dawn window to dodge an 80% moon.

Art of Native Plants returns October 11 with free plant sales, storytelling and a keynote from ethnobotanist M. Kat Anderson.

Gov. Newsom's new law restores conflict specialists cut in 2024, as wolf packs and livestock attacks climb statewide.

Kiva Beach and Big Meadow could lose free parking as fees climb to $15 within five years, drawing pushback from trail groups.

Placer County's remote Sierra campground has reopened for the summer season with 63 rebuilt sites; potable water is not available at the campground.

Anglers spotted the whale close to shore near the Rio Vista Bridge Wednesday, stirring memories of Humphrey's famous Delta detours.

A federal judge sided with conservation groups after regulators skipped required habitat protections for one of California's rarest mammals.

Thousands of volunteers descend on Yosemite Valley this month as near-record June visitation fuels a litter spike.

A lone wolf photographed near Lake Pillsbury marks the first confirmed sighting west of the Sacramento Valley, wildlife officials say.

The Lost Sierra Route would stitch together fire-scarred mountain towns with a $5-a-foot grassroots trail fund. Full completion is targeted for 2030.

A 170-year-old Gazelle cattle ranch nearly the size of Manhattan is becoming a free public preserve for coho salmon and gray wolves.

A quarter-mile strip inside Yosemite's western boundary could become a private shortcut for a Kingsbarn-backed developer, drawing bipartisan alarm.