Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Flight For Freedom Swainson’s Hawk Meets Criteria For Release Back to Wild On an early fall morning at Meadow Vista Park, while families gathered... READ MORE

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 The Best Birds Of Big Bear Lake Field Guide It’s here! Chirp Nature Center’s The Best Birds of Big Bear Lake Field Guide, co-written by Kathy Portie and Randall Putz, was more than... READ MORE

Friday, September 12, 2025 Twain Harte, California, Is Named Audubon Bird Town The mountain town of Twain Harte, California, has earned a fun new title: It is officially an Audubon Bird Town, a designation and beautification... READ MORE

Wednesday, September 03, 2025 First San Joaquin County Record of a Broad-billed Hummingbird The Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) is a small hummingbird that breeds in Mexico and the southwestern United States... READ MORE

Monday, June 16, 2025 Honeybee Discovery Center In Orland - Bee Captial Of North America Orland is all abuzz! Yes, the 'bee capital of North America' is Orland, California. It's known for its significant queen bee production,... READ MORE

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Crystal Cave In Sequoia National Park Reopens After four years of being closed for restoration, Crystal Cave in Sequoia National Park has reopend to the public in 2025! Tickets went on sale... READ MORE

Saturday, April 12, 2025 Dark Sky Initiative - Big Bear Lake Big Bear Lake enjoys a unique quality when the sun goes down - an optimal environment for stargazing and night sky photography! At 7,000 feet... READ MORE

Thursday, February 27, 2025 Birds Of The California Delta The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) is an amazing and important place. One reason is due to it being an enclosed delta. Instead of the... READ MORE

Friday, February 21, 2025 Wildlife Photographers Honored With Ann Ranlett Miniatures An unexpected gift for 2024 photo contest winners, Jean Zuo and Mark Zimmerman, these one-of-a-kind Ann Ranlett miniatures. In this case,... READ MORE

Thursday, February 20, 2025 California Wildlife Photo Of The Year 2024 I was born in China, but have lived my teenage years and my adult life in the San Francisco Bay area, which is undeniably my home, and holds... READ MORE

Thursday, February 13, 2025 10,000 Birds: My Mission I have loved drawing animals ever since I could hold a pencil. When I was younger, I would copy pictures from animal books, living vicariously... READ MORE

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Tc´ahe Hoaglin Native American Artist My name is Tc´ahe Hoaglin and I was born and raised on the Round Valley Indian Reservation near Covelo in Mendocino County. As long as I can... READ MORE

Saturday, November 16, 2024 Returning A Piece Of The Delta To Nature's Blueprint Reclamation funding spurs work on broad tidal habitat restoration project Standing on the levee road, surrounded by trees and an inert... READ MORE

Saturday, November 16, 2024 Restoration Work Brings Life Back To Stretch Of Indian Creek Yurok Tribal Fisheries crews recently completed restoration on Indian Creek, a key tributary to the Trinity River southeast of Douglas City.... READ MORE

Monday, November 11, 2024 It is a RAT! An endangered riparian woodrat These cute chubby cheeks haven´t been seen since 2017. While surveying riparian brush rabbits at San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge... READ MORE

Thursday, October 10, 2024 California Oks Strongest Rat Poison Restrictions In Nation On September 25, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed tighter rat poison restrictions into law, expanding an existing moratorium to include all... READ MORE

Friday, September 20, 2024 Threats To Birds: Collisions With Windows Every year, nearly one billion birds collide with glass in the United States. We need to say that again because it's a figure that is hard to... READ MORE

Sunday, August 25, 2024 Protests In The Late 1800s Save The Snowy Egret The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small to medium-sized white heron with a wingspan of about 3 feet and a length of 20–27 inches.... READ MORE