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Free admission to military members for CA State Parks on Veterans Day Nov. 11

10/31/2023

Participating State Park Units for Free Admission for Veterans, Active and Reserve Military Members – Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023

Veterans Day 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!

Local parks participating:
Auburn State Recreation Area (SRA)
Donner Memorial SP
Emerald Bay SP
Empire Mine SHP
Folsom Lake SRA
Malakoff Diggins SHP
Marshall Gold Discovery SHP
Tahoe SRA
Washoe Meadows SP

Go here for the complete list of State Parks who will be participating in this program
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30466&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Grouse Ridge prescribed burn photo by Kelly Ann

10/22/2023

Posted up on Facebook today by Kelly Ann, a Grass Valley resident. This spectacular photo is of one of the prescribed burns up at Grouse Ridge in Tahoe National Forest.

PG&E Work on Empire Mine trails Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 2023

10/19/2023

PG&E will be doing work inside the trail system at Empire Mine SHP starting October 30th until November 3rd. Timing could change depending on how quick the work goes. Information available indicates the trails will not be closed, but chain saws and big chippers will be making noise as they clear the power line area.

Work is taking place from the Osborne Hill Loop Trail to the Osborne Hill Road Trail, near the Prescott Hill Crosscut Trail.

Empire Mine State Historic Park
Grass Valley, CA

Annual Eclipse photo by Cal McKitrick

10/15/2023

This beautiful photo was taken yesterday east of Grass Valley during the eclipse. Cal is one of our local nature photographers. You can visit his Facebook page HERE.

Mountain biker found dead in Tahoe National Forest

10/12/2023

DOWNIEVILLE, Calif.
Searchers found a Berkeley mountain biker dead Tuesday in Sierra County.
Joel Lusk on Friday took a mountain bike shuttle from Downieville, Calif., to the Packer Lake area of Sierra County, the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office said.

Lusk planned to camp at the Gold Lake Basin area after mountain biking, the sheriff’s office said.
On Monday, his wife said she had not heard from Lusk, the sheriff’s office said.

Search crews from Marin and Nevada counties helped the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office. The California National Guard provided a Blackhawk helicopter.

By 11:40 a.m., search crews found his mountain bike about 100 feet below the trail.

Search and rescue rope teams rappelled down the cliffs and into the Pauly Creek drainage. They used a drone to find his body about 900 feet downstream. Search crews used the Blackhawk helicopter to retrieve his body.

CLICK HERE to see original article and photos.

Tahoe National Forest planning to prescribe 90 acres burn near White Cloud

10/12/2023

Tahoe National Forest will begin a prescribed 90-acre pileburn on Burlington Ridge, one mile south of White Cloud. Smoke may be visible from Highway 20 and surrounding communities.

Incident updates and any schedule changes will be announced on Tahoe National Forest’s InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/catnf-burlington-pileburn
Burlington Pileburn

CLICK HERE to see original article in YubaNet.com

Tahoe National Forest lifts fire restrictions

10/7/2023

NEVADA CITY, CALIF. — Fire restrictions on the Tahoe National Forest have ended, effective Oct. 2, 2023. Above average fuel moisture levels and favorable weather conditions minimize fire danger. The lifting of these restrictions only applies to national forest lands on the Tahoe National Forest.
“Despite the end of fire restrictions, the risk of wildfire is always present,” said Tahoe National Forest Fire Management Officer Kyle Jacobsen. “We ask those wishing to have a campfire on the forest, to do so safely and responsibly.”
Always remember:

To have a campfire outside of a designated developed recreation area, a valid California Campfire Permit is required.
Attend your campfire at all times and clear all flammable material away from the fire at a minimum of five feet is all directions.
Never build a fire on a windy day.
Make sure your campfire is completely out. Drown it with water and stir with dirt, making sure all burned materials are extinguished. Feel with your hand to make sure it’s out cold.
The use of fireworks and all other pyrotechnic devices are always illegal on federal lands.

Campfire Permits are free and are available at U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or CAL FIRE offices, or online at www.readyforwildfire.org .

For the complete article in YubaNet.com CLICK HERE.

No Hands Bridge closed weekdays Oct. 2 - 20, 2023

10/5/2023

From Auburn SRA:

Mountain Quarries R.R. Bridge (a.k.a. No Hands Bridge) and The Western States Trail will be closed to public use between the WST intersection of Training Hill/Pointed Rocks Trail and .52 Access Road. The closure will be in effect Monday through Friday Oct 2 - 20.

The bridge continues to undergo railing and drainage work.

Thanks for choosing an alternate route during these periods, and thank you for your patience.

#nohandsbridge #mountainquarriesrailroadbridge #auburnstaterecreationarea #auburnsra

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Mother Lode Trails celebrates its 14-year history

10/4/2023

Mother Lode Trails, originally a nonprofit 501c3 website project from ACE, was established in October 2009. When ACE was sold to be a for-profit business a some years ago, Mother Lode Trails separated from ACE. Today, Mother Lode Trails is a volunteer organization and serves Placer, Yuba, and Nevada counties as a trail resource and clearing house for non-motorized trail information, news and alerts.

Mother Lode Trails is an all volunteer-run organization. With the participation of the trail-using public, we post trail alerts and news daily on this website -
and on its Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/MotherLodeTrails

Mother Lode Trails future depends on involved trail users. Over the years, the website and Facebook page have grown to thousands of users.

We don't ask for money, we ask for positive involvement.

If you have anything to report, please email [email protected]

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