THE COAST GUARD Auxiliary Division 3 is the uniformed civilian volunteer arm of the United States Coast Guard. Their four flotillas span the greater Sacramento region and include the Sacramento River, Sacramento Delta, Lake Folsom and other areas as assigned.

AS THE INTER-MOUNTAIN crew prepared for its Shasta County Fair celebration this month, they scheduled a first-time event two weeks before their annual Memorial Day extravaganza.

FLYING HIGH above on any given day is a feathered friend who shares much of our history. Sometimes seen throughout time to be a nuisance, the pigeon is a bird with honor, bravery, intelligence and speed.

THIRTY YEARS AGO, Emmett Burroughs was in one of his favorite elements, the high-desert backcountry of Southern Nevada, and doing what he loved: hunting mule deer.

WHEN IT COMES TO picturesque places for dining al fresco, the North State is the crème de la crème. Our beautiful flora and fauna, coupled with stellar waterfalls, rivers, creeks and countryside set the tone for a lovely meal with your love(s).

WHEN THE NATIONAL ANTHEM opens the Redding Rodeo on May 16, the committee that organizes each event will be staring down 70 years of rodeo tradition in the Redding community.

JUST 10 MINUTES inland from the Point Arena Lighthouse, an area of Northern California coast known for its rolling fog and scenic cliffs, exists a little slice of Africa.

IT’S A SAFE BET that most people who take to the friendly skies aboard a commercial jetliner never take a moment to thank the agency that made modern airline travel possible—the U.S. Postal Service.

HIGH IN THE EASTERN mountains of far Northern California, a hidden treasure awaits present-day explorers who want to relax and rediscover a simpler way of life for a short while.

MANZANITA IS a plucky plant, happy to grow where soils are meager and summers miserable. The North State is thick with it. The ubiquitous woody evergreen takes varied forms: sprawling, brushy or treelike with dramatic branching and smooth — sometimes curled — mahogany-colored bark.