The Memorial Lighthouse above Trinidad Harbor is a popular subject for every photographer .Photo by Tracy McCormack
Time for a move? Pursuing Pacific Halibut
Surf forecast now offered by NWS/Eureka
Arctic air quashes hopes for duck hunters
Draw set for Jr. hunt at Grizzly Island WA
Cougar are managed closely in Oregon
Is a charity dinner with donated game legal?
Gift idea: Oregon fishing/hunting licenses
How do we stop hunting on our property?
Gift idea: Oregon fishing/hunting licenses |
Surf forecast now offered by NWS/Eureka 12/02/13 -- One area for which we at the National Weather Service in Eureka have long desired to provide quality information has been the surf zone. A surf zone is defined as the area between deep water and the beach... Full Story |
Time for a move? Pursuing Pacific Halibut 12/04/13 -- We have all been there. Your lines are out. Hopes are high... but nothing is happening. Should you try a different color squid? A little shallower? Deeper? Further north? Further south? Fresher bait? Stay on this... Full Story |
Modoc Grandma Tract open; hunting slow 12/03/13 -- The Grandma Tract located on the Modoc National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) has reopened for waterfowl hunting as of today, December 3, 2013. This hunting area was temporarily closed due to cattle grazing on a piece... Full Story |
Got a shot worth sharing? 'Boy or Girl?'
Photographer Don Webster wonders: "This antlered mule deer, clearly still in velvet in mid-November, presents questions." Learn more about what Webster infers from this photo by visiting our "Share Your Photo" gallery. Do you have an interesting photo? Share it!
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State of Jefferson is a state of mind
The history books and stars in our flag tell us there are 50 states in the
U.S.A. but did you know there could have been and still is a 51st State in the
minds of many residents of Northern California and Southern Oregon? In fact, the Siskiyou County, California Board of Supervisors made national news recently by voting to secede from the State of California and form a new state called Jefferson. Other counties in the region depicted below may vote to join this movement again!
Again? That's right! Back in 1941 representatives from the border counties of both states met in Yreka, California to make plans to secede from their respective states to form the State of Jefferson, which at that time would have been the 49th state in the union. The citizens of this area believed that Salem and Sacramento were ignoring their needs so a plan was made to obtain federal aid for much needed road and bridge construction. On December 4th, 1941, secession was agreed upon and the residents actually elected a governor. Unfortunately, three days later the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the formal movement came to an end and the secessionists rolled up their sleeves and went to work to aid the war effort. The memory of this effort remains very strong and the name “Jefferson” is used commonly to describe the region, which some say included 12 Northern California Counties and seven Southern Oregon Counties. To many residents the State of Jefferson still exists -- testament to the independent mindset of the people who still feel cut off from their respective capitals. Visit our destinations page to find out more about these counties as well as others in the regions covered by MyOutdoorBuddy.com. |
