My Outdoor Buddy

Your Source for Outdoor Adventure

Northern California and Southern Oregon

Headline News from Northern California & Southern Oregon

The mule deer was named for its large ears that along with its nose are its first line of defense. Photo by Larry Arbanas

The mule deer was named for its large ears that along with its nose are its first line of defense. Photo by Larry Arbanas

America’s National Parks Need Our Help Now More Than Ever
On Patrol
by Steven T. Callan, MAY 12, 2017

I’ve always believed that our national parks and our national monuments were as secure as Yosemite’s Half Dome: solid as a rock, inviolate, and well-protected from those who would try to diminish or exploit them. Sadly, that’s not the case. In May of 2014, I wrote an article titled “America Needs Parks Now More Than Ever.” At the time, there was...
Full Story

Main Stem Eel update
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MAY 12, 2017
Eel River

“The main stem Eel is looking better every day,” said Paul Grundman of Rio Dell’s Grundmans Sporting Goods. “The water level has dropped considerably this week, and it should be fishable by the weekend. I wouldn’t be surprised if there wasn’t some downrunners around and you may even run into some fresh ones as well.” As of Wednesday, flows were...
Full Story

Getting Kids Hooked
Backcountry Travels
by Phil "Flip" Akers, MAY 12, 2017

Now, more than ever, we need to get our kids involved in the outdoors. Many kids are becoming softer and lazier with each generation, losing touch with nature, depending on technology to instantly learn everything, presumably, and get them where they need to go. We are also losing many of our precious natural resources. Kids should understand – and more...
Full Story

Pit River Campground Remains Closed Due to Flood Damage
by BLM, MAY 12, 2017
Pit River

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Pit River Campground, along the banks of the Pit River, remains closed to the public until the extensive flood damage to the recreational area can be fixed. The raft and kayak launch and the lagoon are still flooded; damage to these areas will be assessed once the flood waters recede. BLM crews are using heavy...
Full Story

Shooting Area Access to be Restricted during Improvement Project
by BLM, MAY 12, 2017

Public access to shooting areas along Iron Mountain Road west of Redding will be restricted from May 16 through May 26, while the Bureau of Land Management completes a project to control storm water drainage. There will be no restrictions from Saturday to Sunday, May 20 to 21. Officials at the Bureau of Land Management Redding Field Office said restrictions are...
Full Story

States delay lower Columbia River steelhead fishery opening
by ODFW, MAY 12, 2017
Columbia River

Fishery managers have postponed the annual fishery for hatchery steelhead and jack Chinook salmon from Tongue Point upriver to the Interstate 5 Bridge set to begin May 16. Lower than expected passage of spring Chinook salmon over Bonneville Dam coupled with the spring Chinook catch to date in the recreational fishery downstream of Bonneville Dam are the primary causes of the...
Full Story