Cycling California’s Royal Road – Part I
03/18/2024
Cycling California’s El Camino Real is an 800-mile (1,287 km) epic adventure. The appeal of visiting picturesque missions established by Spanish friars between 1769 and 1823 is enhanced by traveling a route that still looks much like it did 200...
Read moreCal Expo Puts on Big Show for Outdoor Writers
03/17/2024
Outdoor writers like nothing more an outdoor conference – a big outdoor conference – for gathering information for stories, photographs and online posts. That’s why many attended some of the 368 booths or listened to speakers at the Cal Expo...
Read moreBishop Trout Rodeo 2024
03/11/2024
Catch and release tournament draws anglers from around California for exciting, mid-winter competition..
Bidwell Park: Personal Reflections And Casual Conversations
03/10/2024
To all those who are lovers of Bidwell Park in Explore Butte County. Truly the “Central Park” of the county. An official California Watchable Wildlife viewing site for more than 30 years. Everything you need/want to know about the “crown...
Read moreWILDLIFE PHOTO OF THE YEAR WINNERS 2023
02/20/2024
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo is the winner?
Come home to Winters and the Abbey House Inn
02/20/2024
Small town delivers big on wonderful memories
Take a Deep Dive While Staying Dry
02/12/2024
Visitors to the Monterey Bay Aquarium are being taken on a deep dive, thousands of feet down to the black depths of Monterey Canyon in a new exhibit. This trend-setting aquarium was recently recognized for conserving and preserving the culture,...
Read moreWe Tell Fish Stories Here
02/07/2024
The end of the road for the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s printed Outdoor California magazine. Looking back with Editor Troy Swauger.
2024 OWAC EIC
01/26/2024
2024 OWAC EIC RULES & CATEGORIES Contest Rules The purpose of this contest is to reward exceptional “outdoor” journalism (writing, reporting, opinion/editorial, broadcasting, photography, videography/cinematography, and digital communications) produced by OWAC members. Works must have been released during the 2023...
Read more2024 OWAC High School Outdoor Writing & Photography Achievement Awards
01/11/2024
Outdoor Writers Association of California invites juniors and seniors from any California high or home-school equivalent to enter the OWAC Outdoor Writing & Photography Achievement Awards Contest.
Wet winter revved up outdoors adventure in 2023
01/01/2024
Trekking along the top of the Sierra Nevada mountains challenges hikers every summer. This snow-covered range provides a far greater challenge for skilled mountaineers in winter. But 2023 will go down in history as the year summer and winter combined...
Read morePRESIDENTS MESSAGE : OWAC’S NEXT MINI-CONFRENCE COMING UP JANUARY 20th IN SACRAMENTO!
12/08/2023
The Outdoor Writers Association of California is hosting a one-day conference in Sacramento on Jan. 20, 2024, for members to meet up and catch up with a membership meeting, craft improvement sessions, a social hour and a no-host dinner. It...
Read moreTravis Scott Named New CEO of Visit Big Bear
12/06/2023
Southern California’s Premier Mountain Destination Announces New Leadership
California Wildlife Photo Contest Winners September-October 2023
12/04/2023
California Wildlife Photo of the Year concludes with photos for September-October 2023
Wild birds and sustainability are the heart and soul of Randall Putz and Chirp Nature Center
11/10/2023
Randy Putz sharing the beauty of wildlife and nature in Big Bear
Autumn in Lake County
11/09/2023
A rainbow of fall colors greets Lake County visitors
Pacific Flyway Center – The Future
11/07/2023
The Pacific Flyway Center will be a gathering place to experience, learn about and appreciate the migratory birds that call California home every year.
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon Commends OWAC’s Outdoor Writing/Photography High School Awards
10/20/2023
Appointed U.S. Poet Laurate in 2022, Limon is the first person in that position ever to be named to a second two-year term, and will serve to 2025. She is the first Latina to be Poet Laureate. In addition, Limon...
Read moreDOUBLETREE HOTEL SELECTED FOR OWAC’S CONFERENCE, BOOK NOW
10/20/2023
Thanks to efforts by Janet Fullwood, DoubleTree by Hilton Sacramento has been selected for OWAC member lodging during ISE. DoubleTree is offering OWAC members a discount rate of $119 + tax. (rate expires December 17).
California Outdoors Hall of Fame Nominations Open
10/18/2023
Nominations are being accepted for induction to the 2024 Class of the California Outdoors Hall of Fame
Cycling California’s Royal Road – Part I
03/18/2024
Cycling California’s El Camino Real is an 800-mile (1,287 km) epic adventure. The appeal of visiting picturesque missions established by Spanish friars between 1769 and 1823 is enhanced by traveling a route that still looks much like it did 200...
Read moreCal Expo Puts on Big Show for Outdoor Writers
03/17/2024
Outdoor writers like nothing more an outdoor conference – a big outdoor conference – for gathering information for stories, photographs and online posts. That’s why many attended some of the 368 booths or listened to speakers at the Cal Expo...
Read moreBishop Trout Rodeo 2024
03/11/2024
Catch and release tournament draws anglers from around California for exciting, mid-winter competition..
Bidwell Park: Personal Reflections And Casual Conversations
03/10/2024
To all those who are lovers of Bidwell Park in Explore Butte County. Truly the “Central Park” of the county. An official California Watchable Wildlife viewing site for more than 30 years. Everything you need/want to know about the “crown...
Read moreWILDLIFE PHOTO OF THE YEAR WINNERS 2023
02/20/2024
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo is the winner?
Come home to Winters and the Abbey House Inn
02/20/2024
Small town delivers big on wonderful memories
Take a Deep Dive While Staying Dry
02/12/2024
Visitors to the Monterey Bay Aquarium are being taken on a deep dive, thousands of feet down to the black depths of Monterey Canyon in a new exhibit. This trend-setting aquarium was recently recognized for conserving and preserving the culture,...
Read moreWe Tell Fish Stories Here
02/07/2024
The end of the road for the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s printed Outdoor California magazine. Looking back with Editor Troy Swauger.
2024 OWAC EIC
01/26/2024
2024 OWAC EIC RULES & CATEGORIES Contest Rules The purpose of this contest is to reward exceptional “outdoor” journalism (writing, reporting, opinion/editorial, broadcasting, photography, videography/cinematography, and digital communications) produced by OWAC members. Works must have been released during the 2023...
Read more2024 OWAC High School Outdoor Writing & Photography Achievement Awards
01/11/2024
Outdoor Writers Association of California invites juniors and seniors from any California high or home-school equivalent to enter the OWAC Outdoor Writing & Photography Achievement Awards Contest.
Wet winter revved up outdoors adventure in 2023
01/01/2024
Trekking along the top of the Sierra Nevada mountains challenges hikers every summer. This snow-covered range provides a far greater challenge for skilled mountaineers in winter. But 2023 will go down in history as the year summer and winter combined...
Read morePRESIDENTS MESSAGE : OWAC’S NEXT MINI-CONFRENCE COMING UP JANUARY 20th IN SACRAMENTO!
12/08/2023
The Outdoor Writers Association of California is hosting a one-day conference in Sacramento on Jan. 20, 2024, for members to meet up and catch up with a membership meeting, craft improvement sessions, a social hour and a no-host dinner. It...
Read moreTravis Scott Named New CEO of Visit Big Bear
12/06/2023
Southern California’s Premier Mountain Destination Announces New Leadership
California Wildlife Photo Contest Winners September-October 2023
12/04/2023
California Wildlife Photo of the Year concludes with photos for September-October 2023
Wild birds and sustainability are the heart and soul of Randall Putz and Chirp Nature Center
11/10/2023
Randy Putz sharing the beauty of wildlife and nature in Big Bear
Autumn in Lake County
11/09/2023
A rainbow of fall colors greets Lake County visitors
Pacific Flyway Center – The Future
11/07/2023
The Pacific Flyway Center will be a gathering place to experience, learn about and appreciate the migratory birds that call California home every year.
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon Commends OWAC’s Outdoor Writing/Photography High School Awards
10/20/2023
Appointed U.S. Poet Laurate in 2022, Limon is the first person in that position ever to be named to a second two-year term, and will serve to 2025. She is the first Latina to be Poet Laureate. In addition, Limon...
Read moreDOUBLETREE HOTEL SELECTED FOR OWAC’S CONFERENCE, BOOK NOW
10/20/2023
Thanks to efforts by Janet Fullwood, DoubleTree by Hilton Sacramento has been selected for OWAC member lodging during ISE. DoubleTree is offering OWAC members a discount rate of $119 + tax. (rate expires December 17).
California Outdoors Hall of Fame Nominations Open
10/18/2023
Nominations are being accepted for induction to the 2024 Class of the California Outdoors Hall of Fame