BIrds of a feather, as they say!
The California Wildlife Photo of the Year 2025 is officially underway
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Wildlife and conservation highlight 2024 outdoor news
Three cheers for wolves, sea otters, beavers and the Klamath River. Wildlife comebacks and conservation successes highlighted California’s outdoor news in 2024.
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Wildflowers adorn California landscapes
Thanks to abundant rain and snow, there are carpets of wildflowers throughout California.
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With the Sea Beside Me
One of our California Wildlife Stories. Enjoy the adventures and explorations of a kayaking king.
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Cycling California’s Royal Road – Part II
Cycling California’s Royal Road (the El Camino Real) is an 800-mile (1,287 km) epic adventure not considered lightly. The missions are from 16 to 60 miles apart (26 to 97 km), distances that test the limits of the endurance and ability of most cyclists or walkers.
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Cycling California’s Royal Road – Part I
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 years ago. Part I – Santa Cruz to Soledad.
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We Tell Fish Stories Here
The end of the road for the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s printed Outdoor California magazine. Looking back with Editor Troy Swauger.
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE : OWAC’S NEXT MINI-CONFRENCE COMING UP JANUARY 20th IN SACRAMENTO!
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 will be a fun gathering of lots of members and old friends!
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Books cast new light on Sierra Nevada adventure
Explore a spectacular new hiking route from Yosemite to Mount Whitney, learn to find your own food in the mountains, or join a cyclist on the ride of a lifetime from Lake Tahoe into Mexico. These rewarding adventures are possible through three new books by four inspiring authors.
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OWAC Outdoors Zoom Event “Tales and Trails”
Matt Johanson takes us on an exciting tour of California Mountains and shares the many stories and tales that surround them.
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