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California’s Native Slaves

Admitted to the pre–Civil War nation as a nominally free state, California devised a workaround to keep the locals in bondage anyway. Read all about it here.

A Quick Look at the Neighbors

Watch this mom and her two kids mosey along the old logging road. Read and watch it all here.

John Muir’s Money

The wilderness advocate amassed an estate worth $6.5 million in today's currency by profiting from an agricultural revolution built on California's racial hierarchy. Read all about it here.

What’s Sacred Got to Do with It?

Everything. We protect only what is sacred. The rest gets sold off. Read all about it here.

Preventable Death Rattles Yurok Tribe’s Pioneering Condor Program

Partnering with the feds, the tribe has led the way on restoring the pre-conquest wild to Redwood National Park's skies. Read all about it here.

The Unseen Beast Appears

An unusual paw print reminds me that legendary creatures beyond our ken prowl the woods nearby. Read all about it here.

Trump Trashing Public Lands

The DOGE boys claim it's about efficiency. No, it's about wrecking the wild. Read all about it here.

Wild Light from the Dark Side, Part 2

Old-growth redwoods were originally preserved to enshrine white supremacy. That's changing. Read all about it here.

Wild Light from the Dark Side, Part 1

Sometimes those with the worst motivations end up doing something good, even if they didn't mean it that way. Here's just such a case, from California's coastal-redwood country. Read all about it here

The Veiled Violence of Yosemite’s Renaming

What's in a name? A lot, including genocide and dispossession. Read all about it here.