Artemis II Splashes Down Tonight Off San Diego Coast
NASA’s Orion capsule is scheduled to splash down at 5:07 p.m. PDT today off the coast of San Diego, capping a 694,481-mile journey that included the first crewed lunar flyby since 1972.
LA’s History-Making Wolf Is Now Roaming the Eastern Sierra
Wolf BEY03F crossed into Inyo County on April 6, becoming the first documented wolf in the Eastern Sierra in over a century.
Lee Canyon Is Getting a Real Chairlift. Las Vegas’s Ski Area Is Growing Up.
This week they announced the next piece: Chair 8, a new fixed-grip quad serving the West Bowl, set to open for the 2026-27 season
The Border Wall Is Coming for the Butterfly Center. Congress Said No Four Times.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has awarded a contract to build a border wall through a butterfly center in Texas.
Bees Take Down Phoenix Hiker: 100+ Stings, Airlift Required
Spring in the Sonoran Desert comes with a hazard most hikers underestimate. A Lookout Mountain hiker found out the hard way — 100+ stings, dangerously low blood pressure, and a helicopter ride he did not plan for.
California’s Snowpack Hit Its Second-Lowest April Level Ever. Fire Season Starts Now.
State surveyors found zero measurable snow at Phillips Station on April 1. The statewide snowpack is 18% of average. The Sierra’s “frozen reservoir” melted two months early — and the implications go well beyond skiing.
The Public Lands in Our Backyard That Are Most at Risk Right Now
Two executive orders, a lot of federal acreage, and a handful of landscapes that matter most to the SoCal outdoor community. Here’s where things stand.
California May Let Hunters Take Two Bears Per Season
The Fish and Game Commission votes this month on whether to double the black bear bag limit from one to two. For SoCal hikers and campers, the backdrop is a bear population that has grown faster than the state’s tolerance for it.
SoCal Rattlesnake Season Is…Not Normal
Two Southern Californians are already dead. Seventy-seven bite calls were logged statewide before April started. The snakes did not get the memo that it’s supposed to be spring, not summer.
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