State Parks

Media Life: Philadelphia museum highlights Auburn artist

  Auburn outsider artist Martin Ramirez’ star is shining brighter these days in Philadelphia. Several of Ramirez’ otherworldly pastiche of tunnels, horsemen, tra ...

Auburn’s Mile 0 getting new Western States Trail prominence

  Tucked away on an Auburn side street, it’s called Mile 0. It’s the final hoof-print for Tevis Cup riders and – through the work of the Western States Tra ...

Noon Hour Update: Staying out of the coming cold in Auburn; Sacramento Kings sold to Seattle?; League play starts for hoops

Welcome to the Auburn Journal’s “Noon Hour Update,” where we’ll present you with stories and updates on what’s going on in the news and what we’ ...

Where does our money go?

In my opinion, one of the biggest problems facing the budget in California is that there is no accountability. Look at the recent monies found within the State Parks bank accounts ...

Park access denial atrocious

As if there weren?t already a handful of reasons why the new fees implemented in the outdoor recreation areas are uncalled for, now I find out that the leader of the State Parks in ...

Council calls for $2.7 million recreation area funding

The Auburn City Council wants to make sure the Auburn State Recreation Area gets the $2.7 million in funding it needs. This week the City Council unanimously approved sending a le ...

Our View: Auburn dam, earthquakes shake canyon decisions

Congressman Tom McClintock believes an Auburn dam will be built and as the ranking member of the powerful water and power subcommittee he has considerable clout. “I am still an ...

$100K Grant funds work to lower fire risk

The local, state and federal government came together in Auburn Monday to work toward a safer American River Canyon. The California Conservation Corps is using a $100,000 grant t ...

Our View: Canyon visitor center a great idea that shouldn’t die

Like a pine cone finding a fertile patch of wildfire-scorched hillside, the seed of an American River Canyon visitor’s center has been planted in the psyche of conservationists, ...

Boat club working to save Lake Clementine

Local Auburn State Recreation Area user groups are doing what they can to keep the American River Canyon, including Lake Clementine, open for future public use. John Brun, preside ...