A Montana rock climber died Sunday afternoon while attempting to ascend El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, park officials said. Read comments

CLICK HERE to read Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns’ list of ten new jewels on their must-see list of national parks, and their perspectives on sustaining the accomplishments of the Antiquities Act.  The list includes several sites important to American history.  Among them, the state of Delaware gets its first National Monument, meaning that all [...]

Three years ago, organizers of the California Classic Weekend came up with two bold ideas that would set their event apart from others around the state: Read comments

Summer's early arrival in the mountains north and east of Fresno is great news in some ways and a tad worrisome in others. Read comments

Want to design California's 2013 upland game-bird stamp? The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking submissions. Read comments

Central San Joaquin Valley recreational announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. All numbers are 559 area code unless noted. Read comments

The National Parks Promotion Council expresses its thanks to the many destinations and businesses that have helped sponsor increased visibility for the national parks and America’s public and trial lands, waters and shores at International Pow Wow 2013. Included among Gold Level sponsors are: Forever Resorts Delaware North Companies Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel JetBlue [...]

Join Shelton Johnson and others who hope to inspire urban youth to have an interest in the national parks and experiencing the outdoors, by contributing to the production of a feature-length documentary about the first African-American expedition to tackle North America’s highest peak at Denali National Park. Please click the link at the end of [...]

Amanda Alarcon Banks likes to spend her afternoons crawling on her stomach trying to avoid touching dangling wires carrying live electrical current. Read comments

Events Read comments

Central San Joaquin Valley recreational announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. All numbers are 559 area code unless noted. Read comments

Compiled by Dave Hurley and edited by local fishing expert Roger George, a former Olympic-class decathlete at Fresno State and striper record-holder at Millerton Lake. Read comments

BASS LAKE -- The trucks, bulldozers and dredging barges are gone. Lake levels are slowly rising, water clarity is improving and the fish are biting. Read comments

Events Read comments

Central San Joaquin Valley recreational announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. All numbers are 559 area code unless noted. Read comments

Compiled by Dave Hurley and edited by local fishing expert Roger George, a former Olympic-class decathlete at Fresno State and striper record-holder at Millerton Lake. Read comments

Trout anglers up and down the Valley are itching for action. Read comments

A bill that would allow California anglers to buy a 12-month fishing license, regardless of when it was purchased, was approved Tuesday by the Senate Natural Resources Committee. Read comments

Central San Joaquin Valley recreational announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. All numbers are 559 area code unless noted. Read comments

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif., April 24, 2013 — With spring’s arrival, Yosemite is experiencing beautiful weather and gushing waterfalls, and Delaware North Companies (DNC) Parks & Resorts at Yosemite is pleased to announce the reopening of Housekeeping Camp, Yosemite Valley Stable and the open-air Valley Floor Tours.