Nevada County Parks & Recreation Digest

The first Nevada County Recreation Fair will take place May 3 in Nevada City.

Following its repair and reopening, the Buttermilk Bend Trail is ready for hikers and spring wildflower enthusiasts.

Entrance is free to all National Parks on April 19 to kick off the annual National Parks Week this year from April 19-27. Get ready to get outdoors to celebrate America's Best Idea.

The Nevada County Youth Commission is hosting the 2nd Annual Fun in the Foothills event on April 26 at Sierra College.

The Earth Fest Street Fair is coming to Nevada City on April 13 in celebration of Earth Month. See you there!

Rural counties are some of the most reliant on federal funding and federal workers. But some still welcome Trump’s upcoming cuts to forestry and other departments

Nevada County is making progress on priorities for 2025/2026: fiscal stability and core services, housing, emergency preparedness, economic development, broadband, climate resilience, homelessness and recreation.

A major rockslide has closed the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park. Read on for details.

Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe. But is all this attention actually protecting this unique treasure? Pollutants pour in, while development continues. Funding has shifted in focus to tourism and traffic projects, while money spent directly on fixing the lake has declined.

Read on to learn more about the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approval of a $1.1 million load to the Western Gateway Park District in their February 25 meeting.

State prisoners have long been a part of California’s firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles County.

A request for bids has been issued by Nevada City for the design of a new skatepark. Read on to learn more about this project.

Learn more about the newly opened segment of the Deer Creek Tribute Trail crossing California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project (CHIRP) land, and get ready to take a hike!

Almost 200 acres of land from the Loma Rica Ranch were dedicated to Grass Valley as part of a development agreement. Read on to learn what the city has planned for the parcel.

Your input and feedback are sought for an initiative by the Interfaith Food Ministry and Sierra Harvest to expand the community garden at DeVere Mautino Park in Grass Valley. Read on to learn more about the proposed project and how you can participate.

The City of Grass Valley and Nevada County are forging a partnership to manage and take care of Elizabeth Daniels Park, behiond the downtown library. Read on to learn more.

Read on to learn more about the Trust for Public Land and Truckee River Watershed Council transfer of the 600-acre Sardine Meadow to the Tahoe National Forest following work to rehabilitate it to a natural state.

Read on for more information about plans to expand the Wolf Creek pedestrian and bicyclist trail in Grass Valley.

Nevada City has started work on improvements to the Surgarloaf Trail.

On September 30, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the new playground at Scotten Elementary School in Grass Valley.

The public is invited to learn more about the Lower Sawtooth Trailhead Improvements Project at two upcoming community meetings hosted by Placer County and the US Forest Service in October.

The Tahoe National Forest is asking for public input as it develops proposals for up to 143 miles of designated Class 1 E-Bike trails.

Now in its 57th year, the Nevada City Annual Constitution Weekend is scheduled for the weekend of September 14 and 15 in Pioneer Park.

The third annual Latino Family Festival will be held in Condon Park in Grass Valley on September 12, hosted by PARTNERS Family Resources and the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools .

The 30-day public comment period has commenced for the recently published El Dorado National Forest Caldor Fire Restoration Project Environmental Assessment.

A look at the 2024 Nevada County Fair at the fairgrounds in Grass Valley.

The Grass Valley City Council approved funding for a planning study for a community garden farm to be located at Dee Mautino Park on Alta Street.

The 28th annual Jerry Bash is returning to the Miners Foundry Cultural Center in Nevada City on August 3, celebrating the life and music of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia.

Environmental review of the remaining link of the future 72-mile bike and pedestrian trail completed, though concerns raised about eBikes.

On July 9, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved Nevada County Historical Landmark NEV 24-04 in the Tahoe National Forest.

Nearly every major environmental group in California opposes a bill that would modify the state’s signature environmental law to speed up upgrades to power lines. Supporters say it would help free the state from fossil fuels and make the grid more reliable, but opponents fear it would damage state parks.

On June 19, California YIMBY announced support for the California Forever project going to the Solano County ballot in November.