Peggy Buckley cracking open pinyon pine nuts she helped gather on the eastern slopes of the Sierra.
Story and photo by John Buckley executive director, CSERC
For thousands of years, Native American people such as the Paiutes gathered pinyon pine nuts as a major source of food. Especially in the high desert forest terrain along the east slope […]

Story and Photos by Greg Kristapovich
Murphys Lions President Paul Turounet presents a check for $2,000 to members of the Friends of Murphys (left, Tim Folendorf and Ray Malerbi) to be used for the Friends’ annual Christmas dinner. Last year, the Friends provided free Christmas dinners – with all the trimmings, to more than 750 people! […]

Good Times on the “T”
Your story on the Toulumne River and rafting brought back fond memories. It was about 37 or 38 years ago that my 1st wife and I went down the river on one of the first commercial rafting trips. A company called Wilderness Waterways out of El Cerrito was conducting the initial rafting journeys. In those days rafting was […]

A Golf Cart Getaway
Morgan, UT – Never underestimate the power of a golf cart. This is what Utah police officers have discovered after a golf cart managed to elude officers during a chase. Officers started pursuing the driver after he was spotted spinning out in a city park in Morgan. Noticing the police cars, the […]

Pickled Pumpkin Cubes (Lots of parental participation required).
This is a great activity to do with your parents. You will like the final result. After all, how many can say they have made pumpkin pickles?
You will need:
2-1/4 cup sugar
2-1/4 cup cider vinegar
3 cups water
3 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoons whole cloves
6 cups pumpkin cubes (4 pounds)
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