Donner Memorial State Park

Jeremy will be interviewing Donner Party Historian Greg Palmer to commemorate The Forlorn Hope Expedition of 1846 (sub party of the famous Donner Party). Livestream on Donner Memorial State Park Facebook Page December 16th at 11am... forlornhope.org . . . #donnerparty #forlornhope #americanhistory #californiaemigration #californiastateparks #livetheparkslife See more

We will Premiere an interview with two of the endurance athletes that organized the upcoming Forlorn Hope Expedition!

More burn pics baby! Do you have a burning passion to keep our forests healthy? Sugar Pine State Park has been prescribed burning since 1995 with the goal to decrease fire hazards, reduce the impact of future fires, and reintroduce fire in fire-adapted ecosystems. Pile burning (shown in the photos) removes combustible materials, or fuels such as downed logs and woody debris, and may reduce the risk of larger catastrophic fires in the future. ... . . . #firefightersafety #defensiblespace #landmanagement #prescribedfires #californiastateparks #sugarpinestatepark #burtoncreekstatepark See more

Have you been seeing smoke in the Lake Tahoe area recently? Small prescribed fires may lessen future catastrophic infernos. California State Parks land managers are using weather data and fine-tuned planning to use prescribed fire to mimic the natural process of fire in the ecosystem. ... . . #firefightersafety #defensiblespace #landmanagement #prescribedfires #californiastateparks #sugarpinestatepark #burtoncreekstatepark #firefridays PC: Rich Adams See more

Ever heard of the Forlorn Hope group of the Donner Party? This modern reprise will aim to cover up to 25 miles a day on snowshoes following the same path as the historic Forlorn Hope!