MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — With the strong storms and heavy snow over the past few months, some forest areas and sites are closed due to lingering snowpack, flooding or road damage. Crews are using all available resources to get these areas open and safe for the public to enjoy. “With the record precipitation we expect to be busy at our national ...

MARIPOSA — The Mariposa Museum and History Center will be hosting author Marie Sontag, Ph.D. at the museum on Saturday, March 19, at 2 p.m. Dr. Sontag will be discussing her latest young adult fiction novels in the Whitcomb Discovery Series, California Trail Discovered and Yosemite Trail Discovered. A middle school teacher for 15 years, Dr. Sontag holds a B.A. ...