From time to time newspapers and other media outlets provide stories on trails, parks, and wildlife. Below are some of those articles. Please know that by clicking on a link, you are leaving the Safe Trails Coalition website.
2019
- Rescued Hiker’s Survival Story: 17 Days in Hawaii Forest on Berries, River Water and Smarts (CNN, 27 May 2019)
- Everest ‘Traffic Jam’ Survivor Calls for Tougher Rules (AFP, 27 May 2019)
- What Does Trampling Do to Wildflowers? (Bay Nature, 17 Apr 2019)
- Joshua Tree National Park ‘May Take 300 Years to Recover’ From Shutdown (The Guardian, 28 Jan 2019)
2018
- Crisis in our National Parks: How Tourists are Loving Nature to Death (The Guardian, Nov 2018)
- Illegal Trails to be Removed from Chino Hills State Park (Chino Champion, Nov 2018)
- Officials Say Mountain Bikers Ruining Park (Chino Champion, Jun 2018)
2017
- Santiago Oaks Park Promotes Good Neighbor Policies By Being One (Foothill Sentry, Jun 2017)
- Nine Benefits of Hiking That Will Have You Exploring New Places All Day Long (Fit & Me, Spring 2017)
- Body Found in Chino Hills State Park Confirmed to be That of Missing Bicyclist (Orange County Register, 25 Apr 2017)
- Hiker Bitten by Rattlesnake in Chino Hills State Park (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 16 Apr 2017)
- Eager Crowds are Flattening Southern California’s Vibrant ‘Super Bloom’ (Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr 2017)
- Conquer the Rain: How to Stay Comfortable Backpacking in Bad Weather (Part Select Blog, Apr 2017)
- Orange County Trails an Obstacle Course of Fallen Trees, Flooded Creeks After Rains (Orange County Register, 13 Feb 2017)
- Hiker Dies After Falling Off Altadena Mountain Trail (Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan 2017)
2016
- Schlotterbeck: Understanding How to Love Our Parks Without Destroying Them (Voice of OC, 30 Dec 2016)
- Here’s a Look at Coyote Attacks on Humans in Irvine (Orange County Register, 18 Oct 2016)
- Here’s What To Do if a Black Bear Interrupts Your Hike (KCET 14 Oct 2016)
- Hiker Injured in Bear Attack in Bailey Canyon (NBC News, 10 Oct 2016)
- Hellman Park’s Hiking Trails are Degrading From Overuse. Is Closing It The Answer? (Whittier Daily News, 23 Sep 2016)
- Keep Bikes Off Our Wilderness Trails (New York Times, 5 Sep 2016)
- Tourists Still Lighting Illegal Campfires in Big Sur (Xasauan Today, 20 Aug 2016)
- Funding Approved for Design of Peters Canyon Bikeway Extension Project (Supervisor Todd Spitzer’s Newsletter, 19 Aug 2016)
- Doctor Pleads Guilty to Looting Artifacts from Death Valley (National Park Service, 17 Aug 2016)
- Remote Rescues near Rancho Santa Margarita Remind Hikers to Use Good Sense (Rancho Santa Margarita Patch, 16 Aug 2016)
- How Reddit Helped Find a Graffiti Artist Who Defaced National Parks (NPR, 22 Jun 2016)
- Why You Should Add Hiking to Your Fitness Routine (Fix, 2 Jun 2016)
- Geraldine Largay’s Wrong Turn: Death on the Appalachian Trail (New York Times, 26 May 2016)
- Concern Over Birds Delays Decision on Official Orange County Dog Beach (Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2016)
- East Sinks Viewing Deck Opens in Limestone Canyon (Irvine Ranch Conservancy, 6 May 2016)
- Whiting: Why Orange County Could be a Mountain Biking Mecca (OC Register, 12 Apr 2016)
- San Clemente Man Impaled in BMX Bike Accident (OC Register, 11 Apr 2016)
- Horse Hoisted Via Helicopter to Safety After Taking Tumble (NBC LA, 19 Mar 2016)
- Trail Etiquette: The Rules Explained (North Cascade Hiker, Date Unknown)
- Third Hiker in a Month Dies After Fall on Mt. Baldy Trail (NBC LA, 21 Feb 2016)
- Rogue Bike Trails (Land Use Report KUSP, 14 Feb 2016)
- Mount Baldy: 12 Hikers Rescued Amid Icy “Treacherous” Conditions (Press Enterprise, 6 Feb 2016)
- Loving the Wilderness to Death (REI, 28 Jan 2016)
- “It’s Just the Biggest Loss”: Irvine Family Mourns Man Found Dead on Bike Trail (OC Register, 20 Jan 2016)
- Marines Crack Down on Trail Trespassers (San Diego Union Tribune, 19 Jan 2016)
2015
- Can Bikers, Hikers and Habitat Co-Exist (Laguna Beach Independent, 22 Aug 2015)
- 3 Hikers, 3 Rescues: OCFA Helicopters Busy on a Hot Holiday (OC Register, 3 Jul 2015)
- Three Mountain Bikers Injured on South County Trails (OC Register, 31 May 2015)
- Unhappy Trails: Orange County’s Wilderness Saved, But Public Access Denied (OC Register, 29 May 2015)
- Etching Vandals Spotted in Grand Canyon (Modern Hiker, 14 May 2015)
- Two San Clemente Couples Honored For Saving Man’s Life (OC Register, 29 Apr 2015)
- Trail Ties Community (OC Register, 22 Apr 2015)
- The Hidden Jewel: That’s What Locals Call the Relatively Unknown Oso Creek Trail in Mission Viejo (OC Register, 22 Apr 2015)
- Marblehead Coastal Trail Grand Opening (City of San Clemente, 16 Apr 2015)
- Paved Trail Through La Habra is Expanded for Cyclists, Joggers, Adds to 66 Mile O.C. Loop (OC Register, 6 Apr 2015)
- Dog Bitten in Face by Rattlesnake in Jurupa Hills Expected to Survive (KTLA News, 3 Apr 2015)
- Parks Need to Step Up Protection (Laguna Beach Indy, 2 Apr 2015)
- More Than 200 Turned Out For the Coyote Creek Bike Day (OCTA Blog, 31 Mar 2015)
- Cycling Rise Outraces Park Resources (29 Mar 2015)
- Woman Hurt, Several Horses Bitten After Dog Attack in Trabuco Canyon (OC Register, 28 Mar 2015)
- Handling Spring Trail Traffic (Irvine Ranch Conservancy, Spring 2015)
- MCAS Miramar Trespassing Incident (San Diego Mountain Biking Association, 26 Mar 2015)
- OC Loop Gets More Funding (Supervisor Nelson’s Newsletter, 13 Mar 2015)
- Pro Mountain Bikers Love South O.C.’s Natural Wonders, and Want to Make Them Even Better (OC Register, 10 Mar 2015)
- On the Edge of Glory (Coast Magazine, 26 Feb 2015)
- Portion of the Santa Ana River Trail Receives $3.4 Million in Funding (Highland Community News, 30 Jan 2015)
- Box Springs Mountain Park Trashed at Night, Residents Outraged (ABC7 News, 28 Jan 2015)
- New Section Opens on Jeffrey Trail (OC Register, 15 Jan 2015)
2014
- Laguna Students Launch Mountain Bike Team (LA Times, 30 Dec 2014)
- Search Underway for 4 Missing Hikers in Angeles National Forest (ABC7 News, 30 Dec 2014)
- 13-Year-Old Boy Airlifted From Peters Canyon Trail After Bicycle Crash (OC Register, 22 Dec 2014)
- Hiker Photographed Bear Before it Killed Him (ABC News, 26 Nov 2014)
- Community Editorial: Giving Thanks for Irvine Co’s Donation of Parkland (Voice of OC, 24 Nov 2014)
- Santiago Peak Summit Offers a View — of Cell Towers (OC Register, 15 Nov 2014)
- Irvine Mountain Biker Found After Canyon Ride (Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov 2014)
- Trail System Planned for Arlington Drive (Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct 2015)
- Duane Hyde: Impromptu Campsites Dangerous, Illegal (Monterey Herald, 24 Oct 2014)
- Art in the Parks (Modern Hiker, October 2014)
- Developer Forging a New Trail With View (OC Register, 16 Oct 2014)
- Mailbag: Ranch Needs to Give Access to Wilderness Trail (Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot, 16 Oct 2014)
- President Obama Declares 346,000 Acres of San Gabriel Mountains a National Monument (Whittier Daily News, 14 Oct 2014)
- Taking a Selfie With a Bear? How Social Media is Impacting Parks, Nature and Wildlife (OC Register, 11 Oct 2014)
- Mountain Biker, 70, Injured at Whiting Ranch (OC Register, 26 Sep 2014)
- Irvine Company Land Grants Mix Altruism and Financial Strategy (Daily Pilot, 20 Sep 2014)
- Gov. Jerry Brown Approves Bills to Expand Bike Trails (LA Times, 20 Sep 2014)
- Fairview Park Panel OKs Three Ideas (Daily Pilot, 4 Sep 2014)
- Search on For Biker from Trails Off Ortega (OC Register, 30 Aug 2014)
- OUTDOORS: Beauty and Danger on Many of Region’s Trails (Press Enterprise, 24 Jul 2014)
- Divers Search for Swimmer Submerged Near Abalone Cove Shoreline Park (LA Times, 9 Jul 2014)
- New Products Promise Happy Trails for Campers (LA Times, 27 Jun 2014)
- Cops Go Under Cover to Nab Smokers in Wilderness Area (Stu News, 27 Jun 2014)
- Body Found on Laguna Beach Trail (OC Register, 26 Jun 2014)
- Traversing Local Trails (Laguna Beach Magazine (page 86), June 2014)
- Injured Mountain Biker Airlifted From Laguna Beach Trail (OC Register, 2 May 2014)
- Man Rescued by Helicopter After Falling Off Horse in Canyon (OC Register, 25 Mar 2014)
- $1.7 Million Grant Proposed for Multi-Purpose Trail, Bioswale Along Arlington Drive (City of Costa Mesa, 17 Mar 2014)
- Supreme Court Deals Setback to Rails to Trails Movement (LA Times, 10 Mar 2014)
- Mountain Biker Who Got Lost in Cleveland National Forest Found Dead (Lake Elsinore-Wildomar Patch, 2 Mar 2014)
- Best Hiking Trails in Orange County (CBS Local, 23 Feb 2014)
- Mountain Biker vs Equestrian: An explanation of horses to bikers – written by a biker (Horse & Man, 26 Jan 2014)
2013
- Mountain Bikers Ask for Trail Manners (OC Register, 9 Dec 2013)
- What Should the Future Be for Orange County’s Outdoors (Voice of OC, 10 Oct 2013)
- Coalition Forms to Ensure Safe Trail Experiences in OC’s Wildlands (STC Press Release, September 2013)
- Stop Loving Our Parks To Death, OK? (Sierra Club Blog, 20 Aug 2013)
- Facelift Coming for Canyons Wilderness Park (OC Register, 2 Jul 2013)
- OC Fire Officials Seek to Recover $55,000 From Rescued Hiker (Daily Pilot, 27 Jun 2013)
- Council Pushes Back on User Fee (Daily Pilot, 25 Jun 2013)
- Drug Charge Fuels Debate About Who Should Pay for Hikers’ Rescue (LA Times, 2 May 2013)
- Second Missing Hiker is Rescued in Orange County (LA Times, 4 Apr 2013)
- Wild and Beautiful: A Natural History of Open Spaces in Orange County (Laguna Wilderness Press, 2013)
- Ranch Development Creates South Orange County’s First Mountain to Sea Trail (OC Register, 2 Feb 2013)
- Mountain Bikes Gain Traction in Orange County (OC Register, 17 Jan 2013)
2012
- Coroner’s Office: Man Dies After Collision on Bike Trail (OC Register, 28 Dec 2012)
- Bike Path’s “Missing Link” Poses Problem for Neighbors, Bikers (OC Register, 9 Dec 2012)
- 28 Miles of Bank Lanes and Trails Planned for Orange County (OC Register, 17 Aug 2012)
- Federal Funds Ensure State Park Won’t Close (Chino Champion, 14 Jul 2012)
- Spike in Trail Rage Prompts Trail Etiquette Reminders (OC Register, 25 Jun 2012)
- Graphic: Riding the Santa Ana River Trail (OC Register, 21 Jun 2012)
- A Penny-Foolish Parks Plan (LA Times, 17 Mar 2012)
2011
- Trail in Cleveland National Forest Closed After Teen’s Death (LA Times, 9 Jul 2011)
- Back-country Battles = Unsafe Trails (OC Register, 20 Jun 2011)
- It’s Our “Howdy Duty” to Make Trails Safe (OC Register, 20 Jun 2011)
2010
- Bren on 20,000 Acres: It’s All Yours (OC Register, 30 Nov 2010)
- Brea Couple Spot Mountain Lion (OC Register, 1 Jul 2010)
- 10 Popular Hikes in Orange County (OC Register, 28 May 2010)
2008
- Mountain-Biking Pirates Rule Trails (OC Register, 11 Aug 2008)
- A Decade of Changes (OC Register, 27 Apr 2008)
- Killer Says Female Hiker Fought Him to the End (NBC News, 23 Mar 2008)