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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 31/08/2026
Better behaved bear just enjoying a soak in NorCal.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 16/07/2026
If it fits, I sits - bear-style. Keep some fresh water out for the wildlife in this heat.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 16/07/2026
Guess I’ll wait a little longer to plant the catnip in the barrel.
Wild turkey cooling off in a sawed off wine barrel filled with nice damp potting soil - I was planning on planting some catnip later this evening.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 28/06/2026
The early (juvenile Western Blue)bird gets the (meal)worm. #timelinecleanse #birds
Juvenile Western Bluebird grabbing breakfast at the mealworm feeder.Adult Western Bluebird perched on the top of a metal holder.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 22/06/2026
Come visit Nevada City.
Pride flag on Nevada City's City HallLooking down Broad Street, Nevada City's main drag.Another view of Nevada City's city hall, through the pride flags.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 20/06/2026
Massive power outage, brought to you by PG&E, is affecting customers in El Dorado, Placer and Nevada counties. Is it infrastructure week yet? yubanet.com/featured/now/
Map of PG&E power outages showing 48,085 customers out in Placer County, 10,565 out in Nevada County and 6,052 in El Dorado County.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 08/06/2026
A reminder.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 27/05/2026
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A black bear hearing the camera shutter and looking to see what is going on. Seeing a human, the bear booked it down the hill. Smart bear!
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 01/05/2026
Timeline cleanse, a Great Blue Heron keeps an eye on a nearby pond.
Great Blue Heron perched in a Ponderosa Pine tree. Not pictured, the pond the bird was keeping an eye on.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 19/04/2026
#EarthFest in Nevada City, Calif.
Musician and songwriter Artemis Arthur will be live at 1:30 Broad Street in Nevada City, Calif. aka the heart of downtown
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 09/04/2026
Thanks to the Nevada County Board of Supervisors for the resolution proclaiming April 9 as #LocalNewsDay in Nevada County.
Thanks to the Nevada County Board of Supervisors for the resolution proclaiming April 9 as Local News Day in Nevada County. Representatives from local media holding copies of the reso for a group photo.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 08/04/2026
Poet Molly Fisk’s “Walking wheel“ comes out on April 15. It’s the journey of newlyweds Phoebe and Miles Imlay from their birthplace in central Oregon to California’s Surprise Valley in 1875 - as a novel in verse. redhen.org/book/walking...
Cover photo of Molly Fisk’s latest novel in verse “Walking Wheel”
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 03/04/2026
This hawk agrees
Barfing Red Shouldered Hawk on a black oak branch.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 25/03/2026
It's the little things that make a community great! #goodpeople
Sign at a bus stop in Nevada City reading "To whoever left their journal & book here, it is SAFE!

Both are located across the street at SPD, at the Cusromer Service booth,

Have a great day! =)
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 14/02/2026
We obtained some video footage of the downstream conditions on the Yuba River shortly after the penstock failure at the Colgate Powerhouse in Yuba County. yubanet.com/regional/col...
Oil drum, cable drum floating in the Yuba River after the penstock failure above the Colgate Powerhouse in Yuba County.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 10/02/2026
CDFW Announces First Capture and GPS Collar of Sierra Nevada Red Fox in the Southern Sierra Nevada. yubanet.com/california/c...
Sierra Nevada Red Fox. Photo courtesy CDFW Wildlife Biologist TeamSierra Nevada Red Fox taking off in the snow. Photo courtesy CDFW Wildlife Biologist TeamSierra Nevada Red Fox running. Photo courtesy CDFW Wildlife Biologist Team
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 20/01/2026
Timeline cleanser. #Aurora borealis visible from Nevada City CA right now (7:12pm.) More pics: yubanet.com/featured/now/
Red aurora borealis seen to the north of YubaNet HQ on Jan. 19, 2026
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 04/01/2026
Downieville Public Utilities in Sierra County, Calif. states Boil Water Order remains in effect at this time. Due to current weather patterns and conditions affecting the water quality, the Boil Water Order may remain in effect for at least one additional week. #infrastructurefail
Boil Water Notice for Downieville, Calif. residents. Torrential rains and power outages cause the town's water tank filtration systems to be overwhelmed.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 03/01/2026
Here we go - precipitation making its way inland. Stay safe and, if you can, don’t try to go over the Sierra tonight or tomorrow. Happy to send a photo of the Donner memorial…
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 26/12/2025
7:00 pm update: 77,716 utility power customers are out of power in California.
Statewide power outages on Xmas 2025 at 7:00 pm.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 25/12/2025
165,370 customers are out of power in CA. Now's a good time to thank everyone working today i.e. first responders (including dispatchers) hospital staff, public works, utility workers. If you're feeling really generous, include the local news outlets that keep you updated yubanet.com/featured/now/
Map showing the total number of power outages in California as of 6:00 am on Christmas Day. 165,370 customers ar out of power.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 27/11/2025
It’s way too early here in California to be eyeing anything Larry. Also, Harvy has reasonably well-trained humans.
Harvy, the office kitty is not quite ready to hunt turkeys. She did not like being woken up for a photo.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 27/11/2025
Completely oblivious to today's date :)
Part of the flock of turkeys visiting YubaNet HQ every day.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 26/11/2025
According to one of the resident experts!
Gray squirrel on a ponderosa pine.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 12/11/2025
Northern California here.
Aurora seen from Nevada City CAAurora seen from Nevada City CA
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 12/11/2025
Looks like the northern lights are on full display here in Nevada City.
Red aurora seen from YubaNet in Nevada City CA
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 07/11/2025
#Timelinecleanse started the day with a quick hike to Rock Creek outside of Nevada City.
Rock Creek in Nevada County, after the first substantial rain. The granite boulders are draped with leaves in fall colors.Another view of Rock Creek in Nevada County, after the first substantial rain. The water levels are still pretty low, you can see the boulders in the streambed.Tiny Moss Pixy-cap Or Moss Bell pop up in the bright green moss after the first substantial rain of the season here in Nevada County CAWood ferns growing out of cracks in granite boulders, interspersed with live oak leaves and moss.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 06/11/2025
That's a misleading screenshot. Those are not countywide results - that's one precinct (CP1) only. Below are the cumulative results. Source: nevadacountyca.gov/DocumentCent...
Nevada County cumulative results 2024 general election
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 18/10/2025
As seen in tiny, rural Nevada County CA.
Pink shark costume with a sign reading “grandma Shark against fascism” Photo by YubaNet
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 17/10/2025
Nevada City has a bike bus every Friday. Bike bus is where kids meet at “stops,” much like a bus route and ride their bikes to school together. The group is escorted by parents and other community members. #BikeBus
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 09/10/2025
Nevada Joint Union High School District held a trades expo yesterday. Six hundred students got to explore CTE options and try their hand at some heavy equipment. yubanet.com/regional/202...
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 09/10/2025
Or, like Caltrans once mistakenly wrote:
Highway sign reading left arrow Truckee and. Below, with a right arrow ‘Navada City’
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 03/10/2025
This is what 1.61 inches of rain (first real rain since May) reveals - brilliant colors with the barest hint of fall. #timelinecleanse.
YubaNet’s Pi bench overlooking the river canyon after the first real rain since May. The sun, just coming up, highlights the trees in their brilliant greens.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 07/09/2025
Morning visitor to HQ, looking for some breakfast.
Cooper's hawk looking for breakfast, sitting on a wooden bench near a catnip plant.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 10/08/2025
The better the grub, the faster the tail wags? Say hello to the piglets from the NJUHSD - Career and Technical Education Ranch who made the trip to the #NevadaCountyFair #timelinecleanse
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 07/08/2025
Who knew a 1947 John Deere tractor had a beat rhythm? The Gold Country Flywheelers exhibit at the Nevada County Fair and this is what we heard. yubanet.com/regional/ope...
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 03/08/2025
Timeline cleanse
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 27/07/2025
Large power outage in Grass Valley. Skerryvore just started their concert at the Center for the Arts. No power, no problem - acoustic it is. yubanet.com/featured/now/
Skerryvore concert startSkerryvore playing acoustic concert
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 26/07/2025
I guess we're gonna need a bigger trough.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 11/07/2025
Smoke from the #OrleansComplex and the #GreenFire creates hazy conditions throughout the Valley and the Foothills again. yubanet.com/fires/
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 10/07/2025
Several large fires are burning in the northern part of the state and smoke from the Green Fire, the Butler/Orleans Complex and the Marble Complex is carried to the Valley and the Foothills. yubanet.com/fires/
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 21/06/2025
It might be a little chillier in the Foothills today, but near the Sierra crest the weather turned downright wintry again. Here are some current photos from AlertCalifornia cameras. yubanet.com/featured/now/
Mount Lincoln cam 062125Siberia(near Olympic Valley) 062125Serene Lakes cam 062125
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 20/06/2025
Three small fires, mostly roadside starts, very quickly suppressed despite gusty north winds. Do not drag chains when pulling a trailer and refrain from causing sparks. yubanet.com/featured/now/
Tanker drop on the Serendipity fire in the North San Juan area.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 15/06/2025
#NoKings demonstration in western Nevada County. Estimated 4,000 participants.
Sign reading “They’re eating the checks, they’re eating the balances Crowd on Sutton WayAll the way across the highway overpass Sign reading “Keep your hands off my lab”
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 13/06/2025
The final Nevada City Bike Bus of the school year took place this morning and it was a grand finale. Seven Hills students, teachers and parents rode through town, escorted by local fire and law enforcement. Leis and Hawaiian shirts abounded for a send off into summer. youtu.be/_NzFo12NaIk
Nevada City Bike Bus - students, parents and teachers bike to school on Fridays
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 02/06/2025
Happy Pride from Nevada City
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 02/06/2025
Waiting for the Nevada City Pride flag raising
Start of Pride flag raising in Nevada City
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 29/05/2025
Power outage affecting 21,308 customers in Nevada City and Grass Valley areas. The outage began around 3:30 am and the time of restoration is estimated at 6:00 am. The preliminary cause is "transmission or substation." yubanet.com/featured/now/
Map of power outage in the Nevada City/ Grass Valley area. 21,053 customers out of power.
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 25/05/2025
Actually, here they help if they're availble. We're pretty lucky, and so are the cats :)
Harvy, the home office guardian!
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YubaNet @yubanet.com · 02/05/2025
Nevada City,CA
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