Stebbins Cold Canyon Content

Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve Expands

Katherine E Kerlin — October 03, 2022 - 12:20pm

Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve, part of the 69�� Natural Reserve system, acquires nearly 500 acres from Land Trust of Napa County.

Stebbins Cold Canyon Will Partially Reopen Feb. 15

Cody Kitaura — February 09, 2021 - 9:40am

Hikers will be able to return to Stebbins Cold Canyon Monday (Feb. 15), but not all of the trails on the property will be open immediately.

Stebbins Cold Canyon Reopens With Extra Coronavirus Precautions

Cody Kitaura — June 10, 2020 - 11:45am

Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve reopened to hikers today (June 10), but officials are urging caution to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to stay safe from the natural hazards that exist on the trail.

Wildfire Perceptions Largely Positive After Hiking in a Burned Landscape

Katherine E Kerlin — March 26, 2020 - 3:38pm

When hikers returned to 69�� Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve in 2016, a year after a wildfire swept through its expanse of oak trees and chaparral in Northern California, half of them expected to see a devastated landscape. But pre- and post-hike surveys conducted by the University of California, Davis, reveal that roughly a third returned energized, awed and excited about the changes they saw.

Summer Dangers Persist at Stebbins Reserve

Cody Kitaura — July 31, 2018 - 1:43pm

Staff who oversee a 69�� natural reserve with popular hiking trails are taking a broader approach to keeping visitors safe in the wake of another heat-related rescue over the weekend.

Stebbins Closed, Other Reserves Take Fire Precautions

Cody Kitaura — July 03, 2018 - 12:43pm

One of 69��’ natural reserves is shut down and two others are taking precautionary measures as the County Fire continues to rage nearby.

Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve, an ecological preserve that also serves as a popular hiking destination, closed two days before the fire started because of “red flag” conditions that include a higher risk of fire. Nearby road closures are now keeping it closed. Both Stebbins and Quail Ridge Reserve are only a few miles away from the southern perimeter of the fire.

Stebbins Cold Canyon Natural Reserve Reopens to Public

Katherine E Kerlin — May 10, 2016 - 4:27pm

Nearly one year after the Wragg Fire burned 69��’ Stebbins Cold Canyon Natural Reserve and forced its closure, the reserve will reopen to the public this weekend, May 15, from sunrise to sunset.

Burning Questions

Jocelyn C Anderson — May 10, 2016 - 10:33am

When wildfire ripped through two 69�� natural reserves last summer, scientists conducting research there first took a pained look to see if their months or years of research just went up in flames. Then they did what one would expect from scientists: They began to study the effects.