Napa Valley Register By Tom Stockwell In 1872, Dr. Charles M. Hitchcock bought a thousand acres of Rancho Carne Humana and built a country home along Ritchey Creek. He called it “Lonely.” Nearly 150 years later the beautiful trails along the creek remain as Bothe-Napa Valley State Park. But you won’t be lonely there anymore. […]

Napa Valley Register By Jennifer Huffman Warmer weather in Napa Valley leaves some locals looking for a cool place to swim or dip their feet. But is it safe to swim in the Napa River? A 2005 study reported that due to bacterial contamination, including E. coli, swimming in the river, especially within the Napa […]

From the Napa Valley Register By: Noel Brinkerhoff AMERICAN CANYON — Botanical gardens, yoga, zip lining and even Dutch Bros. coffee were some of the many ideas offered by students from American Canyon High School for what the city should do with the 27-acre Clarke Ranch… Click here to read the rest of the article.

Napa Valley Life Magazine wrote an article about the Napa Open Space District.  Check out the latest edition or click this link to view the article. 

Have you ever wondered how the Napa Open Space District is funded and how that funding is used to protect our parks and open space?  Well, wonder no more! The Napa Open Space District is currently funded through the Napa County’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Special Projects Fund, (just over $800,000 this fiscal year).  With […]