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    Following Deer Creek website has Moved

    As of 10/4/18 this website has moved to FollowingDeerCreek.com where we’ll continue posting Deer Creek stories and videos, but with less advertising clutter. Please click on the…… Read more “Following Deer Creek website has Moved”

    October 5, 2018 by Lisa Redfern

    Plants for Healing the Land after a Fire

    “Destructive fires in California have increased in both number and severity over the last decades. … Recent drought and bark beetle tree mortality has resulted in millions of dead and…… Read more “Plants for Healing the Land after a Fire”

    September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 by Lisa Redfern

    Pill Bug – Heavy Metal Detector of the Underworld

    The shrimp sized roly-poly kids love to play with has a night job making soil a nicer place to live…if you’re a plant or microorganism. Also Known…… Read more “Pill Bug – Heavy Metal Detector of the Underworld”

    September 1, 2018 by Lisa Redfern

    Community Preservation & Progress 1950’s – 1970’s

    Once the minerals were exhausted, most hastily built mining towns were abandoned. Grass Valley and Nevada City persisted after the Gold Rush because San Francisco investors gambled…… Read more “Community Preservation & Progress 1950’s – 1970’s”

    August 11, 2018 by Lisa Redfern

    History of Us, Nisenan Tribe of Nevada City Rancheria – Book Review and More

    In his recently published book, History of Us, Nisenan Tribe of Nevada County, Tribal Chairman Richard B. Johnson describes the indigenous lifestyle (before white men came to…… Read more “History of Us, Nisenan Tribe of Nevada City Rancheria – Book Review and More”

    August 10, 2018August 11, 2018 by Lisa Redfern

    Bridges Crossing Deer Creek – 2018 Art for a Cause

    Events where I plan to show art provides motivation to create new pieces. These two Deer Creek Bridge pieces were inspired by spending time on the creek…… Read more “Bridges Crossing Deer Creek – 2018 Art for a Cause”

    August 8, 2018August 14, 2018 by Lisa Redfern

    Anthony House & Penn Valley Under Lake Wildwood

    “The very earliest settlement of which we can obtain a trace in the territory now known as Nevada County, was in the summer of 1848, at a…… Read more “Anthony House & Penn Valley Under Lake Wildwood”

    July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 by Lisa Redfern

    Fleas and Disease During the California Gold Rush

    Fleas were a frequent irritant during the California Gold Rush. https://youtu.be/qybnPri6KS0 Migrants from all over the world transported more than possessions. They also carried parasites and disease.…… Read more “Fleas and Disease During the California Gold Rush”

    July 4, 2018July 5, 2018 by Lisa Redfern

    Yerba Santa – Fire Follower & Phlegm Fighter

    Yerba santa – Eriodictyon californicum – is native to California and Oregon. Its common name is Spanish for “sainted weed” or “blessed herb.” Native people are thought to have…… Read more “Yerba Santa – Fire Follower & Phlegm Fighter”

    June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 by Lisa Redfern

    Turkey Vulture – Carrion Cleaner

      Not considered a beautiful bird, the common Turkey Vulture, a scavenger, is an important part of the Deer Creek ecosystem. They do the dirty work of…… Read more “Turkey Vulture – Carrion Cleaner”

    June 17, 2018July 29, 2018 by Lisa Redfern

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    A blog and documentary, in the making, about Deer Creek in Nevada County, CA.

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