The Los Angeles Times shared an article taking a deeper dive into CAL FIRE and ALERTCalifornia's recent 2025/2026 snowpack comparison post. Check out the article and toggle between this year's and last year's images at https://lat.ms/4sLiUuW
A California condor with white wing tags soars mid-frame with wings extended. Behind and below are a hilly wrinkled looking landscape with green and yellow brush and trees. The camera lens has a few flecks of dirt obscuring the view. ALERTCalifornia, UC San Diego and PG&E logos are at the top of the image.
A California condor with orange wing tags soars close to the camera with wings extended. Behind and below are a hilly wrinkled looking landscape with green and yellow brush and trees. The camera lens has a few flecks of dirt obscuring the view. ALERTCalifornia, UC San Diego and PG&E logos are at the top of the image.
Usually we spot California condors resting on tower structures, but every once and a while we catch them soaring with their impressive wingspans. These birds were spotted on the ALERTCalifornia Plowshare Peak camera https://bit.ly/4dOChPY
Perhaps our best capture of an American kestrel from the Panoche Mtn 2 camera on the west side of the Central Valley. See the view live at https://bit.ly/3OnF48g
The foreground shows a grassy hill, while the background displays a sunny day with bright expansive cloud cover and mountains in the distance. Logos for UC San Diego, ALERTCalifornia, U.S. Forest Service, and Cal Fire are visible.
The foreground shows a grassy hill, while the background displays a sunny day with bright expansive cloud cover and mountains in the distance. Logos for UC San Diego, ALERTCalifornia, U.S. Forest Service, and Cal Fire are visible.
New ALERTCalifornia cameras online: Nestled in the Scott Barr Mountains on the historic Collins Creek Baldy Lookout, the Collins Baldy 1 & 2 cameras were just brought online in partnership with U.S. Forest Service - Klamath National Forest.
A scenic view of a rural green grassy landscape with a road leading into the distance under a dramatic, cloudy sky. The sky is filled with dark and light clouds. ALERTCalifornia, UC San Diego, and PG&E logos are in the upper corners.
Check weather conditions across the state at cameras.alertcalifornia.org.
New cameras online: Slater Butte Lookout 1 & 2 were erected in partnership with U.S. Forest Service - Klamath National Forest and are located at the historic Slater Butte Lookout. The cameras enhance viewshed coverage in the northernmost part of the state. Live: https://bit.ly/4ceeRRH
New cameras online: Located at the historic Buckhorn Bally Lookout, built in 1933, Buckhorn Lookout 1 & 2 are the newest ALERTCalifornia cameras on the network. They are also some of the most northern cameras we have in the state. See conditions live: https://bit.ly/4tvE94B
Smoke rises from behind a green brush covered hill. The background shows the vegetation downslope thinning into the central valley. ALERTCalifornia, UC San Diego, and PG&E logos are along the top of the image.
Wispy smoke rises in the distance creating a gray cloud in front of a partly cloudy sky with lightly forested hills with yellow grass in the foreground and distant mountains in the background
A distant and hazy view of the dry conditions of the Central Valley with smoke at the base of one of the distant hills. ALERTCalifornia, UC San Diego, and PG&E logos are along the top if the image.
#BlueFire vegetation fire in Kern County is visible from multiple ALERTCalifornia cameras. Look to Kern County Fire Department for updates and see conditions live at: https://bit.ly/4sWq5S0
American kestrel on the Panoche Mountain 2 camera located in the Panoche Hills in the western Central Valley. These small falcons are commonly spotted on ALERTCalifornia's network.
A landscape view from a high vantage point shows a valley with scattered vegetation and mountains in the distance. A plume of smoke rises from the hills above the valley. The sky is partly cloudy. There are logos for "UC San Diego" and "ALERTCalifornia" in the upper left corner.
A landscape view from a high vantage point shows a valley with scattered vegetation and mountains in the distance. A plume of smoke rises from the hills above the valley. The sky is partly cloudy. There are logos for "UC San Diego" and "ALERTCalifornia" in the upper left corner.
A landscape view from a high vantage point shows a valley with scattered vegetation and mountains in the distance. A plume of smoke rises from the hills above the valley. The sky is partly cloudy. There are logos for "UC San Diego" and "ALERTCalifornia" in the upper left corner.
A landscape view from a high vantage point shows a valley with scattered vegetation and mountains in the distance. A plume of smoke rises from the hills above the valley. The sky is partly cloudy. There are logos for "UC San Diego" and "ALERTCalifornia" in the upper left corner.
The #CrownFire in Los Angeles County is visible from multiple ALERTCalifornia cameras. Look to Los Angeles County Fire Department for updates and evacuation information and see conditions live at https://bit.ly/3PZxHEv
Start and early growth of the #SpringsFire vegetation fire east of Moreno Valley as seen from ALERTCalifornia's Box Springs 2 camera. Look to CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department for updates and see live conditions at: https://bit.ly/41cMpdW
Red-tailed hawk on a blustery Butler Hill South 2 camera near Oxnard.
A spider eating a fly is silhouetted the foreground against a backdrop of a green landscape with scattered trees and a clear blue sky. The image includes logos for UC San Diego, ALERT California, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
The Jackson Butte 2 camera recently captured its resident spider enjoying lunch 🕷️
Panoramic view of a lush, forested landscape with rolling hills under a cloudy sky. A rocky outcrop with green vegetation is visible in the foreground. Logos for UC San Diego, ALERTCalifornia, and PG&E are present at the top.
Rolling hills covered in dense pine trees with a grassy field in the foreground under a cloudy sky. Logos for UC San Diego, ALERTCalifornia, and PG&E are present at the top.
New cameras: Two Rock Lookout 1 & 2 were recently added to ALERTCalifornia's network. Cameras are located on the historic fire lookout outside of Willits and provide sweeping views of the surrounding forested hills. Check the live view: https://bit.ly/4sL5fVw
A California condor sits on a utility tower with bright sunlight illuminating its colorful head. Only the head, part of the neck and "shoulders" are visible. The background is rolling green hills with blue skies. ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego and PG&E logos are in the upper corners.
A California condor sits on a utility tower with metal bars partially obscuring our view of its face. The background is rolling green hills with blue skies. ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego and PG&E logos are in the upper corners.
A California condor sits on a utility tower and is partially hidden by a metal pole. The head is hidden but we can see the black body and orange numbered wing tag with the number 60. The background is rolling green hills with oak trees and blue skies. ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego and PG&E logos are in the upper corners.
A California condor sits on a utility tower facing away from the camera. You can only see the top of it's pink head and black back and wing feathers. The wing on the right side has a tan tag with the number 13. The background is rolling green hills with oak trees and blue skies. ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego and PG&E logos are in the upper corners.
More Californiacondors recently spotted at Henrietta Peak. This camera is a great place to look for these iconic endangered birds.
Afternoon growth of the #ParamountFire vegetation fire in Kings County. Look to Kings County Office of Emergency Services for updates and see conditions live on ALERTCalifornia's Cedar Canyon 1 camera: https://bit.ly/4d6lyas
A large dog with a fluffy tail in a red ski patrol vest with a white cross is standing in the grassy foreground in front of forested mountains. Snow can be seen at the tops of the mountains. ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego logo is in the upper corner.
Who's a good pupper? Spotted a ski patrol dog on the Bear Mtn. South camera. 🐕
Lenticular clouds capped Mt. Shasta for a few hours this morning. Spotted on ALERTCalifornia's Mt. Bradley 1 camera. See the view live at: https://bit.ly/4t1hhJX
Are you attending the IAFC Wildland Urban Interface conference in Reno this week? Meet ALERTCalifornia's team at booth 450. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4t4Qywj
We unfortunately weren't able to ID this California condor on the Henrietta Peak 2 camera. We combed the archive but the bird never showed the wing tag on the far side of it's body. Anybody have a guess on who this could be?
#StonyFire growth through the afternoon on 3/20. Look to CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Unit for updates on this vegetation fire in San Luis Obispo County. See conditions live on ALERTCalifornia's Lopez Hill 2 camera: bit.ly/43mnJAd
Sunrise view of a landscape with rolling hills covered with green oak trees intermixed with open grass. The pink and yellow gradient sky accents the distant purple hills. The ALERTCalifornia, UC San Diego, and CAL FIRE logos are along the top of the image.
New camera online: High Hill 2 is the second camera at this location north of Santa Rosa and east of Windsor. The two collocated High Hill cameras will work in tandem to help emergency managers identify and respond to potential hazards quickly. Live view: https://bit.ly/40DapGL
New cameras online: Grasshopper Peak 1 & 2 were added to the historic fire lookout located within Humboldt Redwoods State Park. The Grasshopper Lookout was built in 1958 and is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. See the live view at https://bit.ly/4urAx4U
American kestrel perched close to the Panoche Mtn cameras. These cameras straddle the edge of the Central Valley and the eastern side of the Diablo Range at the edge of the Panoche Hills North Wilderness Study Area. See views live at https://bit.ly/3P9k9WC
California Condor "Pasquale" was recently spotted on Henrietta Peak 2 camera.
A large black bear is calmly walking outside a fenced area in a forested mountainous landscape at dusk. The image is labeled with "UC San Diego" and "ALERTCalifornia" logos.
The Deer Horn 1 camera is definitely a black bear hotspot. We recently started this large bear on a sunset stroll northeast of Eureka.
We're convinced these cows north of Bodega Bay might have one of the best views in California. This capture is from the Lower Myers Grade 2 "patrol" camera, which spins 360 degrees every 2 minutes and takes 6 images each rotation.
A California condor with orange tags with the number 34 on each wing is perched on a metal structure overlooking landscape of green hills with light fog rolling between. The image includes the logos for ALERTCalifornia, UC San Diego, and PG&E.
Spotted male California condor Hasso on Henrietta Peak 2. This camera is set to "patrol mode," which means it is programmed to spin 360 degrees to take six images every two minutes. We stitched adjacent images together to show his full impressive 9-10 foot wingspan.
Scenic landscape view featuring rolling hills and a winding road in the foreground. The sky is partly cloudy, and distant mountains are visible on the horizon. The image has logos for ALERTCalifornia, UC San Diego, and SDGE at the top.
Panoramic view of a similar mountainous landscape with clear skies. In the foreground, there are trees and grassy areas, leading to expansive valleys and distant mountain ranges. The logos of ALERTCalifornia, UC San Diego and SDGE are visible in the top corners.
New cameras online: ALERTCalifornia's Volcan Mountain 1 & 2 were recently installed in Volcan Mountain Preserve above the town of Julian in San Diego County. See the view live: https://bit.ly/3MEXOQ5
