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Gold Panning Season Begins

Posted: May. 25, 2018 12:26 AM PST

Memorial Day weekend also means the start of gold panning season. That’s at Bridgeport in South Yuba River State Park every Saturday and Sunday and holiday, through Labor Day. State Parks interpreter, Jenna Randar, says you can learn from docents on how the old 49ers used simple pans to find hidden treasure in the shallows of the river…

click to listen to Jenna Randar

Randar says docents also provide an educational experience…

click to listen to Jenna Randar

Docents offer gold panning demonstrations from noon to 2pm. Sessions for private groups and school talks can also be arranged at other times, by reservation. A donation is suggested.

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