Author: Steve

Orland Free Library Welcomes Award-Winning Orland Author Steven T. Callan
September 4, 2016

I’ve often said that the reason I enjoyed the old Andy Griffith Show so much was because I practically grew up there. Growing up in…

Steven T. Callan and Orland High School Class of '66 Classmates
August 12, 2016

I have to admit that I was more than a little apprehensive about my upcoming Orland High School class reunion. I hadn’t seen most of…

The fish rescue crew: Mike Cauble, Paul Martens, Glenn Tibessart, unidentified gentleman, Steve Callan, and Kenny Callan, circa 1964. As the Orland Fish and Game warden, my father, Wally Callan, had organized this effort to rescue stranded fish in Stony Creek.
July 31, 2016

Writing the chapter “The Road to Plaskett Meadows” in my sequel, The Game Warden’s Son, was a trip down Memory Lane for me. In it,…

The McCloud River Preserve encompasses 2,330 acres surrounding this iconic mountain stream. Photo by author Steven T. Callan.
July 23, 2016

Nothing picks up my spirits like a walk along a mountain stream during these hundred-degree days. The McCloud River is as good as it gets….

Author Steven T. Callan and friends at a book signing for The Game Warden's Son at the Pacific Flyway Decoy Association Festival
July 16, 2016

Kathy and I have always said that the best thing about giving presentations and doing book signings is the interesting people we have the opportunity…

July 2, 2016

I’ve been exploring Northern California’s streams—above and below the surface—for most of my life. One of my most memorable adventures took place on a hot…

Book Cover for The Game Warden's Son by Steven T. Callan
June 18, 2016

I love to tell stories. That’s exactly what I did when Tom Wilmer, the award-winning host of National Public Radio’s Journeys of Discovery, interviewed me…

The Middle Fork American River and Ruck-A-Chucky Falls. Photo by Eric Peach.
June 10, 2016

When I looked at the list of outdoor activities for this year’s Outdoor Writers Association of California (OWAC) spring conference, a rafting trip down the…

Author Steven T. Callan shares information about The Game Warden's Son; Badges, Bears, and Eagles; and his career in wildlife protection with the Red Bluff Rotary
June 8, 2016

Thank you to Tom Amundson and the Red Bluff Rotary for making my presentation yesterday a real pleasure. Kathy and I received a warm welcome…

Outdoor Writers Association of California President Tom Martens presents Steven T. Callan with the 2016 "Best Outdoor Magazine Column" award. Callan also won the 2014 and 2015 "Best Outdoor Magazine Column" awards.
May 29, 2016

What a thrill it was to receive the “Best Outdoor Magazine Column” award from the Outdoor Writers Association of California (OWAC) for the third year…