Learn what Clark's nutcracker looks like and sounds like. Plus, learn how the birds' food-caching ways help forests and when ...

William J. Campbell and his brother, Edward, were successful businessmen along the Kings River in the 1850s. You see, they had a ferry business. Back then the kings river was very large and ...

Ag has been in some national parks for a long time. Its role in Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National ...

Winding high above the Inland Empire, the Rim of the World Highway lives up to its name with panoramic views, mountain towns, and crisp alpine air. In this day trip, we explore the best stops along ...

Silver Fire near Bishop, California, has prompted evacuations in Inyo and Mono Counties and closed parts of U.S. Highway 6. Silver Fire, the fast-moving blaze that broke out near Bishop in ...

March 31, 2025 • In Pasadena, The Gamble House was in a fire evacuation zone and its custodians are trying to safeguard its future. In Altadena, only concrete walls are left from the former home ...

Several hummingbird species have been spotted throughout California in recent weeks, according to an online map, revealing which of these tiny birds may be headed to your gardens and feeders.

Slater steered his car onto two-lane Highway 74, heading into the steep hills that mark the start of the San Bernardino National Forest, going in the direction of Pinyon Pines, west of Palm Desert.

Cal Fire released new fire hazard severity maps for Southern California on Monday, March 24, the final piece in a 2025 statewide rollout. While Cal Fire mapped “very high” wildfire zones under ...

LOS ANGELES -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California on new state maps published Monday, as fire officials rush to keep up with the impacts of climate change on the Golden State.

To accomplish this, we compiled forest inventory, climate, and total N deposition data for four western U.S. forest types (California mixed-conifer, ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, and pinyon-juniper).