Late afternoon sunlight illuminates the base of a coast redwood along the Redwood Grove Loop Trail at Henry Cowell Redwoods ...

Stretching along California’s North Coast, the largest surviving block of old-growth redwood forest on Earth juts into the sky. California's coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) can grow more ...

The James Irvine Trail in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park offers a scenic and easy 4.5-mile hike (one-way) that takes you through towering redwoods and lush forest to the beach at Fern Canyon ...

California, which has nearly 21 million acres of national forest, more than any other state except Alaska, has 4,416,000 acres of inventoried roadless land.

Photo from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department A hiker vanished while on a mountain trek in a California forest, and now a frantic search is underway, deputies said.

The California National Guard is only two weeks into their eight-week mission in Los Angeles, and the members here are part of Task Force Rattlesnake, the state's firefighting unit that's now only ...

Former national forest supervisor concerned about impact of staffing cuts Scott Fitzwilliams said the White River National Forest has lost 40% of its staff through retirements, buyouts and firings.

Gardeners are embracing native plants more and more for their environmental benefits, But native annuals are often overlooked ...

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