The beautiful redwoods of Big Basin State Park may never be the same, but they still stand tall and are regrowing after the CZU Lightning Complex fires of 2020. What researchers wanted to know was ...

The Central Coast bioregion is an area of transition between the bioregions to the north and south. Ridge tops are generally less than 1,200 m (3,800 ft) in elevation, but a few peaks rise up to 1,800 ...

A firefighter battles the Madre Fire as it makes a run along Highway 166, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Noah Berger / AP The Madre fire in California rapidly spread to ...