Since marine mammals were federally protected, the only course of action for federal and state officials was to find a ...

Female Steller's sea lion (at left) and two California sea lions in their enclosure at the National Zoological Park.

A zookeeper with a Steller's sea lion in pool at National Zoological Park, with visitors in view beyond the fence. California sea lions are visible in the pool. Cite as Smithsonian Institution ...

Environmental thinker George Monbiot and artist Steve Nayar join forces in Totnes to explore how art can respond to global ...

Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect ...

Deep in the grass he’s devouring, the coastal brown bear — a.k.a. grizzly — is barely visible in the meadow along a fiord in ...

Six months after the wildfires tore through Los Angeles, residents are tussling with the urban destruction left behind – and a debate over the future of the city's buildings.

Eight years ago, when I first started to pitch publishers on the idea of a cookbook about fish in cans, the response was a resounding, diplomatically phrased iteration of ‘Ew.’ … One ...

Cape Perpetua towers above the town, offering the highest viewpoint accessible by car on the Oregon coast. From the top, you can see 70 miles of coastline on clear days. The visitor center has ...

Why do the quietest places leave the loudest mark? Along the Oregon Coast, peace still exists, hidden behind cliffs, wrapped in fog, and softened by the sea. These coves don’t shout for attention, ...

This isn’t just another pretty coastal town – it’s Oregon’s best-kept secret, where art galleries and sand dunes coexist in magnificent harmony. Florence sits at that perfect sweet spot where the ...