At long last, visitors can make the long trek to visit one of nature's grandest marvels. The Sequoia Parks Conservancy is ...

Morro Bay slows everything down. Its centerpiece, Morro Rock, is a 23-million-year-old volcanic plug sacred to the Chumash people. The bay itself is ideal for e-foiling, an adventurous blend of ...

New research has found that Swahili societies in Zanzibar landscaped baobab trees into their settlements 1,000 years ago, and ...

The children were part of the Capitol Junior Rangers program, a statewide initiative for children aged 7 to 12 to learn about California’s biodiversity.

On a special episode (first released on June 26, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Stonewall veterans helped ignite a global ...

General Sherman Tree is ranked #2 out of 12 things to do in Sequoia National Park. See pictures and our review of General Sherman Tree.

Now in its 12th year, the California Academy of Sciences’ BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition celebrates some of ...

Find the best road trips for summer adventures across the U.S. Expert-tested routes to national parks, fly fishing, and ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary places hide in plain sight, and Murphys, California proves this theory with the confidence of a town that knows exactly what it’s got going for it. Nestled in the ...

The Mojave Narrows Regional Park offers a green oasis in the desert landscape. This park has fishing lakes where you can catch bass and catfish. Families love the picnic areas under shady trees. The ...

Deep in the Sierra Nevada, the famous General Grant giant sequoia tree is suffering its loss of stature in silence. What once was the world's No. 2 biggest tree has ...