After a recent trip to the redwoods, Afar cofounder Greg Sullivan shares why this slice of Northern California is unlike ...

In some of California’s most remote forests, a quiet tradition has been unfolding for more than a century. Though for redwood trees, some of which predate the Roman Empire, a century may be just the ...

Southern California's four national forests – the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino — comprise a beautiful tapestry of landscapes and ecosystems that host an enormous variety of ...

Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is a wonderful evergreen species, with mature trees commonly reaching 300 feet high and 12 feet in diameter. (Giant sequoia is even larger and is a different species.) ...

California is a land of striking geographic contrasts—towering mountains rise alongside lush forests, while deserts brush up against fertile agricultural valleys. You can carve through snow on glacier ...

Things to Do in California - Seasonal Highlights . California's diverse array of landscapes – beaches, lakes, forests, mountains and deserts – make it one of th ...

California native plants tend to be more modest than their hyper-gaudy non-native cousins more readily available on nursery shelves. Many California native plants also go dormant in the summer, which ...