Detour Explore the best of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos By Olivia Taylor-Chew November 28, 2023 2:22 PM ...

Last April I followed an adult male island fox from the bottom of Scorpion Canyon on the southeast end of Santa Cruz Island.

The bright blue Island scrub jay is only found on Santa Cruz Island. Compared to its mainland cousin, the California scrub jay, it is a darker blue, larger and has a unique call.

Island buckwheat and Humboldt lilies haven’t shown yet, but by mid-May they should be found in and around the canyon. Colorful bushels of island paintbrush are also on the way. Credit: Courtesy ...

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CALIF. (CN) — Since moving to California’s Central Coast from New Jersey 12 years ago, Catherine and Gerry Lynham have been to the Channel Islands National Park visitor center in ...

RASCOE: That's Heather Schneider. She's a rare plant conservation scientist, and she helped save the Santa Cruz Island Dudleya, which was listed as threatened in 1997.

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND — About 8,500 acres of rugged hiking trails, expansive ocean vistas and sun-kissed beaches off the Ventura County coast became public property Wednesday in a scenic ceremony ...

A Santa Cruz Island Fox roams the Scorpion Canyon area of Santa Cruz Island on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Each of the Channel Islands has its own subspecies that are found nowhere else in the world.