The redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) and giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) thrive on the West Coast because of the region's unique climate, geography, and soil composition.

On California's historic Highway 101 along the Avenue of the Giants, the Shrine Drive Thru Tree doesn't serve up burgers or fries, but rather 100% pure forest air an a one-of-a-kind nature ...

Giant redwoods, breathtaking hikes, ... Big Sur, the Lost Coast — California’s famous shoreline assumes a variety of names as it winds its way from the sunny south to the forest-dotted north.

A correction was made on Oct. 31, 2023: An earlier version of this article misstated the name of a tree native to California’s Central Coast. It is the Monterey cypress, not the Monterey cedar.

Marine biologists have captured a rare sight of a giant pod of over 1,500 dolphins leaping and swimming off the California coast. The “super pod” of Risso’s dolphins was spotted in Carmel ...

Massive blue whale was spotted off California’s coast near Monterey Bay on World Ocean’s Day and the “gentle giant” “excited” boaters, group said on Facebook.

Sunflower sea stars — vividly colored creatures with up to 24 arms, and which can weigh as much as a small dog — once thrived along the Pacific Coast between Alaska and Baja California. Then ...

Giant, gentle-hearted ... This isn't the first time that the Trolls have called upon California, as fans of South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos ... To behold these beautiful behemoths among the ...

Massive blue whale was spotted off California’s coast near Monterey Bay on World Ocean’s Day and the “gentle giant” “excited” boaters, group said on Facebook.

On an overcast day in May 2022, a group of men climbed to the top of Hyperion, a 380-foot tree that is currently the tallest in the world. When their leader, Simeon Balsam, reached the crown, he ...