The five newest National Recreation Trails in six states add nearly 400 miles to the network of more than 1,300 trails.

While the carpenter and bumble bees were the most obvious visitors to the lupines, a closer look revealed a host of activity ...

When hikers on the famous Pacific Crest Trail reach Mark Newberger’s land on Mount Ashland, they’re welcome to fill their ...

A love letter to the Western Trembling Aspen ...

The Mojave Desert Land Trust said the Ranch Fire near Apple Valley has impacted a quarter of a 592-acre protected nature ...

The most abundant bird (well, maybe the only bird) was the Common Raven, adapted for desert life. After about 4 miles, the landscape shifted and we found ourselves hiking down a sandy wash—Joshua ...

Artist Andrea Torres, 35, of Fresno, paints a mural on the walls of a dumpster enclosure in a parking lot off of West 18th Street in Merced, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2025. Torres said her mural is meant to ...

Seven species of hummingbird inhabit California. Some are always here ... Penstemon, foxglove and various trumpet vines accommodate a range of pollinators. Honeysuckle, lupine and sages do too but ...

The North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will present its annual “Wildflower Show” at the Jefferson Community Center, 1000 B St., Eureka. The event is scheduled for ...

The newly discovered species called Satyrium curiosolus, or the curiously isolated hairstreak, lives in the Blakiston Fan of Waterton Lakes National Park. (Wilder Institute) Content continues below ...

Hidden away in an area of Waterton Lakes National Park, little greyish brown butterflies are now being recognized as a new species known as Satyrium curiosolus, or the curiously isolated hairstreak.