A new novel is full of intrigue and suspense, but it conveys the reality of what is happening to western communities in the ...

Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats for golden mussels at some lakes, but a patchwork of oversight leaves many lakes unprotected.

Workers used reclaimed wood to create benches, stairs, and fences to help people trek the Ben Johnson trail safely ...

Inspection stations set up by multiple agencies have already intercepted boats contaminated with golden mussels bound for lakes Tahoe, Folsom, Berryessa and Oroville ...

There’s a new ‘bonus’ tax deduction worth $6,000 for older taxpayers — here’s who qualifies Supreme Court lets Trump fire ...

Next time you hear hooting and it sounds like “Who’s coming for dinner,” take a look in your garden or backyard to determine ...

For our first family vacation in years, Caleb and I wanted to take Suzanne to Ireland, a country we had visited before and ...

A man and woman tear a part of their engine cover off to rescue an owl they accidentally hit while driving at night in ...

I can trace my personal descent into what science journalist Ed Yong calls “ birder derangement syndrome ” back to when I started referring to myself as a “sewage lagoon aficionado.” It wasn’t just ...

On July 1, Lukas Le Grice, 16, led the fourth annual Ojai Valley Summer Bird Count.

We’re five years into the Old Growth Strategic Review and these trees are still falling,' says conservation specialist Eddie Petryshen.

The forest floor is a world of wonder in its own right – a soft carpet of redwood sorrel, sword ferns, and emerald moss that has evolved to thrive in the perpetual twilight created by the dense canopy ...