The Palisades fire has burned almost 24,000 acres through the Pacific Palisades and into the Santa Monica Mountains. The burn area covers several popular hiking spots, including Temescal Canyon ...

“I was able to Facebook message some of them to set up plans for me to hike out to their lookout tower.” Decker hopes the site sparks curiosity and discussions about fire lookouts and notes ...

After Bolan Mountain Lookout burned down, the U.S. Forest Service formed an alliance with a trails group to rebuild a popular ...

a nonprofit known for maintaining wilderness trails in southern Oregon. A crew of volunteer builders, framers and engineers rebuilt the lookout last summer — restoring it in a single season with ...