The Ellwood Mesa Butterfly Grove used to be California's largest wintering site for monarch butterflies, but in 2024, only 30 butterflies were counted.

By Tom Modugno The tragedy of the Los Angeles fires has been eye opening for a lot of people, especially those that are new ...

The Xerces Society, a conservation group dedicated to invertebrate protection, announced disheartening news for insect ...

This edition of ON Culture was originally emailed to subscribers on January 31, 2025. To receive Leslie Dinaberg’s arts ...

Vowing to make good on a top campaign promise, President Donald Trump declared “national emergency” on the border with Mexico ...

Parts of Santa Barbara County have gotten over an inch of rain, and there's still more to come, with storms expected to continue through Friday. As of ...

Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California—here, find our favorites.

You can see the joyfulness in them, so the fact that these animals are struggling for reasons really associated with actions by humans is devastating.” ...

The Glory Hole acts as flood mitigation for the the manmade lake, serving as a massive funnel once water levels reach about ...

Coastal erosion has been washing away San Clemente’s beaches for years. In fact, a sales tax increase was on November’s ...

The surf is not up for two downtown Santa Barbara clothing stores. Billabong at 631 State St. and Volcom at 625 State St. are closing their doors this ...