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This fascinating state park in California is home to a pygmy forest: groves of older trees that are extremely short compared to other trees. Find out more.

A mother and child stranded deep in the dense Stanislaus National Forest late last week left a trail of handwritten notes ...

Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig says forest thinning and reforming wildfire insurance are among the solutions to ...

A California mom and son were stranded in the woods after GPS led them off the path, but quick instincts helped rescuers find ...

A Northern California father died after cliff jumping in the Klamath National Forest, officials said Friday. On July 12, ...

A mother and her 9-year-old son who got lost in a remote California forest were rescued over the weekend after searchers ...

A mother and her son who got lost in a dense California​ forest left handwritten notes, which helped searchers find them.

In California’s ‘zombie’ forests, conifers have become mismatched to a warming climate. A map of the Sierra Nevada, showing areas where conifer distribution has been stable, ...

California’s carbon-offset forests aren’t trapping much carbon. Here’s how to do better. One carbon-offset forest in California that’s paid for by oil companies is west of Vann, ...

DOGE cuts and voluntary resignations have severely hampered the agency as the nation enters the peak of fire season.