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National forest firefighters are using drones to spot where wildfires burn at night and where fires are growing and spreading ...
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A California mom and son were stranded in the woods after GPS led them off the path, but quick instincts helped rescuers find ...
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 ...
A Northern California father died after cliff jumping in the Klamath National Forest, officials said Friday. On July 12, ...
Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig says forest thinning and reforming wildfire insurance are among the solutions to wildfire crisis.
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.
The U.S. Forest Service oversees more than half of the forestland in California and represents the largest federal firefighting entity. The Trump administration has called for a 63% budget cut at ...
In California’s never-ending effort to thin its forests to prevent devastating wildfires, crews are removing millions of tons of small trees and brush every year. And then most of it goes up in smoke.
DOGE cuts and voluntary resignations have severely hampered the agency as the nation enters the peak of fire season.