Wrights Rear Range Lighthouse is a 9.75 metre (32 feet) wooden square-tapered tower designed to guide vessels into Victoria Harbour from the Northumberland Strait ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released new fire-hazard severity maps Monday that added thousands of acres within the purview of local fire departments across ...

Sacramento, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties are represented in the new maps. The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones, which assess the likelihood of wildfire ...

Visitors flocked to California’s nine national parks last year in numbers not seen since the pandemic, new federal data show. About 12,160,000 people visited national parks in California in 2024 ...

It allows visitors to access interactive maps, stay informed about trails and points of interest, share experiences and photos, and find upcoming challenges and events at Metro Parks. One of the ...

An Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure (OECM) is a way to protect nature by recognizing areas that help conserve biodiversity, even if they’re not officially protected parks or reserves.

California is home to five less famous national parks that saw fewer than 650,000 recreational visitors in 2023. Lassen Volcanic National Park, Redwood National Park, and Pinnacles National Park ...

A puzzling mix of powerful storms followed by unseasonably warm weather has still left California’s snowpack levels below average, the state’s Department of Water Resources announced Friday.