The 1,517-acre acquisition solidifies a 22,000-acre block of protected, publicly accessible land stretching from Monte Rio to ...

In one of the largest deals to protect open space in the Bay Area over the past decade, an environmental group is purchasing ...

In one of the largest deals to protect open space in the Bay Area over the past decade, an environmental group is purchasing ...

A small regional park in the lush redwoods of the lower Russian River basin, described by one local as an “ancient magical forest,” is set to quadruple in size. San Francisco-based Save the Redwoods ...

Although redwoods and sequoias have been planted in the Pacific Northwest for decades and can easily be found growing and even thriving in yards, parks and arboretums in Washington and Oregon, these ...

"Minnesota counties with names like Hennepin, Ramsey, Stearns, Todd, Sibley, Wright, Sherburne and Swift, for example, ...

During the Bay Area’s damp winters, we can’t afford to be fair-weather hikers. Fortunately, some hikes in the Bay Area are ...

Occidental is home to some of the most delightful culinary experiences you’ll find in Northern California. Take, for instance ...

One thing about trees — they need their leaves for looks. Even a gigantic oak — or a towering maple — appears a tangle of nondescript limbs in its bare winter mode. I've had many favorite trees over ...

Wildlife photographer Ingo Arndt discovered his first enormous ant mound as a child exploring the forest with his father near their home in Germany almost 50 years ago. They were bird-watching ...

In highly deforested landscapes and degraded forests, large-seeded big trees are losing out to opportunistic, fast-growing species, a recent study has found. Having examined 1,207 tree species ...

Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all the world's forests despite covering just 3% of the ...