The swell was pushing in from one side then bouncing off the cliff walls and ricocheting back, making our kayak bounce around like we were in a washing machine. Our group of four kayaks was more than ...

California's largest island feels worlds away from the mainland, with unique wildlife, sea caves, turquoise waters, and ...

Santa Rosa Island’s grove of rare Torrey pines appears to have been mostly spared from the massive wildfire tearing through ...

Three wobbly bald eagle chicks, one just hours old, jockeyed for space in a nest on Santa Cruz Island off Ventura this week. The third downy raptor hatched April 1 at Fraser Point, on the western end ...

“It’s challenging terrain to walk on. It’s hard to understand that until you’ve been there,” said Channelkeeper’s science and program manager Molly Troup. On Monday, almost 40 people aboard three ...

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The blaze on Santa Cruz Island stretches across 1,395 acres but is 95% contained, fire officials said Tuesday. The Scorpion Fire, as it was named, was first reported at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the island ...

Purchasing a gift card to a local hardware store for your favorite nesting eagle pair? There's no need to do so; after all, eagles don't use gift cards, nor patronize hardware stores, and when it ...