I recently traversed a trail with children on a Hiking Adventures With Kids (HAWKs) trip. The L.A.-based adventure club takes kiddos out on hikes around the city. Here's what I learned from my time in ...

Aspen groves and colorful oak trees give the park “a calmer, less crowded beauty this time of year,” Quartz said.

Although there are numerous ways to classify California’s oak-dominated woodlands, the five vegetation types used in the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System (CWHR) are the most commonly ...

Unlike many other trees, beech trees can survive in lower light strata caused by oaks, tulip poplars and other sun seekers. One of the scarred but still thriving beech trees on the Cylburn trail is ...

Hardwood Rangeland Habitats: Although there are numerous ways to classify California’s oak-dominated woodlands, the five vegetation types used in the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System ...

After Hurricane Helene nearly cost a climate scholar and her son their lives, she says we don’t need more evidence of climate change—we need to focus on what we’ve done well and build on it.

When summer finally succumbs to the beauty of fall, I know it’s time to get outside and forage for a bounty of wild food.

Be the fire pit champion instead of that host who smokes everyone out and makes them sick. It's easy — just learn what firewood not to burn.