The Golden State has added an official shrub and snake, both selected for how they embody California’s natural resilience.

Giant chinkapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla), sometimes called golden-leafed chinquapin and golden-leafed chestnut because of ...

If you love exploring new roads and taking in breathtaking scenery, California’s mountain passes can offer some incredible ...

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Conservation organizations released 350 mountain yellow-legged frogs earlier this year, marking another step in an intensive, long-running reintroduction project for this highly endangered species in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Two mountain lions that were orphaned as cubs have been released back into the San Diego County wilderness. The ...

Have a cool $5.8 million lying around? You could be the proud owner of a defunct California ski area: Iron Mountain Ski Resort. Located southwest of Lake Tahoe, California, near Kirkwood Ski Resort, ...

Matias Augusto Travizano reached the summit on the morning of Sept. 12 after taking the Clear Creek Route, considered one of the mountain’s safer trails, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said late ...

A fellow climber recalled watching Matias Augusto Travizano, 45, slip "out of sight" Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with the ...