The park is named for Duane LeRoy Bliss, one of the 19th century lumber barons who nearly chopped down every tree at Lake ...

Fewer than 2,500 Western snowy plovers remain along the entire West Coast of the United States, and Alameda is lucky enough to host several of the threatened birds. Sharol Nelson-Embry introduces the ...

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North Sentinel Island remains one of Earth's last true time capsules—its people living as their ancestors did for millennia, untouched by modern civilization. And since 1956, the Indian government has ...

Uncover the nearly erased, but not forgotten, histories of these Black communities and their testament to resilience, from ...

After a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler Beach, scientists look for a cause of death: 'Each ...

Revel Surf at Cannon Beach in Mesa is your new place to check out surfing. “We brought a little bit of California to Arizona, ...

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One visit to the Venice Beach boardwalk and it's easy to understand the appeal of the Los Angeles coastline. The Pacific Ocean sparkles in the sunshine along stretches of white sand before dazzling ...

While beaches in California and Florida attract tourists ... including Laguna Beach. This white-sand beach, situated by the 26-mile-long Mississippi Gulf Coast, offers a refreshing getaway during ...

Welcome to California’s coastal gems ... Carmel Beach is the supermodel of beaches – effortlessly gorgeous, with white sand that’s softer than a cloud’s pajamas. Carmel-by-the-Sea: Where fairytale ...