The Trump administration is moving to open 1 million acres of California public land to drilling and fracking.

Bureau of Land Management says timber harvests are a quarter what they were in 1989 and wants to reverse course.

Mount Diablo State Park and other popular public spaces around the Bay Area and around California are being targeted as part ...

BLM wants to open up areas for drilling near beloved Bay Area parks and wild spaces. We break down how likely that is.

Wildflower seasons are fleeting and hard to predict. A new interactive forecast aims to help campers plan trips to bloom-rich areas like Carrizo Plain while encouraging more responsible visitation.

RCP national correspondent Susan Crabtree discussed the June 2 open jungle primary for California governor, ahead of the ...

From national parks to wilderness areas, these 10 iconic American landscapes face new threats. See which places are most at ...

From the most iconic national park to the newest national monument, much of America’s 640 million acres of public land is ...

A federal judge says Mojave Desert tortoises deserve protecting from roaring trucks ...

Rafael Perez is a columnist for the Southern California News Group. He is a doctoral candidate in philosophy at the University of Rochester. You can reach him at rafaelperezocregister@gmail.com.