Calaveras, CA– California State Parks, working with CAL FIRE, plans to begin a week of prescribed burning starting today, February 2, at Calaveras Big Trees State Park to reduce hazardous fuels and ...

This California town is a national park gateway town located between Fresno and Kings Canyon, boasting affordable camping and nearby outdoor adventures.

This California national parks road trip connects iconic landscapes from redwood forests to desert valleys and dramatic coastal cliffs.

Hartwick Pines State Park is home to the largest remaining stand of old growth pine trees in the Lower Peninsula.

Seattle’s maritime climate is ideal for growing giant sequoias. Here's what to know before planting one of the fastest-growing trees on Earth.

Eight years before Yellowstone was established as America’s first national park, President Lincoln signed the Yosemite Valley Grant Act in 1864.

Joshua trees’ only pollinator — whose evolution has synced with the predictably timely blossoming of their flowers.

Redwoods in California’s coastal mountains get more of the glory including being the official state tree. But redwoods are babes and petite in terms of girth and age compared to their giant sequoia ...

With 28 National parks in California, you can truly find something for everyone to see and enjoy. California National Pa ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international ...

Chrystal Beasley holds up the Liberty Tree certificate from 1976. A giant burr oak named Frank, dating to before the Revolutionary War, will be removed from Northeast Kansas City starting Tuesday, ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. In over a decade of strolling through my favorite Parisian park, I ...