The battle to preserve national parks, historic trails, and state forests is still producing valuable wins.

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On PCT Day 4 we hiked into Mount Laguna enjoying pine forests after desert terrain filtering stream water for the first time and ending the day with a memorable group campfire night at Laguna ...

The 67-mile Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains offers numerous adventures, including this 9.8-mile section through ...

One of the L.A. Zoo’s most legendary residents is celebrating his 60 th birthday. That’s right: Topa Topa the California condor, who has been key to the critically endangered species’ repopulation, ...

There were just five section matches in L-L League boys volleyball action on Thursday. But there is plenty to discus — including a 3-way tie (in the loss column) for second place in the jumbled ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tourist spending in Los Angeles fell for the first time since the pandemic last year as wildfires, ICE raids and ...

It was a busy night on the courts around the L-L League boys volleyball circuit on Tuesday. The section leaders — Hempfield and Conestoga Valley — remained alone atop their respective races. The Black ...

From a new Charlie Palmer "culinary hotel" in Sonoma to the renovation of the landmark Huntington in San Francisco, these design-forward stays across the state are perfect for a weekend getaway. By ...

A hiker died on Saturday after falling from a fixed-rope portion of a trail, the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team said. Early Saturday afternoon, dispatchers received a call about a male hiker who ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A section of the Clatsop Loop Trail in Ecola State Park has been closed down due to an “extremely hazardous” condition, officials said. The west section of the trail is ...