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The count estimated a winter population of 9,119 monarchs this year as climate change, habitat loss, pesticides and disease ...

In the heart of California, the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are home to some of the tallest trees on the planet. Here’s how best to explore these other-worldly sites from Visalia ...

In addition to 63 named parks — nine of which are in California, more than any other state — the National Park Service administers 370 other sites, including national monuments, national ...

Below is a map of the impacted area: The Clay Fire map can be seen in this photo. (Photo from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) The Clay Fire map can be seen in this photo.

State lawmakers ... is the reason California has to allow some water to flow out to the Pacific Ocean, and the matter is more complicated than the president says. A map from Cal Fire shows areas ...

California didn’t end up formally winning in court, but the state did run out the clock in time for President Joe Biden to take over in 2021. The story doesn’t end there. In 2023, the U.S. Supreme ...

For people who don’t live in California, the nation’s most populous state can be a little hard to understand. Home to Hollywood and Silicon Valley, Yosemite National Park and Disneyland, Lake Tahoe ...

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