The naval weapons station opened in 1944 as a munitions storage facility and fell out of use in 1999 The US Navy has approved an agreement that clears the way for the redevelopment of about 2,422 acre...
California state officials have completed the purchase of 640 acres of desert land near Pioneertown, securing a large area that researchers say is highly likely to remain suitable for western Joshua t...
The largest remaining intact part of an 1843 Mexican land grant in California’s Cuyama Valley has been permanently protected from future commercial development after a successful grassroots cons...
The discovery also has implications far beyond Lassen Volcanic National Park. Astrobiologists study extremophiles to understand the physical and chemical boundaries within which life can survive In th...
The new setup can pump groundwater seven days a week, without relying on electricity from the grid or a generator. That has allowed the cleanup operation to run more consistently while increasing the ...
An invasive species of ants travelled across continents to America and is now defending other insects. According to a report by econews, Argentine Ants have been protecting aphids, mealybugs, scales, ...
In December 1986, the United States federal government completed a deal to buy Santa Rosa Island for $29.5 million. The 53,000-acre island, located 26.5 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, Californi...
Deep in the rugged hills outside Ojai, California, a lonely bridge and winding mountain road have become the setting for one of the state’s most enduring ghost stories. For decades, locals have ...
PC: YouTube (SLAC from the Sky – Extended Version) On a patch of California land that looks, at first glance, like a low industrial sprawl, a single straight building runs for miles without chan...
Tulare Lake has made a surprising comeback, once known as Pa’ashi by the Tachi Yokut tribe. This rare event shows how a long-gone terminal lake can reclaim its original basin. It used to be the ...