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A wildfire sparked by lightning Friday jumped Highway 97 on Monday afternoon and barreled toward the Northern California community of Lake Shastina, driven by high winds and dry vegetation. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Firefighters battled a fast-moving vegetation fire on Silicon Valley Road and Basking Ridge in the San Jose Area Monday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

At least one-tenth of the planet's giant sequoia trees are believed to have been wiped out by a single wildfire last year, and the iconic species may never fully recover. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., announced Monday that he is introducing legislation to increase protection of more than 1 million acres of public lands in California, mirroring part of a wilderness bill approved by the House earlier this year. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A wild gray wolf known as OR-93 that's been loping around California has now entered Monterey County - the closest it's been to the Bay Area since it moved south from Modoc County in February, state wildlife officials said Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

More than 1 million acres of public land in California and other Western states will be preserved as undeveloped wilderness if long-stalled legislation that's back in play under the Biden administration can make it through Congress. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The latest wildfire scare appears to be over as offshore winds subside in Northern California, but a lingering pattern of hot, dry weather suggests the threat of new blazes remains for firefighters and beleaguered residents. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Woodward Fire, which engulfed nearly 5,000 acres on the southern shore of Point Reyes National Seashore last month, was beneficial - at least if you happen to be a spotted owl or a Douglas fir. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Deep in wilderness, it looked as if smoke was magically emerging from bare dirt. We launched into emergency action. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A wildfire evacuee in Santa Cruz County spent two days lost in the woods - and was rescued during an extensive search - after he snuck back into an evacuation zone by hiking a trail to try to return to his home, officials said Wednesday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

California and 16 other states can sue the Trump administration for rolling back enforcement of the Endangered Species Act by allowing consideration of economic impacts, disregarding climate change and allegedly weakening protections for many imperiled creatures, a federal judge ruled Monday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

During a hike on a mountain ridge in deep forest last week, a deep "wump-wump-wump" penetrated the cool air. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

As Bay Area residents observe the government order to shelter in place as a means of containing the coronavirus outbreak, many who love the outdoors are looking for an escape from the monotony of being indoors at home all day. There is some respite out there if you know where to look. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The mountain lion that injured a 6-year-old girl on Sunday morning in Santa Clara County has been captured and euthanized by wildlife officials. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

California wildlife officials are investigating the death of an endangered, female gray wolf that was found in Shasta County on Wednesday after traveling thousands of miles. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

California wildlife officials are investigating the death of an endangered, female gray wolf that was found in Shasta County on Wednesday after traveling thousands of miles. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Recent problems with visitor services at Yosemite National Park aren't limited to overcrowded shuttle buses and deteriorating snack bars. They appear to have spread to the park's luxury Ahwahnee Hotel. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

From the distant canyons of Yosemite to the remote deserts of Death Valley, national parks are among the best places to escape the sounds of the city. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Less than three weeks after professional climber Emily Harrington's brutal fall at El Capitan in Yosemite, she and her father, Tim Harrington, 64, supported each other last week to climb 18,996-foot Mount Cayambe in Ecuador. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

An array of impending projects at Bay Area parks could make for a series of game-changing outdoor access across the region. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A Mariposa County fire burning at 550 acres Monday evening prompted evacuations as firefighters tried to contain it, authorities said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

On a late night in a deep canyon last week, I looked down at my odometer and, in the click of a moment, watched it roll over to 400,000 miles. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In Yosemite, at a trail lunch near Emerald Pool above Vernal Fall, my wife and I ran into a group from Germany who lit up cigarettes. They had no idea that a smoking ban was in effect. Lighting up a cigarette after lunch was just something they always do. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Yosemite National Park is planning to close Glacier Point Road for the entire 2021 season to rebuild the road and add parking at a key trailhead, according to a new plan developed by the park. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Deep in Stanislaus National Forest, Cherry Lake is full and the sky is clear. A pretty campground is nestled in forest near the lake's shore. A launch ramp is available for small boats nearby and a wilderness trailhead into Yosemite is located on the far side of the lake. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

At the peak of the summer-vacation season, most of California has eluded the wildfires and smoke that devastated so much of the state last year at this time. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In Yosemite, people have been celebrating the court-ordered return of the classic names of many sites, including the Ahwahnee Hotel, Curry Village, Badger Pass and Wawona Hotel. In the high country, the arrival of summer is another game-changer that many have been waiting for. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Tucked in the most remote corner of northwestern California is one of the prettiest, easy hikes in the state where there's a chance you won't see another soul. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Across Sierra National Forest, thousands of dead pine trees darken a backdrop of green under azure skies. Each afternoon, hot wind blows upslope out of the San Joaquin Valley. As summer takes hold, the manzanita, chemise and pines will dry, setting up tinderbox conditions in the forested corridor bridging Yosemite and Kings Canyon national parks. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Tahoe's lead wilderness ranger, Shannon McGuire, climbed for miles through snow and ice last week to 9,235-foot Ralston Peak, looked down and couldn't quite believe the scene. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

People cause the vast majority of California wildfires, whether it's an arsonist lighting up a hillside or a driver's tractor releasing a spark that turns into an inferno. Networks of power lines built into wildland are also behind some of the worst blazes. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

President Trump signed a disaster declaration Saturday for 17 Northern California counties that endured battering rains and landslides this year, making them eligible for federal relief. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

When photographing the world's best surfers riding perfect breaks in tropical blue water became "mundane," Chris Burkard set his sights on the northern latitudes - where the water is freezing, the weather is erratic and many waves had never been surfed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]