As the Senate continues to comb through the Big Beautiful Bill, 258 million acres of public land across the western U.S., including large swaths of California, could soon be eligible for sale. A map ...

On these hot summer days, families and dogs find cool respite on the 200-yard sandy shoreline of Lake Tahoe’s Kiva Beach. Swimmers head out to floating docks on Fallen Leaf Lake. And backpackers and ...

Last week, the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unveiled a plan to sell off as much as 3 million acres of federally managed public lands across several western states.

Much of the land used by Southern Californians for hiking, camping and other outdoor recreation belongs to Uncle Sam. But environmentalists and outdoor enthusiasts fear the budget reconciliation bill ...

Cow Mountain Recreation Area, 52,000 acres of oak and pine forest straddling Mendocino and Lake counties, has something for everyone: fishing, target shooting, 120 miles of trails for ATVs and ...

On June 16, the Chaney Trail Corridor Project posted a call to its supporters on Instagram, warning that “public land portions of the Chaney Trail Corridor are on the map for potential sale” under ...

Pictured here is deepwater bubblegum coral, a host for California king crab. In November, the Biden administration designated the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, off California's Central ...

Josh Jackson’s “The Enduring Wild: A Journey Into California’s Public Lands” is a story of adventures across 41 California landscapes, with photos of beautiful places you are unlikely to have seen, in ...

In 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that put into motion a plan to conserve 30% of the state’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. Since launching the so-called 30x30 initiative, the ...