A powerful atmospheric river blasted the Pacific Northwest and Northern California this week with flooding rainfall and over a foot of snow in the mountains. Although the Pacific Coast is usually ...

With negotiations underway for a global plastics treaty, business leaders and scientists explain how we can stop the plastic waste polluting our oceans.

West Marin artist, environmentalist and author Ellery Akers is showing her adoration for California in her exhibit “Love ...

Scientists will use SONAR technology to continue to track migrating fish throughout the fall and winter to provide "important ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced $17 million in grants for 18 restoration and protection ...

By harnessing data from citizen scientists, we can gain new insights into nature. California ... I grew up not far from here on the Russian River. And I was just a kid exploring it and never ...

Ask a nature enthusiast in California to name a famous tree, and they might mention Hyperion, the world’s tallest tree, or General Sherman, the massive giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park. But in ...

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage. According to experts who study climate and weather, a few reasons may explain why.

The gold rolling hills, clear crystal rivers and fertile soil of California’s Central Valley are so much more than a resource ...

Last week, an unexpected discovery washed up on the shoreline of Oakland’s Lake Merritt: several dead Chinook salmon. They had likely swum hundreds of miles in the Pacific Ocean before making their ...