As much as 40% of redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains may have burned, along with historic buildings, campgrounds and visitor centers, according to estimates based on comparisons between maps of ...

Hikers and trail runners in California can now explore miles of new scenic trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains, thanks to a series of recently opened trails. Surrounded by historic Redwood trees ...

Jeff Ajrrell, front left, plays Kingdomino with his father John Tessier at the newly renovated Loma Mar Outpost on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in the Santa Cruz Mountain redwoods. The longtime Loma Mar ...

Nearly 1,000 acres of redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains will be permanently protected from development and future logging thanks to an unusual partnership between a Palo Alto land trust ...

Today, Michael Geluardi still chokes up a little bit when he talks about why sunshine-yellow daffodils bloom in his garden in ...

Out-of-towners can rent a car at the airport in San Francisco or San Jose, then take the redwood-fringed Highway 17 over the coastal mountains to the city of Santa Cruz. If you’d like to buck ...

It’s one of only a handful of nonprofit restaurants in the nation. New Jersey’s JBJ Soul Kitchen community restaurant group, for example, is funded by the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. They could be a ...