Nature lovers who enjoy hiking with a dose of history should head to the redwood trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains south of ...

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 ...

Along the way they passed through the birthplace of redwood logging in the Santa Cruz Mountains (above). All along the transect I met foresters, owners, and loggers who talk as if they’ve ...

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 ...

I visited a favorite bench in the Santa Cruz Mountains with an older friend who has lived near there for decades. Facing Butano Ridge, a miles-long, solid blue density of redwoods and firs ...

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 ...

Redwoods form a dramatic backdrop as a person heads down the stairs at the Physical Sciences Building atop Science Hill at UC Santa Cruz. The UCSC Division of Physical & Biological Sciences ...