The children were part of the Capitol Junior Rangers program, a statewide initiative for children aged 7 to 12 to learn about California’s biodiversity.

While the late Wallace Stegner is said to have coined the phrase that national parks are America's best idea, not all park ...

With few exceptions all the Sierra trees are growing in the park,—nine species of pine, two of silver fir, one each of Douglas spruce, libocedrus, hemlock, juniper, and sequoia,—sixteen ...

The giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) groves scattered throughout California’s Sierra Nevada mountains represent some of the most majestic ancient forests in America. These trees are not just ...

Deep in the Sierra Nevada, the famous General Grant giant sequoia tree is suffering its loss of stature in silence. What once was the world's No. 2 biggest tree has ...

It's open to the public for the first time in four years – since a parade of natural disasters left it inaccessible.

Giant Forest: The General Sherman is located in the Giant Forest, where you'll be amazed by all the towering sequoia trees. Tunnel Log: Snap a photo before driving under this famous fallen tree.

Visitors can admire the towering trees on one of the area's many hiking trails, which range from easy to strenuous. The 0.3-mile Big Trees Loop Trail is accessible and starts at the Mariposa Grove ...

A tiny bristlecone pine tree, one of the oldest-known living things on earth, was stolen from the grounds of the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont, Ohio, and anyone with informat… ...