A national forest in California shut down the annual Rainbow Family gathering of modern-day hippies. Here’s the story.

It’s International Day of Forests, but we don’t need a holiday to celebrate the incredible U.S. forests. Here are five to visit in 2024.

While much of Southern California was bracing for a rare hurricane, one area felt the ground shake as a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near the town of Ojai.

The U.S. Forest Service says fire towers, or lookout towers, became a focal point after a devastating fire in 1910.

This National Forest Week, let’s celebrate just how important national forests and grasslands are to millions of Americans. 

There are so many ways to get out and reconnect with nature across the U.S. While National Parks get a lot of attention, do you often consider the National Forests? Where are they? What’s the difference between National Forests and National Parks?   Here are five National Forests that you’ll want to add to your road [...]

After two decades of intense legal battle, 9.4 million acres of the nation’s largest national forest—the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska—will be protected from deforestation for good. The Biden Administration’s ruling, announced on January 25, repealed a Trump-era decision to reopen part of the Tongass to logging and road development. Conservation advocates, recreationists, and [...]

Looking for ways to minimize your kids’—and your own, for that matter—time spent on smart phones and social media? Fish your national forests! A family fishing trip can be the perfect way to get out and enjoy not just the outdoors, but each other. Pull out a rod and get ‘plugged in’ to the stress-relieving, [...]