Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) officials are not yet sure exactly how expected federal budget cuts to the ...

You can't miss this coastal California city's defining feature: a volcanic rock visible from many of the tasty local seafood ...

For unmatched views of the Pacific and landscapes speckled with wildflowers, check out this stunning coastal trail midway ...

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will take charge of retiring oil and gas platforms in California's Chumash ...

The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has been formally ...

Public lands and waters are our country's most popular areas for exploring nature while conserving landscapes, cultural areas, clean water, and wildlife, including the Central Coast's very own Carrizo ...

In addition to spotting wildlife, visitors come to these islands to savor the great outdoors with plentiful hiking trails, year-round camping and activities like kayaking, snorkeling, fishing and ...

The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary protects beaches and shorelines, and also extends 60 miles into the Pacific Ocean, safeguarding a variety of flora, like dense kelp forests ...

Vulnerable wildlife, including endangered southern sea otters, leatherback sea turtles, and blue whales, can now, officially, find sanctuary along the Central Coast. A decades-long campaign to ...

On a quiet, foggy day in San Luis Obispo County, a massive change was made in the way coastal waters will be managed — the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary was officially designated on ...

Now, in the first partnership of its kind, the area will soon be part of a new national marine sanctuary that Native people will co-steward with a federal agency. It will give the Chumash people ...