California’s Channel Islands, often called North America’s Galapagos, are home to a stunning array of unique wildlife and ...

The kelp forest program — one of the longest of ... saying it felt like acknowledging something that was completely inaccurate. At Channel Islands, officials were in the process of hiring ...

Marine heat waves that seemed extreme just a decade ago will become commonplace by the end of this century in waters favored ...

Earl and I went to California, and we were mugged. By whales. Three humpbacks. “Mugged” is the official term, meaning we were ...

Chan can now return to his job surveying the Channel Islands kelp forests and tide pools, as part of the park’s mission to monitor and preserve these natural resources. Since he has been reinstated, ...

Before visiting the Channel Islands – situated an hour off the ... from rocky reefs to kelp forests (home to unique animals like moon jellies and seahorses) at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural ...