Mount San Jacinto State Park in neighboring Riverside County has plenty of hiking trails to satisfy those looking for a full-day adventure within a mountain setting. The hike to San Jacinto Summit (10 ...

Sean Mace says he was reading and napping under a pine tree at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park last October when a massive pine cone — larger than a pineapple — fell on his head.

The Nuwä people of the Mountains utilized more than 100 different species of native plants for food, but none were as prized ...

This cone-laden sugar pine grows in the Stanislaus-Tuolumne Experimental Forest of California's Stanislaus National Forest. The genome of California’s legendary sugar pine, which naturalist John Muir ...

Think you're getting old? Take a trip to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, on the Nevada-California border near Bishop, Calif., where the oldest tree is nearly 5,000 years old. Makes you feel like ...

When my friend Charlie asked if I wanted some pine nuts, I said sure, but I was confused. We are a long way from the high desert home of the piñon pine. Uh, where on earth did you get them? "From ...

For local botanists and plant lovers, this time of year can be a little slow. The monotonous rain and lack of flashy flowers and foliage keep many intrepid plant admirers indoors. However, this is my ...

From the height of a pine cone to its size, some people believe that pine cones are great predictors of what the upcoming winter will bring. In the video above, we delve into these popular myths about ...