The swell was pushing in from one side then bouncing off the cliff walls and ricocheting back, making our kayak bounce around like we were in a washing machine. Our group of four kayaks was more than ...

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California's largest island feels worlds away from the mainland, with unique wildlife, sea caves, turquoise waters, and dramatic coastal hikes.

CHANNEL ISLANDS, Calif. – A man was recovered from the seas off the shores of Santa Cruz Island Saturday after falling overboard without a lifejacket. According to the U.S. Coast Guard Channel Islands ...

“It’s challenging terrain to walk on. It’s hard to understand that until you’ve been there,” said Channelkeeper’s science and program manager Molly Troup. On Monday, almost 40 people aboard three ...

The blaze on Santa Cruz Island stretches across 1,395 acres but is 95% contained, fire officials said Tuesday. The Scorpion Fire, as it was named, was first reported at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the island ...

Volunteers were said to be shocked at the amount of debris they found at Chinese Harbor. (Annie Lovell photo) Twenty-nine volunteers, fishers, and representatives from local organizations and ...

Getting to the rocky, cliff-backed stretch of beach along Chinese Harbor on Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Park requires a roughly 90-minute boat ride, then a short kayak through the ...