Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...

The Jeffrey pine, one of the iconic trees of the Sierra Nevada, appears to have eclipsed other pines to become the ...

A series of atmospheric river events during the winter and spring have caused reservoirs to swell to more than 118% than is ...

The beavers were released into their native historic habitats as part of a pilot program to study their impacts on fighting ...

California's snowpack has hit a 25-year milestone, reaching 96 percent of the historical average. The accumulation of snow in ...

California's snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains measures 96% of average. It's the third straight year the state has had ...

A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

Six conservancies throughout the state will oversee work largely in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.

Although Tuesday fell just short of a third year in a row above 100%, together the past three years represent most bountiful three-year period for the Sierra snowpack in 25 years. The last time there ...

The results for USA TODAY's 10Best Readers Choice Awards list of brewery tours is in and one brewery nestled at the foot of ...