MODESTO — A grass fire was forcing mandatory evacuations in Modesto on Thursday, officials said. Modesto Fire said it was burning in the area of West Hatch Road and South Carpenter Road along the ...

The South is teeming with wildlife on land, sea and swamp. To observe ponies, gators, elk and dolphin in their natural habitats, here are a handful of scenic destinations and guided tours ripe for ...

Obed Wild and Scenic River posted an image of the vandalized restroom on social media Monday. It said it appeared someone tried to set trash on fire inside a nearby trash can, and when they failed ...

In addition to recommended trails and hike descriptions, the guide, titled the “Hiking the River Democracy Act: Proposed Wild & Scenic Rivers Hike Collection,” also advocates for protecting ...

the Stanislaus River is on file at the county archive named in his honor. Wild and free for eons and ... and bridge builders until 1863 when Tuolumne and Calaveras counties were linked by a ...

A grassroots effort is underway to include the Paulinskill River, which flows 42 miles through Sussex and Warren counties, on the list of federally designated Wild and Scenic waterways.

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., also recently sat on a committee that approved the recommendation to designate the Gila as a Wild and Scenic river. It’s sometimes difficult to visualize it in ...

In 1985, this outstanding Florida river earned its status as a National Wild and Scenic River, which is a federal designation that recognizes outstanding natural, cultural and recreational values ...

Democrats on the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Tuesday advanced U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s Montana Headwaters Legacy Act out of the committee on a party-line vote, meaning ...

The city has rights to about an eighth of the river and supplies all or part of the water to about 2.7 million people in four Bay Area counties. The Tuolumne turns somewhat wild again in the ...