Marissa Ortega-Welch

A sign about climate change was removed at Muir Woods National Monument. It's the latest removal based on a Trump directive to limit what information is shared at national parks.

Sergio Aldana has been a deck hand for Blue and Gold Fleet Ferries for ten years. In that time, he's seen young passengers grow up and whales breach the water, and found his happy place crossing the bay.

Outdoor enthusiast Josh Jackson takes us on a road trip spanning thousands of miles, to seek out every parcel of public wilderness in California.

An interpretive sign at Muir Woods National Monument has recently been edited because of a Trump executive order banning any content that “inappropriately disparage” people in American history. This isn’t the first time that a national park exhibit in the Bay Area has been affected because of Trump’s policies.

Earlier this week KALW's Marissa Ortega Welch hosted a special live edition of her podcast, How Wild, about the state of California public lands. She spoke with Jon Jarvis, the former director of the National Park Service.

Summertime is the busiest season for visiting National Parks. We find out how visitors in the Bay Area and around California will be impacted by recent cuts to funding.

The FBI raided the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on Thursday morning.

The sound of a dawn chorus recorded at Wiley Glade in California's southern Mendocino National Forest.

The sounds of where granite mountains meet a volcanic range.