Mule deer and resprouting oaks mark the new Alzada Preserve, a fire-scarred foothills parcel now protected near Chaney Trail.

East Palmdale's McAdam Park is getting a third baseball field, LED lighting and a new playground under a major renovation.

Courson Pool stays open even as the rest of the 1963 Palmdale park shuts down for a major makeover.

La Novia Farm at St. Margaret's Episcopal School celebrated its debut with a blessing, a planting ceremony and baskets of heirloom tomatoes.

Rescuers tracked the young whale near San Clemente Pier for hours before cutting it loose. It's 2026's first Southern California disentanglement.

More than 200 rare olive ridley eggs sit in a Long Beach aquarium incubator after a last-minute rescue from two Orange County beaches.

The storied Angeles National Forest ski hill is back on the market after a buyer's exclusive 100-member club plan unraveled amid wildfires and permit delays.

The Rainforest of the Americas exhibit has new splashy residents, and staff call it a milestone four decades in the making.

The Pacific Marine Mammal Center's new campus sits on a 1928 animal shelter barn and can now treat dolphins alongside seals.

The 387-acre former oil field once known as Banning Ranch is finally under construction, with a visitor center and trails years in the making.

Volunteers from Walt Disney Imagineering are racing lead paint and cracked wood to revive the ride before the 2028 Olympics.

The Venice shop features a Grasshopper climbing wall run by Long Beach Rising and a lounge stocked with climbing guidebooks.

A small crew of fire survivors is hand-pulling black mustard and castor bean in Temescal Canyon before winter storms spread the seeds further.