A curious sea creature stalked a team of divers through a giant kelp forest in ... officials said. Channel Islands National Park encompasses five islands off the Southern California coast.

On the first day I lived in Northern California ... students at Cal State Channel Islands create installations of kelp made entirely from the vivid debris found in waterways; and cyanotype ...

From sunken ships to kelp forests to vibrant reefs, these national park experiences are as uncrowded as it gets. Here’s where to go.

CHANNEL ISLANDS, Calif. - In a continued effort ... particularly in the declining kelp forests. "We're seeing the effects of climate change on our oceans. Areas that once thrived with kelp are ...

the captain announces over the radio, as we cut through the inky-blue Santa Barbara Channel back ... gliding through a kelp ...

California established a network of marine protected areas. MPAs cover roughly 16% of California’s state waters. A long, reddish and black sheephead wove through a maze of towering kelp in a ...

For the remote national park that spans five islands off the coast of Southern California ... where Chan’s job comes in. Channel Islands National Park’s kelp forest monitoring program has ...

Nestled off the coast of Southern California, Channel Islands National Park is a hidden ... Its rocky shores and kelp forests ...

Warming oceans are wiping out kelp forests. New research shows turf algae release chemicals that stop kelp from growing back.

While free diving to photograph kelp forests along the California coastline, I’ve viscerally felt the consequences of finiteness as a living being—the fleeting nature of a single breath, the limits of ...