Plan your perfect Santa Cruz Island day trip with my complete guide. Get ferry info, hiking trails, and top activities in Channel Islands National Park. The post Complete Guide to Santa Cruz ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced island bedstraw and Santa Cruz Island dudleya had recovered, recommending they be removed from the endangered species list. As the populations got ...

A small, downy chick recently became one of the latest in the growing Channel Islands bald eagle population. Here's what to know.

A disused trailhead leads to a vista of the Pacific Ocean on Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Park off the coast of Ventura, Calif. (Sam Ribakoff/CNS) SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CALIF. (CN) — ...

Santa Cruz Island was part of the establishment of Channel Islands National Park in 1980, though the National Park Service didn’t own land on the island until 1991.

A Santa Cruz Island Fox roams the Scorpion Canyon area of Santa Cruz Island on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Each of the Channel Islands has its own subspecies that are found nowhere else in the world.

Established in 1980, Channel Islands National Park consists of five islands — Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and more detached Santa Barbara — and the marine reserves which lie ...

A man was recovered from the seas off the shores of Santa Cruz Island Saturday after falling overboard without a lifejacket.

Santa Cruz Island is the most popular, thanks to its accessible hiking, snorkeling and wildlife spotting. Getting to Channel Islands National Park ...

This Santa Cruz Island day trip at Channel Islands National Park highlights everything you need to know to visit Scorpion Anchorage.

A Santa Cruz Island Fox roams the Scorpion Canyon area of Santa Cruz Island on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Each of the Channel Islands has its own subspecies that are found nowhere else in the world. (Photo ...