Channel Islands National Park News

Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, California, is a very active boat harbor. This photo is of two replica tall ships who frequently visit the California coastal harbors, and take on passengers.

In 1932, when the U.S. Lighthouse Service built four houses on Anacapa Island, they sowed ice plant around the buildings to stop any erosion the construction created.

The Coast Guard rescued four people Friday who became stranded on Santa Cruz Island off the Southern California mainland when their boat drifted away from shore as they set up camp.

Robert Wassell's "Wilderness Trails of Ventura" will exhibit at the Buenaventura Art Gallery from November 10 through December 5, 2008.

A hiker who died at Channel Islands National Park from a presumed case of heat stroke sadly demonstrates not only the need to be prepared when you head out into a park, but also the wisdom of heeding advice from rangers.

An Orange County man died on Santa Cruz Island on Friday of apparent heat stroke following a hike during unseasonably hot weather.

Ken McAlpine shares a personal experience in "Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization" . Taking inspiration from Thoreau's "Walden," McAlpine traveled alone through California's Channel Islands National Park in search of the meaning of life.

Some of the best whale-watching opportunities along the coasts of North America take place adjacent to the California coastline, particularly near Channel Islands National Park, south of Santa Barbara.

What's up: His new book "Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization" looks at our busy world through the prism of lonely trips he made to the isolated five islands that make up Channel Islands National Park off our coast.

My wife and I had the chance to visit the Ventura Harbor Village during a getaway weekend at the Sheraton resort.

The Museum is pleased to invite you Thursday, October 1st at 7 p.m. to a booksigning for a beautifully written new publication, Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization , by Ken McAlpine.

The world's most complete pygmy mammoth skeleton was excavated on Santa Rosa Island in 1994.

A signed agreement between the American Museum of Natural History and the U.S. National Park Service will see samples from endangered species in America's parks added to the museum's existing DNA collection, The Associated Press reported.

It's not your average library collection: Bits of scorpions and snakes. Tissue from jaguars.

If you're looking to save a little money on your summer getaway, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has come up with a perfect plan for you.