Several people and one local health care group nominated Willow Creek’s retired Dr. Tom Lewis for his extensive volunteer work and dedication to improving people’s smiles.

Sonoma County in northern California added over 1,500 acres to Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park, making the park four times larger and creating a conservation area of more than 34 square miles, ...

While Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve might feel hidden away, it's rather easy to get to from the laid back town of Half Moon Bay. Travelers will take Main Street to CA-92 East and CA-35 out of town.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Al Hodgson, curator of the"Bigfoot" wing at the Willow Creek-China Flats Museum in Willow Creek, California, about this weekend's convention of "bigfoot believers." ...