These hikes from Maura Fox’s Hike of the Week column can be found in Julian, Poway, Santee and other East County communities.

He taught us to recognize the diamond pattern on hickory bark and reminded us to check whether branches were opposite or ...

The newly designated old-growth forest lies within a landscape shaped by Indigenous peoples for 5,000 to 6,000 years.

We spend a lot of time at our jobs, which makes most of it feel routine and familiar. But beyond our own daily tasks, there’s an entire world of work that looks completely different, and seeing it ...