The nonprofit Pinelands Preservation Alliance says author John McPhee is donating all current and future royalties from his book "The Pine Barrens" to the organization.

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The parade begins at MacArthur Park at 10 a.m. and ends at 12:30 p.m. at the Long Beach City College campus on PCH and Orange Avenue at 12:30 p.m. Starting at 1 p.m., the campus will host the festival ...

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USFWS Pacific Southwest Region / Flickr THE FIRST FISH were completely marine, originating in the ocean. When coastlines got ...

People along the densely populated Pacific coasts are exposed to strongly fluctuating rainfall patterns: In East Asia, heavy ...