UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...

Urban development in California is threatening a new manzanita species — a plant already considered highly vulnerable.

On any given day of the year, Tecolote Canyon is teeming with life. Coyotes and Cooper’s hawks call the canyon home. Lemonade berry, laurel sumac and California lilac line its hillsides. But for ...

Six conservancies throughout the state will oversee work largely in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.

City councilmembers in Berkeley, California, are considering law to ban most plants within five feet of houses in wildfire-prone neighborhoods.

When you're planning your landscaping in a fire-prone area like California, choosing the right plants can help add an extra ...

Winds can be fierce in winter and spring. A living windbreak can tame the wind while also benefiting the soil and our ...

There is nothing more enticing than the scent of lilac wafting through the door on a warm spring morning. These very fragrant ...

Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny Southern California. There are many different types of ...

In the first two weeks of spring in L.A., our mountains have turned greener and flowers are blooming. These hikes will give ...