How Invasive Plants Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis
Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the ...
The GOP blamed the L.A. fires on California’s ‘forest management.’ But that’s not the problem
When the Palisades Fire started near a hiking trail in Los Angeles on January 7—quickly spreading to more than 200 acres in ...
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Ornamental grasses: Bringing beauty, practicality to Marin gardens
If you’re looking to add a touch of movement, texture and year-round interest to your garden, ornamental grasses might just ...
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Dining Out with San Francisco’s coyotes: How a city reshapes what a native predator eats
As their traditional dining options dwindle and natural areas give way to restaurants, homes and sidewalks, the coyotes of San Francisco are shifting what they eat.
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Study focuses on effect of climate change on California’s grasslands
You might think watching grass grow is boring, but grasslands have a lot to tell us about climate change. While it might take years for forests to respond to climate change, California’s ...
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Green crabs have invaded habitats. Sea otters might be the solution.
California, when ecologist Rikke Jeppesen began her research two decades ago. Jeppesen was seeking solutions for the havoc green crabs had caused — damaging sea grass beds in multiple states ...
I left California for Indiana because of the wildfires — I just couldn't breathe. I love visiting, but I'd never buy property there.
A California native who moved from SoCal to Southern Indiana shared her experience growing up with wildfires and relocating.
Why Shrubland Makes Southern California’s Wildfires Inevitable
Los Angeles is dominated by chaparral, a type of scrub that occurs in Mediterranean climates where there is dense, rocky soil ...
Indigenous communities in B.C. and California promote cultural burns for disaster mitigation
In the heat of the L.A. fires, Jeremiah Louis is reminded of 2021 when fire surrounded the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB), his ...
Endangered Plant May Have Made California Wildfires Worse
Efforts to protect an endangered plant are being pointed to as worsening the Palisades fire, but the org behind this protection says that is not the full story.
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Climate change is helping several resilient invasive plant species take root in Washington
Larson said the species that are becoming problems in California, such as pampas grass, are of particular concern to the UW Botanic Gardens. Pampas grass is a reed-like grass species native to ...