Old-growth forests are rare – less than 7% of the area of U.S. forests today – and are still often logged. To recover forest ecosystems across the U.S., it will not be enough to protect just ...

Authorized as part of a fast-tracked, early action budget bill approved by the Legislature, the funds will be paid to six conservancies throughout California. The agencies, which operate under the ...

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

Ahead of spring gardening season, I rounded up the best places to buy plants online, according to gardening experts and NBC ...

The protected status awarded to the 33 Mexican palms comes after prodding from a local historian and the San Diego Community ...

Native plants have very different needs from fruits and veggies. Here's how to create your own edible habitat garden.

Fruit. It’s about time you considered growing dragon fruit, also known as pitaya. Although dragon fruit is native to the ...

Legally protected species in southern California forests include condors, arroyo toads, the California gnatcatcher, a tiny ...

Lifestyle magazine Southern Living has announced its year’s annual South's Best awards — including arts and culture, fantastic food, sporting events and shopping. The awards are decided every ...

Help save the Earth by replacing half your lawn and/or non-native plants with native species, even in containers, plus a list ...

California is home to three of the best national parks in the country, according to Lonely Planet. The travel guide recently combed through all 63 protected nature destinations in the contiguous 48 ...

Firefighters in central California were working Tuesday to contain a wildfire near the Nevada border threatening a forest home to the oldest trees in the world, after making good progress on ...