It might not be officially spring yet, but wildflowers are already blossoming in California. “Right as you reach the end of February and the rain starts to taper off, that’s when we get the biggest ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA--California's iconic oak woodlands have endured many assaults over the years--they've been cut for fuel, cleared for vineyards and housing developments, and their seedlings face intense ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission voted today to permanently protect Inyo rock daisies as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act. “This vote is a huge ...

Sprinkled along the foothills of California’s Central Valley stand the iconic blue oak woodlands. Towering up to 80 feet tall and some reaching over 400 years old, the trees are home to one of the ...

A blue oak tree. (By Yath at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8816435) A blue oak tree. (By Yath at the ...

June 29 (UPI) --The near-five-year drought that dehydrated much of California between 2012 and 2016 led to significant tree cover declines and die-offs. According to a new study, California's famed ...

Sudden oak death infection rate in California drops by half due to drought Overall cases of sudden oak death, the scourge of California woodlands for a quarter-century, were cut in half this year by ...

Blossoms begin to pop in March in Southern California but nature is unpredictable, and this year we’ve had nowhere near the rain that led to last year’s super bloom. Even so, the beauty of even small ...

Wondering if the recent rains will bring a wildflower "super bloom" to Southern California this year after all? The chances aren't quite as low as a snowball in hell, but they're slim. "Let me put it ...

California’s iconic oak woodlands have endured many assaults over the years–they’ve been cut for fuel, cleared for vineyards and housing developments, and their seedlings face intense grazing pressure ...