Environmental News

A curated set of environmental news stories brought to you by the Gottlieb Native Garden team.

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A Long-Shot Bid to Save the Monarch Butterfly

Conservationists hoping to protect a threatened wild species tend to take a standard set of actions.

Hope for California’s Southern and Central Coast Mountain Lions

Current protections under California law couldn’t save p56, the first lion killed under the States three strikes law, yet there is now hope that P56 didn’t die in vain. 

It takes a village

Spotlight on folks working at the Salton Sea

Southern California Climate Change over 100,000 Years

Researchers used a sediment core from a lake in California’s San Bernardino Mountains to track the effect of climate on vegetation, fire, and erosion between about 120,000 and 15,000 years ago.

Salton Sea

Audubon California is helping shape the future of this remarkable place for birds

Conservation Groups Join California in Legal Dispute Over Protecting Bumblebees

Environmentalists are backing state wildlife officials in a legal dispute over critically threatened bumblebees.

Tu BiShvat, the New Year for Trees, Provides a Chance to Support Invertebrates

This ancient tradition fits into modern life—and invertebrate conservation efforts—perfectly.

Lights Out? Fireflies Face Multiple Serious Extinction Threats

According to survey respondents, habitat loss is the most critical threat to firefly survival in most geographic regions, followed by light pollution and pesticide use.

2020 THEODORE PAYNE NATIVE PLANT GARDEN TOUR

The Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour is a unique adventure: a two-day self-guided journey through the Los Angeles region’s most beautiful and inspiring home landscapes.

Flight Risk

From weary migratory songbirds to breeding shorebirds and wintering waterfowl, millions of birds rely on tattered Gulf Coast habitats to survive.