“It Made No Sense” – Scientist Discovers California’s New Highest Tree
The highest recorded elevations of Jeffrey pines provide new evidence of a warming climate in the High Sierra.
Arboretum and Botanical Garden Hosts Exclusive Native Meadow Tour
Members of the Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton were recently invited to spend a “morning in the meadow” with arboretum horticulturist Mars Jordan.
Native plants attract more pollinators than cultivars in OSU study
Planting native plants is a popular way to help support pollinators like bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects.
320-Acre Ranch Protected Forever as Agricultural Land and Wildlife Habitat
Placer Land Trust protects its third preserve in one month
The Plants You Want in Your Garden During a Heatwave
This season add sun-loving, drought-tolerant plants that actually can take the heat
How invasive species are threatening Eugen
Beneath Eugene’s scenic green spaces, a biological battle is raging. Invasive species are displacing native plants and animals, threatening the ecosystems that define Oregon’s natural heritage — but a local scientist and his team are fighting to restore balance, one seed at a time.
A 4.6-acre habitat reserve in Del Rey Oaks, encircled by barbed wire, is vulnerable to a new threat.
On April 22, Nikki Nedeff, a volunteer with the Monterey chapter of the California Native Plant Society, addressed the Del Rey Oaks City Council with a seemingly simple ask. She wanted the city to give her and other CNPS volunteers permission to pull invasive French broom from the borders of a native plant reserve on city property at the northeast corner of Gen. Jim Moore Boulevard and South Boundary Road.
But nothing on the former Fort Ord is ever simple.
Science and Art Cross-Pollinate in ‘Seed: A Living Dream’ at Botanic Garden Gallery
Sculptures, drawings and large-scale micrographs of rare native plant seeds are linked to ongoing conservation work
California Deserts Are Under Attack: Invasive Weed Devastates Native Plant Life
Saharan mustard threatens desert plant diversity and hampers recovery from climate fluctuations.
5 plants that are illegal to grow in California – how to control these invasive species in your yard, plus the native alternatives to use instead
These troublesome, invasive species will outcompete native plants and you could face a fine for growing them