Environmental News

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

Researchers reverse engineer way pine trees produce green chemicals worth billions

Researchers have reverse engineered the way a pine tree produces a resin, which could serve as an environmentally friendly alternative to a range of fossil-fuel based products worth billions of dollars.

‘Rethinking The Past’ In The Aftermath Of California’s Deadly Wildfires

From the air, the scale of the devastation in and around Paradise, Calif., is, simply put, alarming.

CALM celebrates 35 years bringing California Wildlife to Kern County, 16 years of HolidayLights

In 1983, California Living Museum opened its doors for the first time. Thirty-five years later, more than 325 animal call CALM home on its 14 acres.  Most of the animals are native to California, others very common to the area.

Researchers warn of ‘extinction domino effect’

New research explores the possibilities of a single species’ extinction triggering an “extinction domino effect.”

Freshwater Is Getting Saltier, Threatening People and Wildlife

Road de-icing, industrial activity and other culprits are pushing salt levels in rivers and streams to alarming levels

To Save A Fox, Scientists Took To Land, Air And Sea

If you want to see a wild island fox, you have to visit the remote Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California. This special species doesn’t live anywhere else.

My Word: Hundreds of bird species imperiled in North America

There has been a dramatic decline in the number of many bird species in North America. According to the North American Bird Conservation Initiative 37 percent of North American birds, or 432 species, are at risk as a result.

DNA in snow reveals hidden wildlife

A paw print in the snow contains enough genetic clues to identify the animal that made it, even if the track has been buried for five months.

Five technologies to save wildlife from traffickers

Developers worldwide have joined the fight against the illegal killing and trade of animals, writes Catherine Early

Salmon surge: Habitat improvements paying off on one California river

A chinook, also called king salmon, attempts to jump up the fish ladder to the hatchery on the Mokelumne River in the Sierra foothills, where fisheries biologists say improved habitat in recent years has paid off.