Environmental News

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

Los Angeles Zoo celebrates Earth Day 2024 by focusing on insects, birds and bees

The Zoo hopes to inspire people to create native plant habitats.

‘Solar-powered vacuum cleaners’: the native plants that could clean toxic soil

Study finds drought fuels invasive species after wildfires

California Native Plant Society Garden Tour to take place on May 4 and 5

California bill would tax private planes’ environmental impacts

Eucalyptus: How California’s Most Hated Tree Took Root

California farmers could save a lot of water — but their profits would suffer

La Jolla gardens to be among more than 30 on San Diego native plant tour

Presentation: The Flora of Nevada County on Apr. 4

Palm trees define the SoCal landscape, but it wasn’t always that way

Palm trees are an iconic feature of the Southern California landscape, but most people may not know that the vast majority of them are actually not native to the region.