Environmental News

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

Blooming with purpose: UCLA students and staff cultivate native plants on campus

Blooming with purpose: UCLA students and staff cultivate native plants on campus · April 25, 2023

Native and drought resistant plants around campus are coming into bloom this spring with the support of UCLA students and staff.

Annual, Native-Plant Gardens Walking Tour 2023: Oceanside

Annual, Native-Plant Gardens Walking Tour 2023: Oceanside · April 21, 2023

Come see over 18 Native Plant Gardens in the Historic Seaside
Neighborhood of Downtown Oceanside!

After a Relentless Winter, California Is Blooming

After a Relentless Winter, California Is Blooming · April 21, 2023

The “super bloom” of wildflowers is the result of sustained precipitation across much of the state.

California in water storage crisis despite leaving drought, expert says

California in water storage crisis despite leaving drought, expert says · April 18, 2023

Many viewers have contacted FOX26 News wondering what is happening to all the water streaming down valley rivers. Do we have enough capacity to hold it all?

California Native Plant Society hosts field trips

California Native Plant Society hosts field trips · April 18, 2023

The California Native Plant Society — El Dorado chapter hosts field trips designed to both educate and entertain in April and May.

Environmentalists sound the alarm on Salton Sea as oasis is left in the dust

Environmentalists sound the alarm on Salton Sea as oasis is left in the dust · April 18, 2023

More than a century ago, an accidental oasis in the California desert created a popular residential and vacation spot for families.

Giant invasive rodents could make California’s floods worse

Giant invasive rodents could make California’s floods worse · April 14, 2023

The state of California is trying to eradicate invasive populations of South American nutria, whose burrows can damage levees and earthen dams

Her tiny native plant habitat garden is flourishing. And she didn’t even need a yard

Her tiny native plant habitat garden is flourishing. And she didn’t even need a yard · April 11, 2023

Barbara Chung may have the tiniest habitat garden in Los Angeles — some 200 mostly native plants in pots on her 7-by-20-foot townhouse terrace — and she’s happy to erase any doubts about whether patio habitats can really support wildlife.

US floats options to reduce water pulled from Colorado River

US floats options to reduce water pulled from Colorado River · April 11, 2023

The Biden administration released an environmental analysis Tuesday that outlined two ways that seven Western states and tribes reliant on the overtapped Colorado River could cut their use, but declined to publicly take a side on the best option.

Santa Monica patio packed with more than 150 California-native plants

Santa Monica patio packed with more than 150 California-native plants · April 7, 2023

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Those who have tickets will be welcome to tour perfect strangers’ yards in Los Angeles County as a part of the Theodore Payne Foundation’s annual two-day Native Plant Garden Tour.

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