Lawsuit Seeks Better Protections for California’s 13,000-Year-Old Oak
Conservation groups sued the city of Jurupa Valley today for approving a development near the world’s oldest known living oak without properly analyzing the potential threats.
Volunteers Plant Trees for Pacoima Middle School’s New ‘Living Schoolyard’
Eight years after Principal Simer Garcha expressed her desire to green and beautify her campus at Pacoima Middle School, the “living schoolyard” was unveiled as volunteers from the school and community gathered to celebrate the final planting of native trees.
We need more street shade in L.A. Why aren’t we planting native trees?
As our average temperatures steadily increase, planting more shade trees is a priority for SoCal cities, “but there are differing opinions about what tree species are best, and being a native tree isn’t the highest ranking criteria,” said Michael King, coordinator of Pasadena’s forestry program. “In our industry we call it, ‘Right tree, right place’ — is the tree appropriate for where we want to put it?”
A 400-year-old oak tree in Santa Clarita Valley gets LA County historic landmark status
Nicknamed “Old Glory” by two children, it is a symbol of all Valley Oak trees destroyed by development.
In Honor of Dr. Jane Goodall’s 90th Birthday Year, California Commits to Planting 90,000 Trees and Native Plants
California Climate Action Corps and Eleven Eleven Foundation unite to plant 90,000 trees and native plants in honor of Dr. Jane Goodall’s 90th birthday.
After Park Fire Devastation, an Unexpected Boon for Butterflies
Don Hankins examines a bright yellow-green patch in the meadow. The land all around is charred by fire. But here, there’s a sort of miracle at work. Native milkweed has sprung up and bloomed for the second time this year. This is not something these plants, Asclepias eriocarpa, also known as Indian milkweed, are known to do.
The art of growing native seed in California
Restoring public lands with homegrown seeds to boost the Golden State’s resilience
Invasive plant ‘appears’ to be eradicated from area lake
Tiny Township’s Farlain Lake becomes first freshwater lake in Canada to use ProcellaCOR FX to treat Eurasian watermilfoil since its 2023 registration.
Native plant rescuers invited to join in collecting plants in south Cochrane
The public is invited to a native plant rescue in Cochrane’s Summit Lands Development project Saturday.