Environmental News

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

The Mountain Gardener | Lessons from the Fire

Improving predictions of plant species survival with the California poppy

The incandescent orange flowers of the California poppy light up meadows across the Golden State. The fact that this one species is found from hot, dry San Diego all the way to the cool, rainy Klamath Mountains points to a special power: the capacity to adapt to a phenomenally broad range of conditions.

Pretty, but Not ‘Nice’: California’s Invasive Ice Plant

Wild plants and crops don’t make great neighbors

Unleashing the Science – BIL funding supports BLM California’s rare plant and pollinator project at the Pine Hill Preserve

Investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) support BLM California’s pollinator project to collect and study native bees, butterflies, and moths on the Pine Hill Preserve in California.

Mission woman hopes to pass new ordinance that protects native plants on front lawns

Museum to tell new story with native plant species

As yards and gardens wilt from heat and drought, native plants can help

Inside a 40-year effort to protect a tiny wild orchid

The lawyer who fights for people’s right to grow ‘weeds’