Dunedin’s inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens
Trevor Reid, the lead from EMC, recently took members of Ladysmith council along with Friends of Holland Creek, for a learning tour along part of the trail, showing examples of potential hazards as well as what the contractor has been doing to potentially slow or inhibit any possible wildfires.
Inspiring Future Land Stewards Through STEAM
Students engaged in hands-on learning through Junior Ranger activity books focused on wildlife and habitats, geology and fossils, wild horses and burros, and native plants.
‘Pocket parks’ promise climate resiliency on a small scale. Are they working?
This year, Palta and a team of researchers at UC Irvine received funding from the UCI Climate Collaboration to study slivers of nature on the smallest scale, including pocket parks and community gardens.
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden to Hold Conservation Symposium
With the launch of its centennial year, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will kick off its celebration with the 13th annual Conservation Symposium presented by the Nakashima-Rennie family, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 31.
California Fish and Game Commission Extends Red Abalone Recreational Fishery Closure, Finds CESA Listing of Bear Lake Buckwheat Warranted
In a move to protect red abalone populations that have suffered drastic population decline, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) at its Dec. 10-11 meeting extended the red abalone recreational fishery closure 10 years.
The ‘Pocket Prairie’: A Living Laboratory
The idea for the pocket prairie began, as many Humboldt projects do, with a walk and a spark of curiosity. One spring afternoon, Rangeland Resource Science major Carter Daniel was heading past the theater buildings when a burst of pink and white blooms caught his eye. Rhododendrons and magnolias were blazing with color against a backdrop of uniform turf.
Community joins FoLAR to protect the Sepulveda basin
Monthly restoration effort removes invasive mustard that endangers wildlife and fuels LA wildfi
UConn’s Native Plants and Pollinators Conference Draws Strong External Engagement
The fifth biannual Native Plants and Pollinators Conference brought together professionals and enthusiasts from across Connecticut
UC Davis should plant more fruit trees
“I’m suggesting that UC Davis plant more insect-pollinated fruit trees. Aside from the hypoallergenic benefits, planting fruit trees would provide a free source of food for the community for seasons to come.”
Redheaded Blackbelt LOCAL PUBLISHER WINS NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD
Backcountry Press, a small but mighty natural-history publisher based in Humboldt County, is honored to announce that California Trees: A Field Guide to the Native Species, co-authored by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo botany professor Matt Ritter and Kneeland-based ecologist Michael Kauffmann, has been awarded the 2025 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) in the Nature Guides category.