Environmental News

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

Volunteers Help Calexico New River Wetlands Grow with Native Plants

Around 40 volunteers gathered at New River Wetlands off Animal Shelter Drive in Calexico to plant 1,600 native plants to help the wetlands grow and control pollution and erosion along the river.

Native plant sale includes monarch kits, workshop

Solano Resource Conservation District’s Fall 2025 Native Plant Sale is noon to 4 p.m., Nov. 8, at Solano Brewing Company, 5500 Weber Road, in Vacaville.

Included are Monarch Waystation Garden Kits, along with a wide variety of other California native plants.

Honeybees help restore native bee habitat in the Altadena burn zone

Recovery for Altadena is more than rebuilding homes — native bees also need a helping hand.

Why rake away dead grass?

New study says it could help native plants grow

Learn to grow healthy trees and more at these upcoming Sonoma County gardening events

Growing healthy trees and shrubs: The public is invited to a free slideshow lecture given by Certified Arborist Curtis Short and hosted by the Santa Rosa Garden Club at 1:45 p.m. Oct. 27.

OFG Spotlight: Cultivating Resilience at Historic Craftsman Village Home in Long Beach, CA

Adriana Estrada & Christian Svanes Kolding transformed their drab lawn into a fabulous Ocean Friendly Garden (OFG) with the help of a Lawn-to-Garden Rebate, an expert OFG designer, and a vision to connect their yard to the environment and their local community.

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over 101 freeway takes another step

The bridge aims to prevent the extinction of local mountain lions by allowing them to breed with other population.

Cerritos College Brings Native Plants and History to Campus

Tucked quietly in between the Aquatics Center and Kincaid Baseball Field at Cerritos College, the California Native Plant Sanctuary is now open three times a week and volunteers,students and faculty are embracing the space as a means for community, connection and curriculum.

Sowing Native Wildflower Seeds

In California, we are approaching the season for native plants to begin their annual cycle.

Expert issues warning over aggressive plant taking over US region: ‘This is becoming way too common of a sight’

A botanist has sounded the alarm over a rapidly spreading invasive plant that is taking over native habitats from California to Canada.