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.
ransPak Gives $500K to Plant Trees in Wildfire-Damaged CA Forests
The company said its $500,000 donation will help reforest more than 2,700 acres of Northern California land affected by the Sheep Fire (2020) and Dixie Fire (2021), two of the most destructive wildfires on record.
We are Drowning in Plastic. Will a New Law Save Us?
Beginning in 2028, recycled paper bags distributed at stores will be required to contain at least 50% postconsumer recycled materials.
Gardener considers bold plan to transform yard: ‘Put a lot of time and effort’
Redditors in the comments had some helpful advice for the OP as they begin their plant journey.
Native trees are dying or struggling from a lack of precipitation in the region
Experts say wild flora and fauna are trying to cope with the abnormally dry weather.
Invasive Pest Spotlight: Nutria
The nutria is a large semi-aquatic rodent introduced to California in the early 1900s to be farmed for their fur. When the fur market collapsed, many nutria escaped or were set loose
Planting Native Annual Flowers for Earliest Spring Blooms
Now is the perfect time to plant something special.