From the depths of winter to the dog days of summer, these native bushes, trees, and vines can help support a variety of ...

It's wildflower season in Southern California. What will the lack of rain mean for blooms? Plus a list of March plant events.

Wikipedia says it’s “found primarily in Northern California, with other populations in parts of Utah and Arizona.” The map ...

As spring approached last year, I decided to write an article about the smoke tree, one of my favorite “highway trees”. I ...

Wine and dine your way through Yountville, the most charming town in Northern California’s sprawling wine country.

some which can be found in far Northern California, this species' bark is gray instead of red, its discoverers said. As far as researchers know, the new species of native California shrub grows ...

The five species named in the article were nutria, northern snakehead ... management program is to minimize damage to California’s native plants and animals, park and recreational activities ...

Can trees from warmer places withstand Western Washington's sogginess? Forestry workers are starting a trial to find out.

Photo courtesy of California Bureau of Land Management/Flickr After several wet winters in a row followed by springs of ...

Northern snakeheads ... the green iguana, native to Central and South America. The species is invasive in Florida and other warm states, where they eat Florida’s native plants and destabilize ...

What to do if you spot a 'swamp rat': Invasive rodent nutria causing concern in California ... native species or other predatory fish, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The northern ...