Crews disproportionately made of young, Mexican men bale pine straw by hand. They're not always fairly compensated.

Choke Canyon’s Park Superintendent Jose Uribe said the last time Choke Canyon was full in 2007. “Everyday the lake keeps ...

Altadena residents and arborists are sounding the alarm about protecting the town’s trees as crews get set to begin phase two ...

One thing you’ll want to leave off your landscaping to-do list, at least for a while, is pruning your oak trees. February ...

Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It's time to get rid of the palm trees.

When it comes down to it, L.A.’s palm trees are like the lilies of the field, glorious to behold but neither toiling nor ...

If you are prone to allergies, buckle up! Hay fever season is getting a jump start after last week's warm weather surged ...

Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off is Saturday and Sunday at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Amateurs compete on Saturday, ...

Too many Palm Beachers look away when it comes to protecting our environment. But there are easy ways to do so.

can no longer live in those areas. In colder and wetter regions, some species such as beech (Fagus sylvatica) and broadleaf oak (Quercus petraea) are expanding, while conifers such as maritime ...

And others think that snow collected on the dead leaves protects buds from being eaten or destroyed. Thinking about oak trees brought to mind a nursery catalog I got that sells columnar oak trees.

Pine producers looking to diversify their streams of revenue have a "gimme": the dead needles that cover the forest floor.