Now, one week into the summer season, gardeners can observe the transition from spring to summer blossoming. Blossoms follow ...

A Native American Church affiliate in California says the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department violated their religious rights by destroying sacred plants.

Sheriff Shannon D. Dicus says the 60,000 marijuana plants were seized from private property in the Mojave Desert, not tribal ...

The Sonoran Desert is the most biodiverse desert in the world. It’s home to plants and animals that cannot be found anywhere else on Earth.  Historically, wildfires are uncommon in […] ...

Introduction to the geology of southern California and its native plants / Clarence A. Hall, Jr. ; photography by Lauri L. Holbrook Smithsonian Libraries and ... Geomorphic floristic provinces -- ...

This easy (but dangerous) interpretive trail through the desert is hiding in plain sight at one of Southern California's most ...

Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They ...

California's obsession with perfectly-turfed grassy lawns could end up prompting a severe drought in the state if not ...

We think of lawns as an iconic American institution. But our carefully manicured green lawns have their roots in European ...

A state law that mandated diversion of organic waste from landfills is being blamed for exacerbating illegal dumping in ...

New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events.

That includes two monuments in California created by former President Joe Biden at the request of Native American tribes.