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After the L.A. Fires, Locals Turn to Native Plants to Help Shield Homes From Flames and Clean Contaminated Soil

Scientists and community members in Altadena are testing ways that California species can assist efforts to rebuild ...

The long fight to undo a 20th-century mistake in a Calif. mountain town

More than 40 years later, Tahoe finally secured one of the last pieces of that puzzle. The California Tahoe Conservancy acquired 31 acres in the middle of the Upper Truckee River marsh in 2024 and set ...