Summertime in Montana can be great, but it comes with insect problems like grasshoppers. Ants, wasps, grasshoppers, and other insects are always a known hassle for Montanans in the summer. Chloe ...

V.A. This is most likely the spruce woolly aphid. The insects are commonly found on tip growth, where they also create a woolly covering. The aphids feed on plants by sucking sap from the needles.

Bare-root plants aren't available until November, so plant a potted tree into well-prepared soil in a sunny position. Water thoroughly and then continue to water if conditions are dry. Bear in mind ...

So, we are concerned about new wildfire protection regulations being developed by the state of California that would prohibit almost all plants and other combustible material within 5 feet of ...

“And plants have started to grow in. It's all Russian thistle, so it's all tumbleweeds.” That worries her — the invasive weed feeds fires out in the desert.

The California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), as it self-sows over the years, becomes a ground cover, too. Although flowers emerge orange, the top margin of their petals turns yellow over time.

California, Once a Mecca for Animation Work, Is Rapidly Losing Ground, Report Claims According to a new study from the Animation Guild and partner organizations, California’s share of the ...

The East Bay Regional Park District manages natural and cultural resources in 73 parks covering over 125,000 acres and 55 miles of shoreline in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

At the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, people often break from trails to get pictures in the field. Unfortunately, they do have rattlesnakes. One park interpreter says the only people who’ve ...

After more than a decade studying California ground squirrels, Jennifer Smith felt she had a solid understanding of their behavior. Then, in the summer of 2024, her students spotted something she ...

The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve averaged more than 6 inches of rain in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2023, when sections of the park saw a significant bloom.