A Native American Church affiliate in Southern California says a sheriff’s department seized and destroyed “thousands” of psychoactive plants revered as sacred, interfering with members ...

Without planning, a landscape of California native plants can feel a little drab, especially in late summer when many go dormant. Here are 13 guaranteed to provide riotous color.

Without planning, a landscape of California native plants can feel a little drab, especially in late summer when many go dormant. Here are 13 guaranteed to provide riotous color.

Vernon is the captain of the band that’s native to Oceanside and Carlsbad in San Diego County. We stand on a protected plot of land, surrounded by tract homes and mountain peaks, where we find a ...

The Riverside-San Bernardino Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will offer a tour of eight gardens full of California native plants in spring bloom on March 29.

Started in 1999 as a collaborative effort between faculty and students, 90% of the Los Medanos College Nature Preserve now includes drought-tolerant plants that are native to the state.

Nature preserve caretaker Ricardo Black examines one of the many native plants that were planted by students last year at the nature preserve at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, Calif., on Friday ...

Ultimately, invasive plants are a problem that requires collective action—community involvement, responsible land-management practices, and forward-thinking research to restore native ecosystems.

When the Gorman Museum of Native American Art relocated to a space adjacent to the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden in 2023, a seed was planted. Why not include Indigenous California plants ...

There are more than 5,000 plants native to California, about 2,000 of which are used in landscaping. Here are some ideas to reduce choices to a manageable quantity. First, start local.

Today’s photo gallery includes garden-worthy California native plants, with photo credits from members of the California Plant Society. CNPS plant sale at Cabrillo College ...