For the first time, a plant specimen has been cryopreserved and placed into the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s Frozen Zoo, a step scientists believe could help the endangered scrub oak species ...

The scrub oaks were leafed out and blooming. The black locusts were not only sprouting leaves, but also starting to bloom! Had I taken my own advice, and waited to bring out the tomatoes until after ...

The Del Mar Mesa Preserve is located just to the south of State Route 56. It is part of the larger Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve which stretches seven miles from the I-5/I-805 merge on its western ...

Grand Forks' first Christmas tree was not a lofty pine. No, indeed. The first Christmas tree was a scrub oak propped up in the little Methodist Church in 1877, according to Herald files. The tree was ...

If you live in the foothills, you probably have Gambel oak, aka scrub oak (Quercus gambelii), in your landscape. This native tree has some great attributes and some big management challenges. Good ...

For a Yankee in the South, everything about the environment scares you off. Heat. Humidity. Flying termite season (seriously, it’s a thing). But this cold-and-snow-loving Northerner braved the bugs ...

To save a few dozen remaining threatened scrub jays and hopefully many more in the future, Brevard County officials say more than 100,000 trees — including a popular half-century-old oak hammock that ...

Re: “California summit on wildfires top priority” (Letters to the editor, Nov. 20): Letter-writer Mr. Miller needs to look at the environments where California’s wildfires are taking place. Old-growth ...

If you want to feel the calming beauty of a mature forest, Marin County offers plenty of opportunities. Numerous trails lead into our quiet backcountry. As you slow down, the woodland reveals ...