Winter is usually quiet for most gardens. However, there are some things you can do to optimize your garden for spring. One ...

Some trees look beautiful but contain toxins that harm pets, wildlife, and soil. Avoid planting these species to keep yards ...

Plus, a California native that can make do with little, if any, summer water and tolerate light shade and imperfect soil drainage.

Not all birds fly south for the winter. Surprisingly, there are many familiar birds that stay in our area for the winter, ...

A year after the Eaton and Palisades fires, the natural areas, such as canyons and parks, were devastated. But nature has ...

WOODPECKERS have unique habits that place them into a category of avian critters who conduct their life and food gathering abilities in similar fashion. Scientists place them in the family named ...

These hikes from Maura Fox’s Hike of the Week column can be found in Julian, Poway, Santee and other East County communities.

Let's be real, we've all had that moment of hesitation before trying something exotic at a restaurant. That tiny voice asking if what we're about to eat could potentially end us. Most of the time it's ...

WOODPECKERS have unique habits that place them into a category of avian critters who conduct their life and food gathering ...

The Kansas Forest Service is once again offering low-cost conservation tree and shrub seedlings for purchase. These plants are ideal for a variety of ...

Nick Escalada Following the demolition of the mold-riddled Campus Apartments, Cal Poly Humboldt’s administration has released broad plans for the future of the now vacant slope by the College ...

Salinan Tribe of Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties members and firefighters stood on the land, drip torches in hand, watching as the flames followed a carefully planned path. The fire stayed small ...