The number of acres in San Luis Obispo County in some kind of fire hazard zone increased 862% under the new state map.

Hairs covering the stems, leaves and flowers have glands that secrete ... like poodle fur — primarily grows in Southern California in chaparral between roughly 3,300 to 7,500 feet, on granitic ...

The Southland's forests are vast wildlands stretched above often heavily urbanized valleys, and are largely highly flammable brushy chaparral ... arroyo toads, the California gnatcatcher, a tiny ...

the California gnatcatcher, a tiny songbird, and myriad flowering plants. National forests were originally created beginning in 1891 as reserves to protect watersheds and forests for drinking ...

California Chaparral Institute and Endangered Habitats League. "San Diego is a global epicenter for biological diversity including many animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth," said David ...

the California gnatcatcher, a tiny songbird, and myriad flowering plants. Before you visit: Joshua Tree National Park to undergo $5M in upgrades National forests were originally created beginning ...

If you are up for a challenge that delivers on the views, check out this coastal canyon trail in California with sweeping ...

Once a private cattle ranch, this underrated state park is Northern California's largest, and it's best in spring for a beautiful reason.

In 1996, Sadie and Nick moved to Chaparral ... CA 92260. A private burial will take place the following day at Riverside National Cemetery so Sadie can be reunited with Nick. In lieu of flowers ...

California. The wingless, plant-feeding insects are divergently adapted to two different plant species in the coastal chaparral habitats. One stick insect pattern is green, allowing it to blend in ...

one of a group of plants that include pale purple phacelia known collectively as fire followers, noted Gabi McClean, president of the San Gabriel Mountains Chapter of the California Native Plant ...