Stale air and poor circulation can make low-light rooms feel stuffy, but these hardy houseplants help freshen the air by ...

Nut trees make great additions to your yard - and your kitchen - but which are worth growing, and which should you avoid? Let ...

Tropical trees like plumeria do not thrive in most parts of the United States because they require hot and humid conditions.

Many native plants, including some ferns, are adapted to dry shade. We are fortunate that many non-native plants from regions ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and ...

The horrendous fires in the Los Angeles area should teach us that such fires have become not uncommon, given the heating, drying and wind that accompany our climate change.

Pomegranate trees can grow either along the coast or inland, unlike most deciduous fruit trees, which prefer a chillier ...

Brazilian coffee producer Moacir Donizetti first smelled the smoke, and then watched in desperation as a blaze consumed his family coffee plantation last year. The 54-year-old was one of hundreds of ...

A fire at Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey Bay, California, triggered evacuation orders and the closure of a portion of the state’s Highway 1 on Thursday night, as authorities tried to ...

The California Highway Patrol also closed Highway 1 around the plant. Assemblymember Dawn Addis, a Democrat representing the area, said in a social media post on Thursday that she was “deeply ...

According to the California Nevada River Forecast Center ... More than half of Santa Barbara County is abnormally dry, a category the U.S. Drought Monitor uses for areas either going into or ...

A move to protect a federally endangered plant by halting ... ecosystem in the California hills, which is not only endangered but also protects it from fires as it keeps out dry invasive grass ...