Hopkins Wilderness Park, established in 1977, is the largest park in Redondo Beach — with native habitat spanning 11 acres. Wilderness Park’s pond was recently reconstructed as well, with a fresh pool ...

It took decades, stacks of legal paperwork and countless phone calls, but, in the spring of 2025, a California Chuckchansi ...

So here's the truth about California native plant landscapes: Without careful planning, they can get a little drab, especially in the summer when many go dormant, brittle and brown. In climates where ...

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In a move that rankled some Native Americans in Siskiyou County in 2018, LaMalfa introduced a bill to reestablish federal ...

Non-native honeybees are so effective at pollinating, they pose a significant threat to native California bees and other pollinators, according to a study published by UC San Diego biologists Monday.

As a Native American photographer, the late Dugan Aguilar loved nothing more than to show Native American faces. “I see beauty in people,” he once said. And for Aguilar, who devoted more than 40 years ...

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