In this month's newsletter, you'll learn about native plants that bring color to summer, get details on a film about native ...

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The jewelflower, a small California wildflower, may help scientists understand how more plants could survive changing weather ...

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In California, besieged by the twin threats of drought and wildfire, the choice to grow native versus non-native plants is attracting more attention than ever before. What exactly are the merits of ...

Roughly 50 people who attended a recent talk at Mizell Center on protecting native plants and animals heard a striking example of what’s at stake: a beetle found only in a three-mile stretch of Palm ...

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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 ...