Get lit, howl and mind your paws.
Plants
What happens when the Earth can’t cool off overnight?
The invasive emerald ash borer threatens the state’s salmon habitat, urban forests and agency budgets.
Spiky-stemmed gorse pushes out native plants — and COVID-19 is imperilling measures to keep it in check.
Aurelia Skipwith has ties to water interests fighting endangered species protection and worked for ag giant Monsanto.
New rules would weaken protections for plants and animals listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Renting culture puts dreams of cultivating wildness out of reach.
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
As wildlife sharing apps proliferate, unintended consequences threaten endangered species.
Conversations in Arizona with a giant coniferous tree.
A controversial weed-killer has split the state, and pit state regulators against feds.
Yellow cedars are suited to damp coastal Alaska. So what are they doing in the desert?
A decades-long experiment demonstrates how the iconic fish help trees grow.
We have 12 years to limit catastrophic global warming, according to scientists.
The data they’re collecting is helping researchers evaluate how ecosystems change.
Educators hope this elementary school will foster a commitment to science and conservation.
The crop could be a lifeline for struggling agricultural communities.
Instead of restoring the past, ecologists are increasingly focused on the future.
Missteps by agribusiness giants allowed the invasion. Now they’re off the hook for cleanup.
The city weighs revitalization of an unruly river, since transformed into a concrete ditch.
That community of fungi and bacteria may be the key to keeping plants healthy.
The California city tries to move on from a painful history scarred by illegal drugs.
It’s time to peruse seed catalogues and plan for the gardening months of summer.
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