A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

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UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...

With the beginning of spring comes gardening ... California. Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Most of Arkansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Southern ...

Since the summer of 2014, the California Department of Water Resources ... The limited water supply also affected one of her favorite hobbies: gardening. That used to be her preferred way to ...

The first modern seed library sprouted in Berkeley, California, in 2000. Since then ... Check out our growing guides on fast-growing summer flower seeds and how to start seeds indoors.

Most of the U.S. can expect hotter and drier weather, from coast to coast and north to south. There are a few pockets of ...

As summer approaches, gardening enthusiasts are being urged by plant experts to start preparing their gardens now.

A strong marine layer may help mitigate risk of wildfires for parts of California in the summer, but the ... the Santa Ana wind season could impact Southern California's wildfires this year.