Native Plant News

• Climate change threatens two-thirds of California\'s unique plants, study says
  June 25, 2008
  www.latimes.com
  

• Native plant enthusiast dies
  June 25, 2008
  www.redding.com
  

• Beauty rarely beheld
  June 1, 2008
  www.thereporter.com
  

• New plants discovered in Mount Diablo foothills
  June 11, 2008
  origin.mercurynews.com
  

• 101-405 improvement project may slice into wildlife refuge
  May 7, 2008
  www.dailynews.com
  

• Wildfire and Population Growth Are On a Collision Course in the Sierra
  November 7, 2007
  www.californiaprogressreport.com
  

• California wildfires could snuff out rare species
  October 27, 2007
  news.yahoo.com
  

• Water concerns drive zoning rules on drought-tolerant plants
  October 16, 2007
  www.dailynews.com
  

• October 15, 2007 : Stephanomeria virgata
  October 15, 2007
  www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org
  

• Blog action day: the environment
  October 16, 2007
  h20325.www2.hp.com
  

• Rarest plant in world found here
  October 7, 2007
  www.insidebayarea.com
  

• Book on weeds and invasive plants discusses how to manage them using ecological approaches
  October 1, 2007
  www.eurekalert.org
  

• Biodiversity on CSD land parks its plans
  September 27, 2007
  www.bigbeargrizzly.net
  

• Solution to the water crisis? Kill your grass. Now.
  September 26, 2007
  thedistrictweekly.com
  

• Gardeners need to sharpen knowledge about invasive plants
  September 22, 2007
  www.ocregister.com
  

• Age shall not wither them: the oldest trees on Earth
  September 22, 2007
  afp.google.com
  

• Water experts discuss importance of conservation
  September 20, 2007
  www.pe.com
  

• New hope for restoration of Colorado River wetlands
  September 20, 2007
  www.azstarnet.com
  

• Wasp could be recruited to battle arundo
  September 19, 2007
  www.venturacountystar.com
  

• State uses aerial response to control threatening pest
  September 18, 2007
  www.siskiyoudaily.com
  

• Quercus agrifolia
  September 17, 2007
  www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org
  

• Judge Denies Off-road Vehicle Access to Surprise Canyon
  September 18, 2007
  www.biologicaldiversity.org
  

• Trees & People: Acorn Days
  September 16, 2007
  www.napavalleyregister.com
  

• Grazing could muck up Carrizo stewardship plan
  September 14, 2007
  www.bakersfield.com
  

• Knowing the natives
  September 15, 2007
  www.theunion.com
  

• Youth pull weeds to save wetlands
  September 11, 2007
  www.infocusnews.net
  

• Monitoring the bighorns
  September 9, 2007
  www.vvdailypress.com
  

• GLOBAL WARMING AND THE COASTSIDE
  September 9, 2007
  talkabout.hmbreview.com
  

• Kiwis in $5.6m California pig cull
  September 5, 2007
  www.stuff.co.nz
  

• The Dirt: Obscure Yosemite bog orchid makes national news
  August 29, 2007
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Officials say island is on way to recovery after 5,036 pigs killed
  August 29, 2007
  www.venturacountystar.com
  

• Books: Terrestrial Vegetation of California, 3rd Edition
  August 29, 2007
  www.yubanet.com
  

• Deer Grass: A forgotten plant rediscovered
  August 27, 2007
  www.tehachapinews.com
  

• Officials delay spraying for apple moth on coast
  August 25, 2007
  www.thecalifornian.com
  

• Plants that make the birds feel at home
  August 23, 2007
  sfgate.com
  

• Highly Efficient Virus-induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) in California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
  August 21, 2007
  aob.oxfordjournals.org
  

• UCSC professor emeritus William Doyle publishes new reference for California botanists
  August 15, 2007
  www.ucsc.edu
  

• Invasive plants have met their match
  August 14, 2007
  www.vvdailypress.com
  

• Nitrogen overload concerns ecologist
  August 12, 2007
  www.mercurynews.com
  

• Clinton says Bush waged 'insidious campaign against science'
  August 10, 2007
  www.sfgate.com
  

• The Latest Danger To Lake Tahoe's Pristine Waters
  August 8, 2007
  abclocal.go.com
  

• Professor turns fire theory on its head
  July 31, 2007
  www.hidesertstar.com
  

• Non-Native Grasses Fueling California Wildfires
  July 28, 2007
  www.foxnews.com
  

• Inventive conservation plan aims to save 30,000 acres
  July 26, 2007
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Butterfly Back From The Brink Of Extinction
  July 24, 2007
  www.sciencedaily.com
  

• July Science Picks — Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds
  July 23, 2007
  www.usgs.gov
  

• Rare Orchid in Yosemite Identified As New Species
  July 16, 2007
  www.nationalparkstraveler.com
  

• Tracking the 'Dogface'
  July 22, 2007
  www.dailydemocrat.com
  

• Governor pushes for Delta preservation
  July 17, 2007
  sacramento.bizjournals.com
  

• Wetlands ruling rattles Sunrise Douglas plans
  July 15, 2007
  www.sacbee.com
  

• Firefighters set 'controlled burn' in Presidio
  July 12, 2007
  www.examiner.com
  

• Rare butterfly makes comeback on L.A.-area beaches
  July 9, 2007
  www.latimes.com
  

• Worried about vernal pools, judge overturns OK of the Preserve housing project
  July 7, 2007
  www.sacbee.com
  

• Forest practices blamed for fire get critical eye
  July 3, 2007
  www.sfgate.com
  

• This weed will manhandle plants if you let it
  June 27, 2007
  www.sfgate.com
  

• DIE, EVIL LAWN
  June 27, 2007
  thedistrictweekly.com
  

• Catalina wildlife struggles to recover
  June 24, 2007
  origin.presstelegram.com
  

• Plan may create Ventura River greenway
  June 22, 2007
  www.venturacountystar.com
  

• Invasive Plants Threaten National Landscapes
  June 21, 2007
  www.earthtimes.org
  

• A sweet idea for our prairies
  June 19, 2007
  www.thenewstribune.com
  

• Spotlight: Sweeping up the broom
  June 17, 2007
  www.chicoer.com
  

• Pressure grows to stop sales of invasive plants
  June 16, 2007
  www.cantonrep.com
  

• Audubon warns of bird population fall
  June 16, 2007
  origin.insidebayarea.com
  

• Saving the dunes and an endangered plant in Antioch
  June 13, 2007
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Housing Project's 'Spine'less Approval
  June 7, 2007
  www.cityonahillpress.com
  

• Dispute over flower: habitat vs. housing
  June 5, 2007
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Future of Halaco's mountainous mess is uncertain
  June 4, 2007
  www.venturacountystar.com
  

• Denial of initiative urged
  June 2, 2007
  www.montereyherald.com
  

• Non-native plants draw environmentalists' ire
  June 2, 2007
  www.usatoday.com
  

• Toxic waste litters desert Indian reservation
  June 2, 2007
  www.latimes.com
  

• Greening Griffith Park
  May 23, 2007
  www.latimes.com
  

• A new lay of the land at Pepperdine
  May 22, 2007
  www.latimes.com
  

• County plans herbicide treatment on giant reeds along 208 acres of Matilija Creek, Ventura River
  May 20, 2007
  www.venturacountystar.com
  

• Conservation Groups Take Action to Protect Southern Sierra Forests and Wildlife
  May 18, 2007
  www.earthjustice.org
  

• Invaders in our midst
  May 16, 2007
  www.ocregister.com
  

• Owner of Santa Rosa herd asks to keep animals on SoCal island
  May 16, 2007
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Study: Smog, forest fire have connection
  May 15, 2007
  www.vvdailypress.com
  

• Don't rush to reseed at park, experts say
  May 14, 2007
  www.latimes.com
  

• Native plants could bounce back, or disappear
  May 12, 2007
  www.latimes.com
  

• Weed wreaking havoc along Calaveras River
  May 12, 2007
  www.recordnet.com
  

• Double Standard? Palm Springs Water Use Stays High
  May 11, 2007
  cbs5.com
  

• River arundo tops on city's must-go list
  May 10, 2007
  www.dailynews.com
  

• Toll road could die today
  May 9, 2007
  www.ocregister.com
  

• Drought a drain on flora, fauna
  May 8, 2007
  www.latimes.com
  

• Locals make wine, paper from invasive gorse
  May 3, 2007
  www.mendocinobeacon.com
  

• Latest garden rivalry is eco-friendly design
  April 27, 2007
  www.sddt.com
  

• Senate passes bill to punish 'cactus rustlers'
  April 27, 2007
  www.elpasotimes.com
  

• Pulling of weeds restores the Coast
  April 22, 2007
  origin.insidebayarea.com
  

• Beautifully Native
  April 22, 2007
  www.latimes.com
  

• Put welcome mat out for these bees
  April 21, 2007
  www.contracostatimes.com
  

• Bumblebees Are Primo Pollinators
  April 21, 2007
  www.mymotherlode.com
  

• Perilous times for San Mateo Creek
  April 18, 2007
  www.signonsandiego.com
  

• Shipley’s Nature Center
  April 17, 2007
  www.ocregister.com
  

• A Fruity Harvest
  April 17, 2007
  www.life.ca
  

• Roadside Attractions
  April 13, 2007
  www.santamariatimes.com
  

• Scientists are wind beneath wings of threatened species
  April 6, 2007
  origin.insidebayarea.com
  

• Hot, Arid Months Are Ahead
  April 5, 2007
  www.lacanadaonline.com
  

• The Bird Lady Vs. The Tree Outlaw
  March 28, 2007
  www.laweekly.com
  

• Commentary: Grazing protects our rangeland ecosystem
  March 28, 2007
  www.cfbf.com
  

• Checkerspot flying back to local park
  March 21, 2007
  www.smdailyjournal.com
  

• Study reveals desires of bees, native and non
  March 21, 2007
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Fire is sign of things to come
  March 13, 2007
  www.ocregister.com
  

• Disease opened door to invading species in California
  March 12, 2007
  www.eurekalert.org
  

• Advocates promote the other L.A. River
  March 12, 2007
  www.latimes.com
  

• All that's grass isn't good
  March 10, 2007
  www.dailydemocrat.com
  

• Region heads toward drought
  March 7, 2007
  www.dailynews.com
  

• An organization for Monarch butterflies
  March 7, 2007
  www1.arguscourier.com
  

• A world without bees is a world without chocolate
  March 3, 2007
  sfgate.com
  

• Learn how to avoid non-native plants, animals
  March 2, 2007
  www.temeculavalleynews.com
  

• Several 'missing' plants found at Presidio
  February 28, 2007
  sfgate.com
  

• At one with nature in Bolsa Chica
  February 25, 2007
  www.ocregister.com
  

• Fires pose threat to tortoises
  February 24, 2007
  www.dailynews.com
  

• Dry winter threatens to cancel spring wildflower show
  February 23, 2007
  www.nctimes.com
  

• UCD Helps Bring Cattle Grazing Back To Bay Area Grassland
  February 22, 2007
  www.cattlenetwork.com
  

• Cal Lutheran volunteers aim to improve world
  February 21, 2007
  www.venturacountystar.com
  

• Working to weed out truly unruly wild things
  February 19, 2007
  www.signonsandiego.com
  

• A plant-based diet for small-planet diplomats
  February 16, 2007
  www.berkeley.edu
  

• Bid tropicals adieu as native plants fare well
  February 9, 2007
  www.venturacountystar.com
  

• Peace proposed in battle over endangered fly
  February 9, 2007
  www.msnbc.msn.com
  

• Park welcomes wildlife
  February 8, 2007
  www.ocregister.com
  

• Groups Sue to Stop Land Exchange of Endangered Kangaroo Rat Habitat
  February 6, 2007
  www.biologicaldiversity.org
  

• Oceanside's Feller wrong to seek toll-road reversal
  February 3, 2007
  www.nctimes.com
  

• Breaking down eucs
  February 1, 2007
  www.newtimesslo.com
  

• Wild pigs march on California
  January 31, 2007
  www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com
  

• RiverWatcher:Sleeping carnivores
  January 31, 2007
  www.orovillemr.com
  

• San Diego wants goats on the coast for brush-clearing
  January 30, 2007
  www.nctimes.com
  

• The fight against the water-hoarding tamarisk
  January 26, 2007
  www.seedmagazine.com
  

• Many contributed to Collier interpretive project
  January 24, 2007
  www.mtshastanews.com
  

• Presidio clarkia
  January 21, 2007
  www.insidebayarea.com
  

• Volunteers restoring plants at reserve
  January 14, 2007
  www.insidebayarea.com
  

• Five-year project will replace ice plant around golf course
  January 10, 2007
  www.montereyherald.com
  

• Getting to Know True California Native Plants
  January 6, 2007
  www.mymotherlode.com
  

• Garden Variety: Hardy and Engaging: Rowntree and Native Plants in New Edition
  January 5, 2007
  www.berkeleydaily.org
  

• Going hog wild
  January 5, 2007
  www.pinnaclenews.com
  

• Hunting feral pigs to save flowers
  January 3, 2007
  www.insidebayarea.com
  

• Joshua Tree under siege, but still standing tall
  January 3, 2007
  www.sltrib.com
  

• Environmentalists take 'green' to the grave
  December 28, 2006
  www.lodinews.com
  

• Sherman property fundraising campaign reached its goal
  December 23, 2006
  www.nctimes.com
  

• San Elijo building will be eco-friendly
  December 16, 2006
  www.signonsandiego.com
  

• SPRING GETS OUT OF SYNC
  December 16, 2006
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Roger’s Tree Pick for December: Toyon, the ‘Christmas berry’
  December 8, 2006
  www.thevillagenews.com
  

• Wild salmon of the Mokelumne: Saving a species
  December 6, 2006
  www.lodinews.com
  

• UC regents committee OKs Cal athletic training center
  December 6, 2006
  sfgate.com
  

• Rough times for Joshua trees, but namesake national park remains a treasure
  December 4, 2006
  www.insidebayarea.com
  

• Tree-Sits in Berkeley to Save Oaks
  December 2, 2006
  www.indybay.org
  

• Garden Variety: Brooklyn Botanical Garden Book is a Good Passalong
  December 1, 2006
  www.berkeleydaily.org
  

• The Lazt Gerdener: The ‘Top 10' list of mistakes continues with Number 6
  November 30, 2006
  www.novatoadvance.com
  

• Along the Sacramento, songbirds flourish again
  November 27, 2006
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Wild parrots ruffle feathers in Redlands
  November 25, 2006
  www.pe.com
  

• New container garden a welcome addition to botanic garden
  November 22, 2006
  www.claremont-courier.com
  

• UC oaks may face the ax
  November 21, 2006
  sfgate.com
  

• America to regain lost paradise
  November 19, 2006
  observer.guardian.co.uk
  

• Make garden less reliant on water
  November 18, 2006
  www.contracostatimes.com
  

• A scheduled burn and fencing in the Serp ...
  November 17, 2006
  www.contracostatimes.com
  

• Ecosystem slowly recovering from huge 2003 California wildfire
  November 15, 2006
  www.mercurynews.com
  

• Council May Ask University to Preserve Oaks Near Stadium
  November 14, 2006
  www.berkeleydaily.org
  

• Pesky Controls
  November 11, 2006
  www.modbee.com
  

• What not to plant
  November 11, 2006
  www.montereyherald.com
  

• Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve: The land that bridges time
  November 10, 2006
  www.temeculavalleynews.com
  

• Lagoon on path to 3-year restoration
  November 9, 2006
  www.signonsandiego.com
  

• Greg Gaar doesn't like people very much
  November 4, 2006
  www.sfgate.com
  

• California plants are being restored, thanks in part to one man's efforts
  November 3, 2006
  www.pe.com
  

• The Power of Fire
  November 2, 2006
  www.pe.com
  

• Natural beauty? This place has plenty in reserve
  November 3, 2006
  www.latimes.com
  

• Court Invalidates U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Exclusion of Nearly 900,000 Acres of Vernal Pool
  November 3, 2006
  www.earthtimes.org
  

• Buckeye bonanza ...
  November 2, 2006
  www.santacruzsentinel.com
  

• Regional Habitat Plan Plagued by Broken Promises
  November 1, 2006
  www.biologicaldiversity.org
  

• Trails Forever part of effort to remove non-native plants
  November 1, 2006
  www.marinij.com
  

• Cougar predation key to ecosystem health
  October 25, 2006
  www.biologynews.net
  

• MROSD plans to adapt grazing for native plant restoration, fuel reduction
  October 24, 2006
  coastsider.com
  

• Disappearing tarplant gets city's attention
  October 24, 2006
  www.santacruzsentinel.com
  

• Endangered plant may bar development
  October 22, 2006
  www.insidebayarea.com
  

• Blue gifts: Ceanothus produces abundant blooms
  October 21, 2006
  www.marinij.com
  

• Room to breathe
  October 19, 2006
  www.sacbee.com
  

• Unraveling Plant Ancestry Through Modern Technology
  October 16, 2006
  sciencematters.berkeley.edu
  

• Model San Diego Multiple Species Plan Doesn't Conserve Rarest Species
  October 16, 2006
  www.earthjustice.org
  

• UC Plans to Raze Senior Oaks to Make Way for Stadium
  October 17, 2006
  www.berkeleydaily.org
  

• Santa Cruz mountain bikers want more trails in state parks
  October 15, 2006
  www.mercurynews.com
  

• A dance between man, nature
  October 15, 2006
  www.bradenton.com
  

• Weeding out invaders
  October 15, 2006
  www.paloaltodailynews.com
  

• Previous stories about antelope on the Carrizo Plain
  October 13, 2006
  www.sanluisobispo.com
  

• Biologist Bushwhacks His Way to Court
  October 11, 2006
  www.latimes.com
  

• Taking Cadillac out of the desert
  October 8, 2006
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Canary palms get belated LA thumbs down
  October 12, 2006
  www.tenerifenews.com
  

• A giant that goes its own way
  October 12, 2006
  www.latimes.com
  

• Elk, waterfowl find refuge in wildlife retreat
  October 4, 2006
  www.recordnet.com
  

• “Critical Habitat” Proposed for Two Southern California Plants
  October 3, 2006
  www.biologicaldiversity.org
  

• Solar home vs. eucalyptus trees
  October 2, 2006
  www.sanluisobispo.com
  

• Flower's defenders might end dogs' days of freedom in park
  October 2, 2006
  www.contracostatimes.com
  

• Algodones Dunes Will Stay Protected from Off-Road Excess
  September 29, 2006
  www.indybay.org
  

• Hunting on Santa Rosa Island to continue despite outcry
  September 30, 2006
  www.santamariatimes.com
  

• Project Aims to Clear Exotic Flora
  September 29, 2006
  www.ucsbdailynexus.com
  

• Moving forward with the medians
  September 28, 2006
  www.hmbreview.com
  

• Seeds 200 years old breathe again
  September 19, 2006
  news.bbc.co.uk
  

• Island makeover
  September 23, 2006
  www.ocregister.com
  

• Yreka Phlox Recovery Plan Gives Endangered Plant a Chance
  September 21, 2006
  www.ens-newswire.com
  

• Volunteers recognized at luncheon
  September 18, 2006
  www.marines.mil
  

• Red is for hummingbirds, yellow for moths
  September 20, 2006
  www.biologynews.net
  

• Global changes alter the timing of plant growth, scientists say
  September 4, 2006
  www.biologynews.net
  

• How to keep fires down in California scrub: Chew it.
  September 18, 2006
  www.csmonitor.com
  

• Fire and water mix at Garden Club September meetings
  September 15, 2006
  www.thevillagenews.com
  

• New Effort To Save Creek In San Mateo County
  September 14, 2006
  cbs5.com
  

• Marquez Canyon
  September 14, 2006
  www.palisadespost.com
  

• Oaks may replace L.A.'s dying palms
  September 14, 2006
  www.usatoday.com
  

• Protection of Elkhorn Slough sought
  September 13, 2006
  www.montereyherald.com
  

• Environmentalists, GOP at Odds Over Hunting on Calif. Island
  September 12, 2006
  www.washingtonpost.com
  

• Experts debate effectiveness of using herds to avert blazes
  September 9, 2006
  www.signonsandiego.com
  

• EPA to add to limits on pesticides
  September 7, 2006
  www.dailynews.com
  

• Farmland hedgerows meet multiple needs
  September 7, 2006
  westernfarmpress.com
  

• Fall meetings and planting
  September 6, 2006
  www1.arguscourier.com
  

• Landscape corridors promote plant diversity
  September 5, 2006
  www.innovations-report.de
  

• Work on $86 million lagoon restoration to begin
  September 2, 2006
  www.nctimes.com
  

• CA's SB1056 Fails, Communities Retain Right to Shape their Food Systems
  September 1, 2006
  www.indybay.org
  

• Summer's scarlet finish
  September 7, 2006
  www.latimes.com
  

• Report: Global warming threatens national park
  August 29, 2006
  www.hidesertstar.com
  

• National Park will kill exotic deer
  August 28, 2006
  www.ptreyeslight.com
  

• Help the Environment with an 'Edible' Lawn
  August 24, 2006
  www.cbn.com
  

• What will Los Angeles mean without its palm trees?
  August 24, 2006
  www.lacitybeat.com
  

• Desert Fires' Damage Will Last
  August 21, 2006
  ktla.trb.com
  

• Lawsuit filed to halt paved trail at Arana Gulch
  August 15, 2006
  www.santacruzsentinel.com
  

• A quiet revolution on Catalina
  August 17, 2006
  www.latimes.com
  

• Alien Invasion
  March 6, 2004
  www.ecoworld.com
  

• Residents should watch for plant menaces
  August 2, 2006
  www.signonsandiego.com
  

• Native Plant Conservation
  August 2, 2006
  usinfo.state.gov
  

• Whither the wandering transgene?
  August 1, 2006
  www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com
  

• When Transgenes Wander, Should We Worry?
  July 27, 2006
  newswire.ascribe.org
  

• Fire changes desert forever
  July 19, 2006
  www.thedesertsun.com
  

• Helena garden a wildlife oasis
  July 20, 2006
  www.helenair.com
  

• Fuel to the Fire
  July 19, 2006
  www.laweekly.com
  

• Groups Appeal Bush Administration’s Plans for Southern California’s National Forests
  July 20, 2006
  www.biologicaldiversity.org
  

• PESTICIDE ALERT: 2 Nights of Spraying Without Public Notice
  July 18, 2006
  www.indybay.org
  

• Lawn-water use gets attention regionally, statewide
  July 12, 2006
  www.pe.com
  

• Lawns too much of a drain?
  July 13, 2006
  www.marinij.com
  

• Agua Hedionda free of invasive seaweed
  July 12, 2006
  www.signonsandiego.com
  

• New tangle in bid to wipe out invasive vine
  July 12, 2006
  dwb.sacbee.com
  

• Endangered flowers trigger fight over California housing project
  July 8, 2006
  www.mercurynews.com
  

• Seeking a World of New Life? Look in the Trees
  June 30, 2006
  www.newsroom.ucr.edu
  

• EASY ON THE LAND
  July 2, 2006
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Hunters help track every weed in Uinta National Forest
  June 28, 2006
  www.heraldextra.com
  

• Activists hope to save fourth Mount Clef lot
  June 29, 2006
  www.toacorn.com
  

• PARASITIC PLANT INFESTATION CONFIRMED IN CONTRA COSTA CO.
  June 28, 2006
  cbs5.com
  

• $6.5 Million State Commitment Protects ...
  June 28, 2006
  sacramento.dbusinessnews.com
  

• Poison Hemlock in San Juan County
  June 23, 2006
  www.sanjuanislander.com
  

• Botanist's hunt turns up floral treasures
  June 21, 2006
  www.hidesertstar.com
  

• Pinnacles Rids Itself of Exotic Pigs
  June 20, 2006
  hollisterfreelance.com
  

• Onionweed a growing problem in California
  June 17, 2006
  www.nctimes.com
  

• Gabilan Ranch forever protected
  June 14, 2006
  www.mercurynews.com
  

• Flannelbush: beautiful flowers, strong bark for making rope
  June 13, 2006
  www.tehachapinews.com
  

• Solving a butterfly mystery
  June 11, 2006
  www.dallasnews.com
  

• Most leggy millipede rediscovered
  June 8, 2006
  news.bbc.co.uk
  

• We need an answer for saving native plants, animals
  June 8, 2006
  www.normantranscript.com
  

• Weeds in the wildflowers
  June 3, 2006
  www.montereyherald.com
  

• La Paloma students dig their park assignment
  May 31, 2006
  www.signonsandiego.com
  

• Fixing SLO County’s environmental hotspots
  May 18, 2006
  www.newtimesslo.com
  

• How healthy is that marsh? Biologists count parasites
  May 18, 2006
  www.eurekalert.org
  

• \'Threatened\' list hits Stanislaus
  May 18, 2006
  www.uniondemocrat.com
  

• Novy knows when to water: Fairfax landscaper to talk at Water-Wise Fair
  May 13, 2006
  www.marinij.com
  

• Park department plan would restore habitats in 31 parks in the city
  May 7, 2006
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Going out? Watch for poison oak
  May 1, 2006
  www.modbee.com
  

• Endangered loggerhead shrike lives on island Navy uses for target practice
  April 26, 2006
  www.signonsandiego.com
  

• Matt Bissell and Dawn Mathes: Farming and the environment — a delicate balance
  April 23, 2006
  www.santacruzsentinel.com
  

• Wildflowers on a mirage
  April 22, 2006
  www.montereyherald.com
  

• Flora specialist busy documenting Santa Ana River system plant life
  April 20, 2006
  www.pe.com
  

• Channel Islands offer visitors natural beauty, history
  April 20, 2006
  www.pe.com
  

• Favorite Grasses for the Native Garden
  April 15, 2006
  www.mymotherlode.com
  

• Botanic garden is abloom in changes - from nature and humans
  April 15, 2006
  www.dailybulletin.com
  

• Foreign Invaders Advance on Pinnacles National Monument
  April 11, 2006
  hollisterfreelance.com
  

• Opponents hope to send Triangle Ranch back to square one
  April 6, 2006
  www.theacorn.com
  

• Rebirth of a river
  April 2, 2006
  www.mercurynews.com
  

• Ceanothus covers ground in blue, white
  March 29, 2006
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Protecting California from invasive weeds
  March 10, 2006
  www.1bakersfield.com
  

• California\'s Native Oaks
  March 4, 2006
  www.mymotherlode.com
  

• \'There Oughta Be A Law\' winners named
  February 27, 2006
  www.paloaltoonline.com
  

• Border protections imperil environment
  February 27, 2006
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Gussy up that trash-strewn concrete cesspool
  October 2, 2005
  www.latimes.com
  

• Rooftops Come Alive
  February 23, 2006
  www.montereycountyweekly.com
  

• To learn about native plants, just dig right in
  February 18, 2006
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Marijuana removed from Malibu, shifts to federal scrutiny
  February 16, 2006
  graphic.pepperdine.edu
  

• Docent writes book about San Diego County natives
  February 11, 2006
  www.nctimes.com
  

• Residents helped reshape Valley\'s landscape
  February 12, 2006
  www.recordnet.com
  

• City boosts water savings
  February 6, 2006
  www.thedesertsun.com
  

• Nature lovers get dirty
  February 5, 2006
  www.marinij.com
  

• The right flora attracts natural fauna to Inland yards
  January 28, 2006
  www.pe.com
  

• Barthell named dean of College of Mathematics and Sciences
  January 26, 2006
  www.thevistaonline.com
  

• Non-native plant species invading wildlands, increasing fire danger
  January 20, 2006
  www.pe.com
  

• View from Dinosaur Peak reveals East Bay treasures
  January 11, 2006
  www.sfgate.com
  

• Fight fire with plantings
  January 11, 2006
  www.pe.com
  

• Inmates get out to cut down reeds
  January 7, 2006
  www.signonsandiego.com
  

• Hopbush a dependable, evergreen native plant
  January 8, 2006
  www.azstarnet.com
  

• Human indifference destroying Joshua Tree National Park
  December 29, 2005
  www.thedesertsun.com
  

• MROSD\'s $1.2 million war on a weed
  December 22, 2005
  www.paloaltoonline.com
  

• Can one vineyard make a difference?
  December 20, 2005
  www.newwest.net
  

• The Silent Death Struggle of the Majestic Oak Trees
  December 16, 2005
  www.theepochtimes.com
  

• Development puts high-desert environment at risk
  November 27, 2005
  www.thedesertsun.com
  

• Let the glorious lupins be
  November 25, 2005
  www.stuff.co.nz
  

• Go Native with Plants in Honor of Thanksgiving
  November 23, 2005
  www.freelancenews.com
  

• Ed Peterson helped preserve California's native plants
  November 21, 2005
  indystar.com
  

• Habitats now endangered
  November 16, 2005
  signonsandiego.com
  

• Record crop of pot seized in county
  November 14, 2005
  signonsandiego.com
  

• California Town Rejects Solar Development
  November 9, 2005
  outside.away.com
  

• Protecting grassy Ramona preserve becomes priority
  November 6, 2005
  signonsandiego.com
  

• New guide explores SoCal plant life
  November 5, 2005
  nctimes.com
  

• Officials want to reduce sanctuaries for frogs and other species by 150 million acres
  November 4, 2005
  ktla.trb.com
  

• Library Goes Wild With Revamp
  October 31, 2005
  ucsbdailynexus.com
  

• New resource district proposed
  October 21, 2005
  uniondemocrat.com
  

• Invasive species cost military
  October 19, 2005
  montereyherald.com
  

• Spreading navarretia critical habitat hacked in San Diego and Riverside Counties
  October 18, 2005
  biologicaldiversity.org
  

• America's Military Installations Threatened By Invasive Species
  October 18, 2005
  enn.com
  

• UC Berkeley Joins Surrounding Cities in Attempt to Prevent a Repeat of 1991 Oakland Hills Blaze
  October 17, 2005
  dailycal.org
  

• New forest plans face call for species' safety
  October 17, 2005
  montereyherald.com
  

• Non-native plants can grow rampant in mild climate
  October 14, 2005
  venturacountystar.com
  

• Cache Creek bill signed
  October 13, 2005
  record-bee.com
  

• Bay researchers try to mow down enemy Invasive hybrid weed is suffocating mudflat habitats
  October 11, 2005
  sfgate.com
  

• Preserving a heritage tree Landscaping around oaks
  October 8, 2005
  sfgate.com
  

• Gussy up that trash-strewn concrete cesspool
  October 2, 2005
  latimes.com
  

• Levee disaster could happen here -- Look to the delta
  September 25, 2005
  sfgate.com
  

• Trailhead 10 years in making
  September 20, 2005
  whittierdailynews.com
  

• Regional open space left on shaky ground
  September 20, 2005
  signonsandiego.com
  

• An Uncertain Future for San Joaquin River
  September 18, 2005
  leadingthecharge.com
  

• Weed steals oxygen from fish, native plants in lake
  September 16, 2005
  tahoebonanza.com
  

• U.S. Acts to Finish Divisive Border Fence
  September 15, 2005
  latimes.com
  

• PICK OF THE WEEK: Eriogonum grande rubescens
  September 14, 2005
  sfgate.com
  

• Wildlife Refuge in City Yards
  September 11, 2005
  canyon-news.com
  

• California native Rene Russo finds beauty in natural garden
  September 10, 2005
  mercurynews.com
  

• Decision Expected Sept. 30 on Lawsuit over BLM Clear Creek Plan
  September 6, 2005
  hollisterfreelance.com
  

• Below the dam, a mighty river becomes a 'watery landfill'
  September 5, 2005
  mercurynews.com
  

• Endangered Plants Focus of New Study
  September 3, 2005
  yahoo.com
  

• Controlling the Spread of Invasive Plants: A National Effort
  August 24, 2005
  newswise.com
  

• Welcome wildlife to your doorstep
  August 16, 2005
  sbsun.com
  

• Grants promote water savings
  August 16, 2005
  pe.com
  

• Federal rule limits 'critical habitat'
  August 12, 2005
  sacbee.com
  

• War of the exotic species in the West
  August 1, 2005
  usatoday.com
  

• Finding of shrimp delays opening of Mira Mesa school
  August 1, 2005
  signonsandiego.com
  

• Tahoe National Forest Sued over Cottonwood Herbicide Project
  July 30, 2005
  yubanet.com
  

• A different landscape: Eureka Pier project will get different flora
  July 29, 2005
  eurekareporter.com
  

• Rare plant gets Criticial Habitat
  July 27, 2005
  inyoregister.com
  

• Weeding out invaders
  July 22, 2005
  SFGate.com
  

• AVEDA CORPORATION GATHERS 160,000 SIGNATURES TO PROTECT ENDANGERED PLANTS AND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
  July 20, 2005
  biologicaldiversity.org
  

• Aiding vernal pools species would be costly, U.S. says
  July 14, 2005
  sacbee.com
  

• Tour to discuss danger of invasive weeds
  July 12, 2005
  record-bee.com
  

• Vernal Pool Species Habitat Blocks Lucrative Housing Development
  July 11, 2005
  ens-newswire.com
  

• Divers remove invasive watermilfoil by hand
  July 8, 2005
  tahoebonanza.com
  

• BLM handling of remote region hit from two sides
  July 6, 2005
  mercurynews.com
  

• Migrants intrude; scarce pronghorn die
  July 1, 2005
  tucsoncitizen.com
  

• Delta dilemma
  June 26, 2005
  sacbee.com
  

• Parabotanists around county collect specimens for museum collection
  June 26, 2005
  NCTimes.com
  

• Return of the Native
  June 24, 2005
  vvdailypress.com
  

• Report: JTNP in poor state
  June 25, 2005
  hidesertstar.com
  

• New vegetation to provide habitat
  June 22, 2005
  signonsandiego.com
  

• Wetlands threat branching out
  June 15, 2005
  mercurynews.com
  

• National parks face problems
  June 14, 2005
  PE.com
  

• Rare lilies find home at landfill
  June 9, 2005
  fortwayne.com
  

• Book sows seeds for Saving the Ancients
  June 25, 2005
  hidesertstar.com
  

• Cattle doing enviro-duty
  June 5, 2005
  PressDemocrat.com
  

• Desert survivors
  June 5, 2005
  PE.com
  

• Pinnacles a hive of activity
  June 1, 2005
  Hollister Free Lance
  

• Attack of the killer vegetation!
  May 24, 2005
  dailybulletin.com
  

• Conservation Groups Intervene to Protect 27 Endangered California Species
  May 24, 2005
  Common Dreams NewsWire
  

• 'Holy Grail of East Bay' discovered
  May 24, 2005
  contracostatimes.com
  

• Time for a new approach to crop pollination
  May 21, 2005
  SFGate.com
  

• Fade out: A tale of two pools in the Valley of the Moon
  May 18, 2005
  SFGate.com
  

• New hope for decimated rare flower
  May 12, 2005
  Point Reyes Light
  

• It's Strawberry Creek, forever
  May 11, 2005
  SFGate.com
  

• Habitat conservation bank OK'd south of Dixon
  May 9, 2005
  Sacramento Business Journal
  

• New park getting off ground
  May 8, 2005
  contracostatimes.com
  

• Covington slopes due special treatment
  May 7, 2005
  redlandsdailyfacts.com
  

• The Morning Read: Ecologist fights alien invasion
  May 3, 2005
  ocregister.com
  

• Alamos students visit school's namesake for first time
  April 28, 2005
  temeculavalleynews.com
  

• Despite rescue efforts, local species dying
  April 22, 2005
  mercurynews.com
  

• Saving a little slice of heaven in Brisbane
  April 20, 2005
  SFGate.com
  

• Blooms that will nourish and welcome our burgeoning tortoiseshell butterflies
  April 16, 2005
  SFGate.com
  

• Where the wild things are
  April 15, 2005
  contracostatimes.com
  

• End of the Wild
  April 12, 2005
  ZNET
  

• Vernal pool is rare gem in county
  April 11, 2005
  venturacountystar.com
  

• Plant won't get habitat designation
  April 11, 2005
  Desert Dispatch
  

• Wildlife officials drop habitat plan, cite homeland security issues
  April 9, 2005
  PE.com
  

• Protect rare plant, judge says
  April 1, 2005
  dailynews.com
  

• Greener Ways to the Great Beyond
  March 14, 2005
  motherearthnews.com
  

• From butterflies to beer
  March 14, 2005
  sacbee.com
  

• Off the beaten path
  March 14, 2005
  davisenterprise.com
  

• Quiet, out-of-the-way reserve is natural laboratory for $160 million in research
  March 12, 2005
  NCTimes.com
  

• Oakland hills face herbicide inquiry
  March 12, 2005
  The Oakland Tribune
  

• Living Desert preps for Earth Day with annual Spring Plant Sale
  March 11, 2005
  KESQ News Channel 3
  

• Nature in full bloom
  March 11, 2005
  San Bernardino News
  

• Officials hopeful rust fungus will help eradicate yellow starthistle
  March 9, 2005
  MontereyHerald.com
  

• Brief, Beautiful Rebirth
  March 8, 2005
  LA Times
  

• Rare flower pushed to verge of extinction
  March 8, 2005
  SFGate.com
  

• Water Fight in the Mojave
  March 4, 2005
  LA Times
  

• Shower of wildflowers
  March 4, 2005
  The Mercury News
  

• Ecology Experts Support Island Pig Annihilation
  March 4, 2005
  Daily Nexus Online
  

• Workers repair habitat for plover
  March 4, 2005
  Marin Independent Journal
  

• Even rare blooms show
  March 4, 2005
  VenturaCountyStar.com
  

• Top 10 wildflowers
  March 4, 2005
  The Mercury News
  

• Group to plant rare herb to help restore population in Lopez Canyon
  March 4, 2005
  SignOnSanDiego.com
  

• Big River management plan would impact camping, roads, native plants
  March 3, 2005
  Fort Bragg Advocate-News
  

• Flower fanatics go to extremes
  March 1, 2005
  LA Times
  

• Floral fireworks
  March 1, 2005
  LA Times
  

• Our region's lost world is found
  March 1, 2005
  SignOnSanDiego.com
  

• Volunteers go native, help restore plants and revive coastal habitat
  February 28, 2005
  San Mateo County Times
  

• Valley's green a blessing, curse
  February 27, 2005
  The Daily Sun
  

• Where the Critters Roam
  February 24, 2005
  FresnoBee.com
  

• Early bloomers
  February 24, 2005
  The Mercury News
  

• Biodiversity of Santa Cruz County makes it a rare, special place
  February 17, 2005
  Santa Cruz Sentinel
  

• Gardena's wetland, a green oasis in 'Freeway City'
  February 17, 2005
  DailyBreeze.com
  

• Environmental groups lose their popular lawyer
  February 16, 2005
  VenturaCountyStar.com
  

• Kings, Fresno supervisors pass pro-biotech/agriculture resolutions
  February 15, 2005
  Western Farm Press
  

• Mountain gets native upgrade
  February 15, 2005
  SF Examiner
  

• Gliders drop seeds from sky
  February 14, 2005
  LA Daily News
  

• Wild Animal Park program preserves county's endangered plants
  February 13, 2005
  NCTimes.com
  

• Rain in U.S. west yields a wildflower bonanza
  February 13, 2005
  The Province
  

• Environmentalists blast quarry-dump plan
  February 11, 2005
  Santa Cruz Sentinel
  

• Rains yield a wildflower bonanza
  February 3, 2005
  USA Today
  

• Rare plant bulldozed in W. Marin
  February 2, 2005
  Marin Independent Journal
  

• Wildlife habitat in South County wins approval
  January 31, 2005
  SignOnSanDiego.com
  

• Land Trust aims to preserve more Green Acres
  January 30, 2005
  Santa Cruz Sentinel
  

• Time to get uniformity out of the garden
  January 29, 2005
  SFGate.com
  

• Proposal to curb fire will be heard
  January 28, 2005
  The Oakland Tribune
  

• Weeding Out Nonnative Plants
  January 25, 2005
  Palisadian-Post
  

• Experts: Go with the flow
  January 23, 2005
  DailyNews.com
  

• Getting back to firmer ground
  January 20, 2005
  LA Times
  

• U.S. Sprawl Endangers Hundreds of Nation's Imperiled Species
  January 18, 2005
  GreenBiz.com
  

• Harbor Invaders Could Trigger 'Meltdown' of Coastal Ecosystems
  January 17, 2005
  AScribe
  

• City Awards Nine Garden Grants
  January 12, 2005
  Santa Monica Mirror
  

• Rains offer little direct boost to water supply
  January 8, 2005
  NCTimes.com
  

• Court bans off-road vehicles in favor of desert tortoise
  January 6, 2005
  SFGate.com
  

• Fight bubbles up over vernal pools
  January 6, 2005
  The Sacramento Bee
  

• Exotic grass threatens San Francisco Bay
  January 5, 2005
  Long Beach Press Telegram
  

• Cold, wet winter means bright spring for valley
  January 3, 2005
  The Desert Sun
  

• Nature's cold medicine found in Santa Cruz
  December 30, 2004
  Santa Cruz Sentinel
  

• Students get hands-on wetlands education
  December 29, 2004
  Register-Pajaronian
  

• An ode to the Redwood
  December 23, 2004
  Santa Cruz Sentinel
  

• Mass desert cleanup continues month after gas pipeline burst
  December 23, 2004
  The Mercury News
  

• Builder Sues Forest Service Workers Under RICO Act
  December 20, 2004
  LA Times
  

• Nearly 4,700 acres would be protected for lily relative
  December 11, 2004
  SignOnSanDiego.com
  

• 'Killer Algae' War Almost a Wrap, Except for the Plastic
  December 11, 2004
  LA Times
  

• Let nature guide you
  December 9, 2004
  LA Times
  

• A Living Tribute to a Green Thumb
  December 8, 2004
  LA Times
  

• Saving Big Sur/Why California's prized coastline is at risk
  December 5, 2004
  SanLuisObispo.com
  

• Groups join to destroy invasive water plants
  December 4, 2004
  SignOnSanDiego.com
  

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