The Jeffrey pine, one of the iconic trees of the Sierra Nevada, appears to have eclipsed other pines to become the highest-elevation tree growing in California. A new study documents several ...

The state tree is the California Redwood. But considering its enormous size, it’s not a tree you want to grow in your suburban backyard. You can see them towering over tiny houses and tearing up ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California lawmakers today passed the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, permanently protecting the iconic and imperiled species. The new law cleared the Assembly 54-15 and the ...