Poodle-dog bush thrives in Southern California mountains after wildfires. It's pretty but petting it can result in a severe ...

While thinning trees or conducting controlled burns can reduce fire dangers in some forests, the same approach does not work in the areas of Southern California dominated by chaparral, Syphard said.

Southern California's mapping came out on Monday, with the following eight counties included: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Imperial, Mono and Inyo. Cal Fire had ...

After two of the wettest years on record in Southern California, the region’s mountains are blanketed with nearly double the average amount of tall grasses and chaparral. That was followed by ...

Southern California's wildfire-ravaged national forests soon could ... and are largely highly flammable brushy chaparral and ...

After two of the wettest years on record in Southern California, the region’s mountains are blanketed with nearly double the average amount of tall grasses and chaparral. That was followed by the ...

The recent Eaton and Palisades wildfires in Los Angeles County have refocused the public’s attention on the recurrent nature of vegetation burning and the devastating effects on people and ...

Today’s lawsuit was filed in San Diego Superior Court on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, Preserve Wild Santee, Endangered Habitats League and California Chaparral Institute. It asserts ...

“Without Endangered Species Act protection, the Hermes copper butterfly would surely be pushed into extinction by Southern California’s rampant development ... copper inhabits coastal sage scrub and ...

Southern California's wildfire-ravaged national forests ... and are largely highly flammable brushy chaparral and coastal sage scrub, much of which has burned repeatedly in recent years.