Joseph Algiers of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area says the native chaparral plants are being replaced by invasive grasses, which are even more flammable. In the mountains north ...
When Raia Olsen, owner of Oahu Grazers, pulls up to the solar farm in Mililani and lets her flock of sheep out of the trailer ...
HABITAT: The Hermes copper is dependent for survival on its spiny redberry host plant, common in cismontane California coastal sage scrub and chaparral vegetation communities. But for unknown reasons, ...
In Los Angeles, some experts say there may be cases where clearing patches of chaparral around neighborhoods of houses is warranted. But the biggest improvement will come from clearing any vegetation ...
Most chaparral plants have small leaves that conserve water, one way they survive hot summers with virtually no rain. "We're standing in a biodiversity hotspot right now, and chaparral is unique ...