VC Reporter

Energy Storage in Santa Paula: esVolta Black Walnut project to add 15 MW to state grid

The Black Walnut energy storage project in Santa Paula was named after a native California tree. Randolph Mann is founder and ...
Orange County Register

Many Southern California native trees offer vibrant fall colors

At this time of year, we tend to think of trees with colorful leaves as native to colder climates than ours. But then Jenny Iyer from the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District (RCRCD.org) ...

He swapped his lawn for native plants after asking, 'What was meant to be here?'

'It's really been a joy to reunite the soil with the plants that belong here,' Christopher Smee says of removing his lawn and ...
The Vacaville Reporter

California poppies spotlight native plant benefits

Local officials in Solano County are promoting native plant gardens as the spring blooming season gets underway, highlighting ...
Los Angeles Times

13 showstopping California native plants that will bring riotous color to your garden

California native plants tend to be more modest than their hyper-gaudy non-native cousins more readily available on nursery shelves. Many California native plants also go dormant in the summer, which ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Backyard Gardener: The black walnut, a versatile and valuable native tree

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! A chance of frost is in the forecast as the growing season winds its way down. Many gardeners perform a fall cleanup and plant a cover crop such as winter ...