Joshua trees, redwoods and giant sequoias are some of California’s most iconic trees, and all three have been deeply impacted by climate change and wildfires. John Branch, a Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times journalist, recently explored this issue in an article titled “They’re among the world’s oldest living things. The …
Read More »Africa’s baobab trees can live for more than 1,000 years, but the oldest are dying
The oldest and biggest angiosperm trees in the world, the African baobabs, are dying or already dead, an international team of scientists has found. The scientists said the spate of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Oakdale lightning strike sets trees, mobile home on fire
A lightning strike early Friday morning in Oakdale ignited a fire in several Italian cypress trees. The flames spread to nearby vegetation and then to a mobile home. In the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Are real or artificial Christmas trees better for the environment?
The question: Is a real Christmas tree better for the environment than a fake one? The answer: It depends on your plans for the future. Every year, 95 million families … Click to Continue »
Read More »Winton man killed after crashing into multiple almond trees in Merced County
A 24-year-old man from Winton was killed in a solo-vehicle crash on Sunday in Merced County, California Highway Patrol reported. The man was driving a 2005 Mazda 3 southbound on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced deputies say thieves tried to steal pot plants the size of trees
Merced County sheriff’s deputies early Monday interrupted what they believe was an in-progress marijuana burglary at a Winton home loaded with giant marijuana plants. Deputies responded to a home on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Feds fault pilot for striking trees in 2014 Yosemite crash
Federal investigators are blaming the fatal 2014 crash of a firefighting aircraft in Yosemite National Park on the pilot’s failure to avoid trees while flying at a low altitude. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »An ‘evolutionary gamble’ may be killing Joshua Tree’s mother tortoises
Wildlife biologists say an alarming number of female desert tortoise carcasses found earlier this year just outside the southern edge of Joshua Tree National Park may be the result of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Insects, disease ravage trees in Southern California. Who’s going to stop them?
Insects and disease are killing an unprecedented number of Southern California’s urban trees, but each day on his way to work, Los Angeles County plant pathologist Jerrold Turney sees opportunity … Click to Continue »
Read More »Seeing the forest for the trees: What one oak tells us about climate change
It is the time we wait for all winter, as spring’s first green leaves unfurl. The joy we feel is the thrill of a new season, kicked off by the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tulare County Orange Trees Could Be The Answer For Citrus Industry Problems
A research center near Visalia is in the process of breeding a citrus tree resistant to a disease that has the industry on edge. FM89’s Ezra David Romero reports. There are three trees that grow inedible fruit at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center east of Visalia that scientists hope …
Read More »Almond growers watch for fungus that can topple trees
The almond industry has a scary new threat: a mystery fungus that devours trees from the inside out, causing them to snap and fall over. The fungus is incurable, researchers … Click to Continue »
Read More »Highway 59 indefinitely closed; trees fall as rains, winds continue
A stretch of Highway 59 south of Merced remains closed for the foreseeable future and road crews are preparing for additional flooding and closures as more rain was expected to … Click to Continue »
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