Praises to our San Diego fire department for making short work of the Gilman fire. If it had reached the UCSD campus with ...

Keystone plants and trees like the Coast Live Oak and California lilac are key players in the health of your garden.

L.A. must balance fire resilience with ecological preservation by gradually replacing flammable non-native plants like ...

Within a decade, more than 5,000 residents lived in Malibu. Architects warned of the danger of building in the area, known to ...

Several proud men standing by giant eucalyptus trees on East Lake Avenue in Watsonville, circa 1913. Eucalyptus trees were ...

The next Tule River Parkway Nature Tour will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, February 8. Participants will be at the Tule ...

New wildfire scorches 3,750 hectares (9,266 acres) near Castaic Lake, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Los Angeles.

For the latest updates on the LA and San Diego fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Jan. 22. SAN ...

Evacuations have been ordered for remote communities near a new wind-driven wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles. The ...

Red flag warnings are in effect until Thursday for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, San Diego, due to low humidity and an ...