The shooting stars have gone to seed and the poppies are almost finished blooming, but successive waves of new wildflowers in the Santa Monica Mountains continue to make this year’s wildflower season…
Environment
After months of building, planting, and tending, Growing Hope Gardens (GHG), created and organized by Topangan Carolyn Day, enjoyed its first Community Harvest Day for the Community Corporation of Santa Monica (communitycorp.org/)…
The Woolsey Fire burned so hot it melted aluminum and consumed massive oak trees, leaving behind only ash. Hundreds of thousands of ceanothus plants were among the casualties of the fire, but…
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has placed a 30-day moratorium on the use of the controversial herbicide glyphosate on county property “until it can be determined the product is safe…
In the 22 seasons that the Fernwood Rain Report has been keeping daily rain records, this year is the fourth rainiest season I’ve recorded with 27.33 inches of precipitation so far. We…
LA Compost is coming to the Topanga community at a new compost hub on the grounds of the Topanga Community Center that will transform local kitchen waste into rich garden soil. Bonnie…
President Donald Trump has now officially selected Acting Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) David Bernhardt to replace disgraced former Secretary Ryan Zinke, who was forced to resign under a…
Wildflower watch 2019 continues, with a spectacular variety of California native plants beginning to bloom in the Santa Monica Mountains and across Southern California. The Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve is reportedly off…
The Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (RCDSMM) is holding a Pollinator Party from 4-6 p.m. on April 5 to celebrate Native Plant Week early (April 13-20). All ages are…
In honor of the 100-year anniversary of the Grand Canyon National Park, Linda Ballou takes on the Colorado River’s Lava Falls with gratitude to rafting pioneer, Georgie White. Georgie White’s life was…