But no expert believes even a Los Angeles completely carpeted with native plants could have impeded the blowtorch of fire that swept through an area deprived of rain and desperately dry.

Stark aerial photos of the Eaton and Palisades fires show blocks of ash where houses used to be, and a surprising number of ...

People across Los Angeles have worked for ... and how we reforest communities with native flora: “That’s what we need to do.” But planting trees with climate-resilient features such as ...

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

In the aftermath of the deadly and destructive Los Angeles fires, some are ready to say goodbye to a long-standing landmark ...

Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent wildfires, southern Californians have been encouraged for years to rip out water-guzzling lawns. They have also been urged to forgo non-native, ...

Rosa californica, or the California wild rose, is a beautiful native plant that will add a naturalistic charm to any yard.

The Tasmanian blue gum has become so synonymous with the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco that many Californians are convinced it’s native. But now, the iconic Aussie tree is at the ...

LOS ANGELES — Some people across Los Angeles ... director of urban forestry at the environmental nonprofit North East Trees. They are native to the region and are fire resilient — in fact ...

The air is still so bad that field crews cannot yet work safely. When they go out, they expect to to find snapped, broken or dried out young trees.

People across Los Angeles have worked for ... and how we reforest communities with native flora: “That’s what we need to do.” But planting trees with climate-resilient features such as ...