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We call them palm trees but they really are something else
Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny Southern California. There are many different types of ...
California trees rarely grew higher than 12,000 feet. Now one species has busted the record
The Jeffrey pine, one of the iconic trees of the Sierra Nevada, appears to have eclipsed other pines to become the ...
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State Endangered Species Protection Sought for California’s Joshua Trees
Earlier this year the Trump administration denied federal protection to the species. “California needs to ensure these spectacular trees remain part of our healthy ... northward along the eastern ...
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California protects its Joshua trees. A new bill could allow more to be cut down for development
An estimated 4 to 11 million Joshua trees grow across the vast area of Southern ... much of the species’ range may no longer be viable due to droughts and wildfires. But the California Fish ...