Orioles, The Bright Yellow Or Yellow-Orange-And-Black Birds seen flitting among the palm trees, are summer residents of San ...

A year after a wildfire tore through the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve Extension in Del Mar, the landscape is healing ...

Most chaparral plants have small leaves that conserve water, one way they survive hot summers with virtually no rain. "We're standing in a biodiversity hotspot right now, and chaparral is unique ...

Fire experts say trimming the vegetation directly around a home goes a long way in reducing fire danger, but clearing vast areas of Los Angeles' chaparral brush could actually make the problem worse.

Chaparral plants are also adapted to wildfires, which are a regular part of the Southern California landscape. While the dry shrubs burn at high intensity, they can bounce back after burning to the ...