Palm trees are about as L.A. as it gets. But is it time to bid them a frond farewell?
When it comes down to it, L.A.’s palm trees are like the lilies of the field, glorious to behold but neither toiling nor ...
Only 650 windmills remain near Palm Springs. That number could shrink even more.
Only 650 windmills remain in Palm Springs, each powering 1,500 homes annually. Palm Springs Windmill Tours in Palm Springs, ...
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Bill Pramuk, Trees and People in Napa Valley: Signs of a new disease of Mexican fan palms in Napa
A reader surprised me with an inquiry about a mature Mexican fan palm dying suddenly here in Napa. A possible cause came to ...
The Desert Sun3d
Coachella Valley poised for wet week as storms approach. Forecast, expected rain totals
Impacting much of Southern California ... Areas around Thermal and Joshua Tree should receive similar amounts, the National Weather Service says. Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley will ...
How APS, SRP clear brush to prevent catastrophic fires like those in California
Arizona's utilities work year-round to clear vegetation from power lines and other equipment. The recent California wildfires ...
Grist29d
What it takes to regrow a community after wildfire
and palm trees — helped spread flames, and not replanting them. “These palms that are so common in Southern California have these dead fronds at the bottom of them,” said Alexandra Syphard ...
LA Daily News on MSN15d
Why Lyle Lovett says his young kids ‘are the reason that I’m doing anything’
The singer-songwriter became a first-time father to twins just before he turned 60. Seven years later, his life revolves ...
As LA County sues Edison over deadly fire, is the state’s wildfire fund in jeopardy?
Southern California Edison faces lawsuits over claims it sparked the deadly Eaton Fire, which killed 17 and destroyed 9,414 structures.
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Joke petition asks for signers to help Denmark buy California
A lighthearted petition to buy the state of California for Denmark prompted ... More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates,’” the petition asks. “Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime ...