People use a hose to extinguish a palm tree during the Sunset fire on Vista Street in Hollywood on Jan. 8. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent ...

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, ...

Removing tree of heaven helps protect native plants, stops spotted lanternflies, and prevents damage to ecosystems and property. Experts say the best way to kill it is to cut the tree low and apply ...

A scene from Tahiti Terrace, a mobile home neighborhood destroyed in the Palisades fire. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Kathryn Barger’s mother used to tell her that “trees do make a ...

Kathryn Barger’s mother used to tell her that “trees do make a community.” But given the flammability of Southern California, which will soon be rebuilding and replanting after massive destruction ...