Welcome!! This is the first episode of Nature Quest, a monthly Short Wave segment that answers listener questions about your ...

My favorite way of enjoying nature is to watch small changes unfold over the seasons, to visit the same tree for example, ...

Once a private cattle ranch, this underrated state park is Northern California's largest, and it's best in spring for a beautiful reason.

I always like to buy an Easter lily or two to enjoy this time of year. I love the symbolism of the Easter lily, along with ...

In the plant world, the term “game-changer” gets thrown around a lot. It’s true that many plant introductions offer consumers unique and novel traits such as unusual patterns or colouring, exceptional ...

April is in full swing, which means it's time for spring showers, blooming flowers and beautiful melodies coming from your ...

Easter lilies are native to Japan, and now produced mostly on the West Coast. But did you know they once were grown in ...

Wildflowers, such as the California poppy, are gorgeous spring bouquets. They're in bloom ... This flower is such an early bloomer, it is recognizable by other seasonal names: winter rose ...

Today, as climate change accelerates, people are experiencing increasingly dangerous summer heat waves and extreme weather. Surveys show climate concern has increased in U.S. counties that have ...