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Nation's Largest Known Sycamore Found in Santa Barbara County
September 27, 2012 3:25 PM
by Zach Behrens
The Last Green Republican? Russell E. Train, 1920-2012
September 26, 2012 2:00 PM
by Char Miller
Golden Green:
He was deeply engaged with some of the late 20th-century's most pivotal environmental issues, and did so as a Republican stalwart -- Richard Nixon, for example, appointed him as the EPA's second administrator.
The Hidden Desert:
Joshua trees may denote hot deserts in many minds, but the place they live in gets pretty cold as well.
Ladder Pattern: Woodpeckers of the Mojave Desert
September 18, 2012 1:37 PM
by Chris Clarke
The Hidden Desert:
If you see a woodpeckery-looking woodpecker in the Mojave, it's probably a ladder-backed.
The Hidden Desert:
The world's meteorologists agree: Death Valley holds the record for World's Hottest Place. Sort of.
Touring Yosemite: Why We See the Things We See There
September 12, 2012 2:00 PM
by Char Miller
Golden Green:
Since the mid-19th century, Yosemite has been lauded as America's wonderland, its playground -- beguiling, transformative, divine. It is also a tourist trap. A new exhibit probes the connection between these two sides of Yosemite.
The Hidden Desert:
Southern Californians had better get used to smelling the Salton Sea, because this week's stench will almost certainly return -- unless we restore the Sea.
Shuttle Endeavour Exhibit Can Also Hurt Science Education in L.A.
September 6, 2012 1:45 PM
by Chris Clarke
Commentary:
Street trees ARE science education.
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