After the first spring rain, little brown lumps suddenly sprout bizarre, gooey orange arms that seem to appear overnight. Photo courtesy Kate RussellCedar apple rust has made its way to South Valley and can damage your [...]

Second largest wildfire in California history burned thousands of acres of Henry W. Coe State Park Photo courtesy California Conservation CorpsA California Conservation Corps member uses a "fusee" torch to help burn grass along a line to [...]

Draining the reservoir is the first in a series of activities needed to fix the dam Morgan Hill Life file photoWater flows over the spillway of Anderson Dam after heavy rains drenched the South Valley in [...]

Water sources can be used by mosquitoes for egg-laying A single mosquito dunk lasts for 30 days and can treat 100 square feet of water. By Kate Russell Kate Russell Mosquito bites are [...]

While many of us now forced to stay at home, let's get outside and enjoy the natural world, too Kindergartners plant a tree on Earth Day in 2015 at San Martin Gwinn Elementary School. Photo by [...]

Learn about each plant’s rooting depth and width By Kate Russell Kate Russell Have you ever wondered how deep plant roots grow in your Morgan Hill garden? We’ve all seen examples of tenacious, wind-battered trees [...]

Conks are the reproductive fruiting bodies of fungi known as polypores Example of conk on a tree By Kate Russell Does your tree in your Morgan Hill yard have one or more of those woody, [...]

The vast majority of olive oils produced in California are from Spanish varieties   By Mike Monroe Mike Monroe Just prior to Thanksgiving, my wife and I were anticipating our travel to Southern California for [...]

Enjoy photos of snow at Henry W. Coe State Park taken by various volunteers with the Pine Ridge Association Click HERE or on PHOTO below to see beautiful photos of our local wilderness a short drive from [...]