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Serpentine soil is a rare habitat where native plants thrive. Learn more about it, and where you can find it on Bay Area hikes.
Do you know what poison oak looks like? Learn how to identify poison oak and what to do if you're exposed.
It’s the beginning of a new generation of redwood trees within San Vicente Redwoods. Get the full story.
Knowing a tree's name always changes your perspective, especially their Indigenous names.
Want to see the wildflowers? We've got you covered.
Last summer's fire gave us an opportunity...and we're taking it.
Want to see the spring wildflowers? Try our handy wildflower guide!
Acclaimed author Mary Ellen Hannibal finds the answers.
Work to restore the last intact valley floor connecting two of the Bay Area’s largest mountain ranges has begun.
Weeks of sheltering in place take its toll. One POST staff member has found refuge among the oaks.
Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, here are a few simple signs of spring to help ground you.
There's an invasive houseplant loose in the Santa Cruz Mountains that can swallow a creek. But we're going to stop it before it can.
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