CAL FIRE warns the goldspotted oak borer has killed more than 200,000 oaks in Southern California and is spreading north; residents are urged not to move firewood and to report suspicious trees.

San Diego County added the San Luis Rey River outlet in Oceanside to its beach-advisory list, warning against water contact near the river mouth.

A new nationwide study finds urban coyotes more willing to take risks — a detail Santa Monica officials say has intensified since the Jan. 7, 2025 Palisades Fire.

Volunteers patrolling Jacksonville’s Ortega River found multiple dead birds they say were killed by rodenticides. State and national groups warn those poisons threaten raptors.

An 8- to 10‑foot Burmese python was filmed on the Atlanta Beltline and briefly handled on the trail, prompting warnings from the Georgia DNR.

Crews have finished key infrastructure and framed multiple softball fields at Buda Sportsplex, moving the city's tournament‑ready plan closer to reality.

San Diego has fenced off the Mission Beach lifeguard tower near Belmont Park while crews build a temporary station and make repairs. Boardwalk detours are in place and the city is lining up funding.

Work has begun on Harold Simmons Park’s Play Cove; six two‑story towers are being fabricated overseas and will be shipped to Dallas as phase one takes shape.

The Presidio Trust has closed parts of the Park Trail and Bay Area Ridge Trail to dog walkers through October to protect coyote pups. A free community meeting is set for April 12.

BLM will begin an April 1 gather to remove about 500 burros around Beatty, sparking protests and renewed scrutiny of the agency's holding and adoption practices.

Backers told a State House hearing the Nature for All plan would redirect sporting‑goods tax revenue into an estimated $100M annual conservation fund.

Wisconsin’s flagship stewardship fund may lapse in June as lawmakers stall reauthorization, threatening land buys and local grants across the state.

Christina Owen will lead Seattle Botanic Gardens as its first CEO after the Arboretum Foundation and UW Botanic Gardens merged in January. Owen has led UWBG since 2021.