PARADISE, Calif. — Laura Nelson was dreading this drive. It’s bad enough seeing the mailboxes for houses that no longer exist, the dusty roads lined with the blackened skeletons of trees. But ...

Beyond biofluorescence, birds-of-paradise have another trick to enhance their look, and to stand out amid a noisy forest background. A 2018 study found that the birds’ colors aren’t just brighter, the ...

While females of many of the birds-of-paradise species also displayed biofluorescent plumage, ... scientists believe that biofluorescence serves as a way to blend in with bright forest backgrounds.

Birds-of-paradise can emit green, yellow and pale blue light from their bodies. It’s believed this ability – known as biofluorescence – helps the birds to stand out or hide in their tropical forest ...

As of Sunday morning, control of the Paradise Fire, north of Quemado Lake in the Gila National Forest, has improved, a U.S. National Forest news release said. The wildfire has burned over 700 ...

As of Sunday morning, control of the Paradise Fire, north of Quemado Lake in the Gila National Forest, has improved, a U.S. National Forest news release said.The wildfire has burned over 700 acres ...

Staff with the Los Padres National Forest Service installed a new kiosk in the Lower Santa Ynez recreation Area, to help manage the increasing number of visitors at the Fremont Campground.

Agricultural producers and forest managers interested in participating the project should contact Jamie Gottlieb, NRCS Winnemucca District Conservationist, at [email protected] or 775-623 ...