Appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, you'd never think the rolling white sand dunes of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas held the largest stand of oak in the country. The region's ...

DESCRIPTION: The San Joaquin kit fox is the smallest member of the dog family in North America, with an average body length of 20 inches, an average tail length of 12 inches, and a height of about ...

The Carter's small-flowered flax was discovered in the early 20th century in the Miami area, with a small range right at the very tip of Florida, where it grows in pine rockland habitat. This delicate ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

DESCRIPTION: Male coastal California gnatcatchers are dusky gray with a black cap that appears during the spring and summer months. Females have a brown tone to their coloring, gray underparts, and a ...

Protecting endangered animals and plants is the Center’s core mission. From miniscule, nearly invisible fairy shrimp to gray whales and towering redwoods, all species have an intrinsic right to thrive ...

It would be the single largest evisceration of public lands protections in American history. President Donald Trump’s U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to undo a landmark 2001 policy called the ...

Want a gorgeous, vibrant, and natural-looking yard that draws all kinds of amazing native insects? Follow our tips. Native flowering plants are adapted to the climate and conditions in your area and ...

Like its cousins the Mexican and northern spotted owls, the California spotted owl is a bellwether of old-growth forests. This owl's classic four-note call was once commonly heard throughout the big ...