The study and science of plants.

Sutro Forest is facing complications from invasive ivy that is choking its trees and interrupting its ecosystem. Photo by Becca Andrews.

In San Francisco, A Dying Forest Waits for Action

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Mount Sutro’s once-thriving blue gum eucalyptus trees are dying. At the moment, though, there’s no approved environmental impact report for maintenance, and in the absence of major work conditions are deteriorating fast.

Scarlet bugler blooming atop Kreiger Peak, 2007. Photo by Heath Bartosh

Chasing the Fire Followers

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Botanist Heath Bartosh, co-founder of Nomad Ecology, gained an early appreciation for the rich botanical wealth of the Golden State.