As of 1:12 p.m., northbound Highway 99 was reopened in Live Oak, Caltrans tweeted. One southbound lane has also reopened. 12:45 p.m. As of 12:19 p.m., Caltrans said Highway 99 was still closed in Live ...

“I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing / All alone stood it, and the moss hung down from the branches.” —Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1860-61 More than 150 years after Whitman wrote those lines, the ...

The live oak is a majestic symbol of strength, stability and steadfastness, and it’s hard to imagine Louisiana without them. These tree are so special they have their own organization — The Live Oak ...

The city of Goleta celebrated Arbor Week with the planting of seven trees at Rancho La Patera and Stow House near Lake Los Carneros. Public Works maintenance workers Jesse Sanchez, left, and Cesar ...

Houston’s landscape may look browner than usual after this week’s frigid spell, but where the environment is healthy, there is no such thing as the ‘dead’ of winter. Hundreds of species of creatures ...

“Oaks are key to the character and legacy of California — its visual beauty, the vigor of its rivers and streams, the clarity of its air, the richness of its wildlife.” — “Secrets of the Oak Woodlands ...

There are many reasons a yard can become waterlogged, from runoff issues to frequent torrential rains. Some yards stay boggy because they're located in swamplands or low-lying areas. Poorly draining ...