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Fallon Shea is a self-described rose devotee and roseologist currently making her life with roses in Southern California as a grower, designer, artist,…

This is the first episode of “After Paradise” – a new daily program dedicated to reporting on the aftermath of the Camp Fire. It’s been 18 days since the…

In honor of the Fourth of July, Cultivating Place is joined this week by the acclaimed writer and gardener Jamaica Kincaid, whose work "My Garden (Book)"…

It’s always worthwhile to consider why we should travel, and then how to travel responsibly. Very short answer: We should travel because it makes us…

Horses originated here in North America. Prehistoric ancestors of today’s equines migrated to Europe, Asia, and Africa but were frozen out here by the…

Native peoples called the high Modoc Plateau area "the smiles of God," a strangely fitting name for this lonely remnant of the Old West. One good reason…

Today we continue exploring the heart of the Sacramento Valley. Comparing it to New York, the Big Apple, some people fondly call Sacramento the Big…

Last time we talked about California’s contemporary creation story, the fictional tale that helped create the richest state in the United States. Native…

This time we explore the legacies of John and Annie Bidwell quite close to home. Annie gets a bad rap for her missionary “maternalism” toward local Native…

We continue exploring unique state parks—this week, Fort Ross. How many states can boast of Russian settlement? Just California, Alaska, of course, and…