Chris Clarke
Chris Clarke was KCET's Environment Editor until July 2017. He is a veteran environmental journalist and natural history writer. He lives in Joshua Tree.
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A court settlement over a cross in Mojave National Preserve hands a symbolic victory to opponents of the Preserve's existence, and will lead to further development of one of California's natural treasures.
It's that time of year again in the desert when throughout the urban desert, mockingbirds start to defend their nests again, harassing just about every living thing that comes near.
Sometimes heat-related illness may sneak up on you unaware.
Economic hardship in the U.S. and increasing obstacles to informal border crossing have made the northward trek far less enticing to would-be job seekers. So why does Representative Rob Bishop want to ramp up extreme border protections even further?
You see it everywhere in the desert: mature shrubs with little plants of other species in their shade.
Bear attacks are rare in California, but as our cities and bear country continue to grow closer to each other, your chances of meeting a bear habituated to human presence increases.
There are two baseline issues here: renewable energy economic policy in the People's Republic of China and the increasing attractiveness of rooftop solar.
The desert slender salamander, declared endangered soon after its discovery in 1969, has not been seen in the wild since the 1990s. Still, wildlife biologists aren't ready to declare it extinct. At least not yet.
This may be the most unusual guide to Coachella. In fact, it's not necessarily about the festival or city, but rather a tour of physical geography that you pass through on your way from downtown Los Angeles along the 10 Freeway.
His voting record is extremely conservative, so why does the right-most wing of his own party reject him?
Though the vast majority of unpleasant interactions with rattlesnakes are avoidable, sometimes accidents do happen, even if a rattlesnake would much rather leave you alone.
Rattlesnakes are timid, generally gentle animals. Given any choice at all, they will always do what they can to avoid biting you.