Late last month, before the rains arrived, USC professor Seth John traveled through foothill neighborhoods devastated by the ...

One thing we have after a winter like this is a lot of wood ash! Questions Master Gardeners get asked are: Does wood ash help the garden? And how much wood ash can I put on the garden? Wood ashes ...

eye protection and a dust mask. Stone fruit trees, like cherries and apricots, do well in alkaline soil, so they can benefit from an application of wood ash. Wood ash is useful for hungry plants ...

The L.A. County Department of Public Health issued an advisory for windblown dust and ash, which is expected to last until 7 p.m. Wednesday, when wind speeds are expected to have lessened.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and South Coast Air Quality Management District's windblown dust and ash advisory remains as strong Santa Ana winds are expected in the region.