Seismic Shift: Lewis Baltz, Joe Deal and California Landscape Photography, 1944-1984, is on view through Dec. 31 at the California Museum of Photography at the University of California, Riverside.

Not a rock goes unturned in Greg Rubin and Lucy Warren’s new book, “The California Native Landscape: The Homeowner’s Design Guide to Restoring Its Beauty and Balance” ($34.95, Timber Press).

The Erskine Fire, located near Lake Isabella in California, has become one of the most intense fires so far this summer. Destroying hundreds of structures and burning over 60,000 acres as of ...