Environment

The Christmas Bird Count provides a snapshot of overwintering local birds and an opportunity for birders, experienced and inexperienced, to enjoy some holiday camaraderie.

Using venom, camouflage and jump scare tactics, snakes find many ways to survive and escape danger.

While humans peacefully slumber the forest comes alive with tiny creatures busy preparing for the cold.

There’s no need to fear these alien-looking creatures … unless you’re a butterfly or wasp.

For professionals and hobbyists alike, camera drones are revealing a whole new way of seeing and understanding our world.

A milkweed patch thrums with life, full of moths, spiders, butterflies, amphibians and more.

Underwater video taken at local conservation areas capture the male Pumpkinseed sunfish in action

Each year our roadside verges erupt in a bloom of wildflowers, only to be leveled by municipal mowers. Is there a better way to manage these habitats?

Insects and their kith are essential to life on earth – but that doesn’t mean we want to share our houses with them. Here’s a closer look at some of our unwanted house guests and how to politely usher them out.

Without a proper ‘runway’, horned grebes are unable to achieve lift-off, effectively leaving them stranded if they happen to land in small watering holes.

This well-known salamander’s unexplained navigational super-power rivals the precision of our best GPS systems.

In nature, hole digging is replete with meaning, helping countless animals survive.