A droplet is pictured on moss. Photo by Taylor Brennan When the long winter months come to its final days, we all desperately search for any signs that will bring a break from nature’s cold darkness.

Spring has sprung, and nature offers us the fragrant bloom of flowers in vibrant colors, chirping birds, love in the air and longer days. The beauty of spring has arrived. With its magic and its ...

Banding birds provides data that helps us understand the movements of birds. Bird banding demonstrations happen at ACNC Saturday mornings in the spring. Photo by Jennifer Schlick If the groundhog sees ...

Zak Mertz holds a spring peeper frog, moments before setting it free next to a vernal pool in Weymouth, Mass. Inside the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Zak Mertz pointed to what he called a ...

Take a hike, sit on a beach or hang out in your own backyard to experience sights, sounds and smells of life and activity in the outdoors.

Redbud in bloom at T.C. Steele State Historic Site in Brown County during the springtime. The site will be one of the locations participating in the annual Spring Wildflower Foray, a chance to explore ...

Spring brings many of us back in touch with nature after months of winter hibernation. The trees are filled with pink and white petals, and the flowers bring all sorts of yellows, fuchsias and reds.

Spending time in nature has been proven to lower blood pressure and be good for our bodies and soul. So, if you’re chained to ...

You’re already thinking about getting away. Now imagine a Florida destination where winter and early spring are defined by ...

Sherry Kuehl is thanking Mother Nature for a cool, colorful springtime. Sherry Kuehl Special to The Star I feel like I need to write a thank you note to Mother Nature for bequeathing my neck of the ...