Thanks to the Elkins Tree Board and City Councilwoman Nanci Bross-Fregonara, we will offer another series of three free Tree Talks at Kump Education Center. These lectures have been sponsored by ...

Imagine a healthy forest, home to a variety of species: Birds are flitting between tree branches, salamanders are sliding through leaf litter, and wolves are tracking the scent of deer through the ...

In 1912, Japan sent Washington D.C. 3,000 cherry trees as a gift. Two years ago, it sent 250 more, one for every year of the ...

Salamanders emerge and great blue herons hunt in Summit Metro Parks each spring. Learn where and how to see them.

Salamanders may seem like insignificant creatures that enjoy wandering around humid environments. Most people would attach little importance to these small and solitary amphibians. Yet, salamanders, ...

Danilo Giacometti receives funding from the São Paulo Research Foundation (Brazil). It’s a cold night in a Canadian forest. Temperatures are below freezing, snow is on the ground and most animals ...

Delaware's "Big Night" is an annual spring event where amphibians, mainly spotted salamanders, migrate to vernal pools to breed. This migration is triggered by warm, rainy nights in late winter or ...

From glossy black bears and quill-covered porcupines to elegant red-tailed hawks and stripy chipmunks, Oregon is home to some ...

Cherry blossom tea returns for spring, with hotels and historic estates rolling out floral blends, pretty pastries and ...

The peak bloom date is "defined as the period when 70% of the Yoshino Cherry blossoms are open," according to the park ...

Rare traits persist in a population because predators detect common forms of prey more easily. Researchers have found that birds will target salamanders that look like the majority -- even reversing ...

A transition month—two-thirds winter, one-third spring. March was originally known as “Martius” in the old Roman calendar. Its name came from the war god Mars. Until the Julian calendar was adopted in ...