On the forest road that winds through mature stands of hemlock and yellow birch on state game lands 206 in Luzerne County, my son Tommy and I walked back to the truck, after a fishless evening mind ...

At first blush, the shallow ponds that dot the Miramar plateau near state Route 163 seem like mere puddles. One formed when a piece of heavy equipment rolled off a dirt road and created a trough that ...

Yolo Basin Foundation is bringing new vernal-pool programs to the community in partnership with Yolo County Parks and funded by a California Department of Parks and Recreation Habitat Conservation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a spring hike in the woods, one sure way to amaze a child (or a grownup!) is to discover a red eft along the trail. Glowing red ...

Otay Mesa CAOtay Mesa CA — Alongside auto wrecking yards and shipping centers off state Route 905, a pop-up world has emerged with some of the strangest creatures to swim in six inches of water. Here ...

After the winter we’ve had this year, everyone is looking forward to spring. Spring brings forth nature’s beauty on the wings of migrating birds, and the delicate petals of wildflowers. While many of ...

The songs of spring will soon be emerging from vernal pools.For many New Englanders, the high-chirp call of peepers signals the arrival of spring.While the loud call of the diminutive peeper can be ...

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ORONO — The forest beside Orono High School is hardly the kind of North Woods wilderness one would search for thriving wildlife populations. There are houses leading up to a trail and traffic is ...

What was snow-covered just last week is now generally snow-free. Spring wildflowers are beginning to emerge and polka dot the forest floor with green, the ice is out of most ponds, and on warmish ...

The vernal pool at the Lester J. Gates Middle School is a world of wonder for budding young scientists. As part of the education curriculum, the vernal pool is visited by sixth and seventh graders ...

Those drenching winter rains that ended California’s six-year drought, painted San Diego’s Proctor Valley green this spring. The Chaparral Lands Conservancy’s David Hogan stands in the heart of the ...