I’ve given up on winter. It seems that nature around me has, too. This past rainy weekend, I ventured into a nearby marsh, wading through knee-high mud under cold, glowering skies that hinted of ...

Skunk cabbage will soon begin to sprout, if it hasn't already, spreading its unpleasant odor throughout the wetlands and marshy areas where it can be found. It is one of the first signs of spring.

While spring still feels like a ways away, a sign of warmer weather is coming in the form of a stinky wildflower.Skunk cabbage, a native wildflower, is now blooming, with some being spotted in ...

The cold winter temperatures may make it seem like spring is a long way off, but before we know it, spring will arrive, bringing warmer temperatures and spring-blooming plants. When we think about ...

Wild and wacky best describes our current weather pattern. This is no surprise, for March typically displays swings, sometimes severe, from mild and warm to snowy and stormy. On March 4 I drove to the ...

Once there’s even a hint of spring in the air, such as longer days with more sunshine or the plaintive song of the black-capped chickadee, it’s time to look for ephemeral wildflowers. In fact, by now ...

Though few plants would make good action videos on a nature show, that doesn’t mean plants are uninteresting. The carnivorous ones are certainly intriguing, whether they capture their prey, usually ...

When we think of flowers, what comes to our mind in the first instance is sweet fragrances and pleasant aromas. However nature has its own surprises. Some of the most visually striking and beautiful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring is nearly here and with it comes an array of wildflowers so sweet that our winter blues melt away. We look forward to a ...

Spring is nearly here and with it comes an array of wildflowers so sweet that our winter blues melt away. We look forward to a rainbow of hues bursting from the ground, a magical show that the woods ...