For the past decade, Sue Schubel has been making detailed decoys of terns, puffins and other seabirds to entice real ones to ...

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment in San Marcos offers a glass-bottomed boat tour that proves Texas water ...

Gallery Night, Bands on the Blackwater and Pickles & Wings Family Fest are among this week's biggest events.

Pearle Maaney often shares glimpses of life with her daughters, Nila and Nitara — moments that capture both the chaos and joy ...

The typical mental image of Illinois involves flat farmland stretching to infinity, maybe some Chicago skyscrapers if you’re feeling generous. Buffalo Rock State Park in Ottawa is about to shatter ...

If you spot a small, “rock-like” object on the road this spring, it’s probably a baby turtle on its way to nearby water.

For 20 years, the annual children's art contest has aimed to help save our local environment with crayons and creativity in ...

Box turtles face threats from cars, habitat loss and being taken as pets. Learn how to help these vulnerable creatures.

Though our town was about three hours south of the path of totality, a celebratory atmosphere permeated the community. One of my kids spent the afternoon constructing a moveable 3D eclipse model, ...

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