This spring, firefighters across the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest in Roanoke plan to conduct prescribed burning to reduce hazardous fuels, restore wildlife habitat and improve ...

I believe every month holds its beauty and wonders, but if we are honest March can be a greater challenge when searching for those bright spots. It is considered one of the dreariest months on the ...

Every spring, as the weather warms, trees in forests up and down the east coast explode in a bright green display of life as leaves fill their branches, and every fall, those same leaves provide one ...

URBANA, Ill. — Each spring, native plants like Virginia Bluebells, Mayapples, and Spring Beauties bloom in Illinois. But they're not alone. Native plants are fighting invasive species, like garlic ...

For more than a decade, ecologists have been warning of a downward trend in bumble bee populations across North America, with habitat destruction a primary culprit in those losses. While efforts to ...

In May 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, the Forest Preserves of Cook County opened its first trail side museum in River Forest, with the goal of displaying “every plant and animal in Cook ...