Sanford Lake will soon be refilling, and biologists say fish that have remained in the river and channels there are poised to ...

The muskrat doesn't get a lot of respect from people. But these pesky mammals are good for at least one thing: they "eat ...

Emily Fairfax went from Carleton College to the Los Alamos National Laboratory to a self-described “beaver spiral.” ...

Male red-winged blackbirds demand to be noticed. With their loud, proud calls and studly physical displays, they proclaim, “Look at me!” ...

Building a new bird house is great and all, but if you installed it without considering these important tips, you might have ...

Barbara & Dan Gleason Spring is when most birds court, breed and raise young, and they must find — or build — a safe place for eggs and nestlings. Nearly all birds use a nest of some kind, ...

You can nurture your garden for years, pour time and money into it, and still end up breaking the law with one plant. Across ...

COLSTRIP, Mont. — For over half a century, Puget Sound Energy, Washington state’s largest utility, has been intertwined with this company town. Colstrip exists as we know it today because of the ...

If you want a long, satisfying Michigan walk with lots of boardwalk moments and real wildlife chances, this is the kind of trail day that feels like a mini expedition.

Grayslake, Illinois sits in Lake County, close enough to Chicago that commuters can make it work, but far enough that the air feels calmer. You see it in the porch lights, the way people linger ...

As a cardiologist, Dariush Mozaffarian saw firsthand the devastating role that poor nutrition played in his patients’ health. He saw that it had an impact on heart attacks, strokes and weight gain. He ...