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 ...

Before crocuses appear, this native plant melts its path into the year, a quiet marker of change in our wetlands and wildlife.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The end of winter marks a mating cycle that necessitates immediate structural fortification. The scent and spray of skunks can ...

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 ...

Meteorologist Derek Witt explains what to look for the next time you’re out and about in this week’s Metroparks Meetup.

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WRIC) — As spring approaches, Virginians may be eagerly awaiting smelling the fresh blooms of fragrant flowers, but there’s one creature to beware of, as encounters increase between ...

Skunk cabbage is actually related to another of my favorite woodland flowers: Jack-in-the-pulpit. Most other relatives of skunk cabbage are tropical. Virginia is in the southern limits of this ...