Amazing things happen in nature as spring begins. The weather changes, plants and trees begin to flourish, and animals start ...

With the arising warmth on the mainland, season-harbingering spring peepers are already sounding off. Their piercing mating calls resonating even during near-freezing nights. Peepers are among the ...

In spring, when temperatures rise above 40 degrees Fahrenheit and usher in gentle rains, a plethora of life emerges from the ...

The frog species sounds like a duck quacking and freezes solid each winter, according to wildlife experts.

The call of the local peeper population and the push of daffodils, crocuses, and hyacinths through the thawing earth have ...

All over Schuylkill County, middle and high school students in Envirothon are feverishly learning how to identify the appearance and calls of Pennsylvania amphibians. Amphibian ID is a hallmark ...

I’ve heard, or more accurately, read, that you can hear a lion’s roar from 5 miles away. That’s pretty impressive. At 114 decibels, it’s in line with heavy machinery or a rock concert. At or close to ...

One unseasonably warm, rainy night in mid-March, thousands of salamanders emerged from their underground burrows across Central New York. They crawled over the cold, damp earth, pulled by instinct ...

Each February, crowds gather at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania to watch Punxsutawney Phil predict the weather. In 2026, the famous groundhog saw his shadow, which tradition says means six more weeks ...

Valle Novak shares a lifetime of observing forests, streams and backyard wildlife forms the heart of this reflection on ...

These Arkansas scenic road trips deliver nonstop views, from forest-covered mountains to sparkling lakes and unforgettable ...

Sunlight washes through the dry, leafless trees as I hike into Wilderness. No patches of snow on the ground. That’s a relief.