From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

Standing on an esker northeast of Ampersand Mountain, retired state biologist Ray Curran pointed to a fen he first visited ...

Hardscaping materials are a key part of garden design and support the softer elements, such as the planting and lawn.

The March 2025 ice storm in northeastern Lower Michigan was impactful. Many residents were forced to leave the area until power was restored. Access to properties was hampered for months. Chainsaws ...

Cillian Murphy is back as the rough and tough mob boss for a movie spin-off of the beloved British television show, “Peaky ...

Don't toss that supermarket lemon. Learn how to grow lemon trees (Citrus x limon) from seeds to produce one of the most fragrant flowering trees around.

Millions are expected to travel during the post-Christmas holiday rush, which could be disrupted by severe weather across the ...

Native along the entire East Coast and west to Missouri and Texas, this slow-growing, pyramidical holly can reach 25-60 feet tall at maturity. Also known as Christmas holly, the spiny-leaved plants ...

Plants that drop all their leaves at one time and enter a leafless, dormant state are called deciduous. In climates that ...

“Christmas in Florida: palm trees, Christmas trees, Santa Claus and the sun,” said Panthers forward Anton Lundell in Episode ...

A biologist finds respite in an old growth forest near Ampersand Mountain that he first discovered with his mentor Greenleaf Chase.

He taught us to recognize the diamond pattern on hickory bark and reminded us to check whether branches were opposite or ...