SHAWNEETOWN, Mo. -- At the Apple Creek conservation area in the extreme northern fringe of Cape Girardeau County, progress is measured not by days or even weeks, but by years and decades. The area ...

Omega-6’s promote inflammation, the basis of diseases, while omega-3’s inhibit inflammation which helps prevent diseases. Although most media attention has focused on simply getting more fish and flax ...

Naples’ dense residential areas and limited green space can pose a challenge to those seeking to enjoy nature without leaving the city. Enter the Zoo of Naples, a 25-acre wildlife and botanical garden ...

So many kids are totally disconnected from nature, and I want to help reconnect them.” Veliky said age and interests largely determine how each person’s visit is structured. One of her regular clients ...

The stories are everywhere: how to exercise and eat right in the new year, start walking in January, establish ways to improve mental health — even a dry January, which may be especially difficult for ...

They say you can tell a lot about a person from the items on their Christmas list and topping mine was a pair of Loop earplugs. The cortisol-spiking shriek of a copulating fox has the same effect on ...

Carrying a heavy duffel bag on my back filled with campsite and cooking essentials down a steep and rock-strewn trail to complete our portage, I reached the lakeside terminus in time to walk into a ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. - The adventure is waiting but the path is shrouded All you have to do is walk into its reflection. Scott Randolph has done close to 4,000 guided hikes in Big Cypress National Preserve ...

First they drain and cut the forest, then scrape off the soil, which is stockpiled for later use. The satellite-guided monster trucks and shovels move in to dig up the overburden, typically a 10 to 25 ...

I’d just read an article about how nature deprived this generation of children is before I left for the Eagle Ridge Resort& Spa in Galena. Three hours later, when I maneuvered my mini-van down a steep ...

Nature no more cares whether I live or die than it worries the death of the bighorn sheep whose carcass I stumbled over north of the Elkhorn Ranch. You're on your own, and the only way to get to the ...