The Northland is home to several large maple trees. Growing big with very colorful leaves, they dominate the forest in fall. It is hard not to notice their dynamic blended colors at that time. But in ...

Redbud in bloom at T.C. Steele State Historic Site in Brown County during the springtime. The site will be one of the locations participating in the annual Spring Wildflower Foray, a chance to explore ...

I was up hiking in the White Mountains this past weekend with a friend. It was raining and we were admiring just how green it was (while trying to ignore the mud we were slogging through). My hiking ...

The Stokes Nature Center is opening a community nature park in Nibley featuring trails, gardens, yurts and preserved open ...

It was raining when I wrote this column and it felt good, especially with the temperature above freezing. It will still take a while for ice patches and dirty snow piles to disappear, but at least now ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Late March is the perfect time to shake off the winter blues and embrace the outdoors. Mother Nature’s early spring spectacles signal it is time to grab some hiking boots, binoculars, ...

AVON, Ohio -- The Lorain County Metroparks has a special event planned for May 17 at the Miller Nature Preserve on Center Road in Avon. The group is putting on its inaugural -- and what it hopes is ...

Malaka Gharib is the digital editor of the NPR podcast Life Kit. Previously, she was the deputy editor and digital strategist on NPR's global health and development team, where she covered topics such ...

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