Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Early signs of spring are starting to crop up around Portland after a record-breaking warm December and ...

This is the first episode of Nature Quest, a monthly Short Wave segment that answers listener questions about your local environment. Every month, we'll be bringing you a question from a fellow ...

Despite lingering winter weather, lengthening days are triggering early signs of spring in nature. Phenology is the science of how natural cycles, like animal breeding and plant growth, respond to ...

Every year around this time, many of us, perhaps tired of this cold winter, turn our attention to any signs that spring is right around the corner. Since I love writing and talking about almost ...

SWANTON, Ohio (WTVG) - There is still some ice on our area waterways, but the snow has melted away and temperatures are on the rise. Spring officially starts in just over two weeks, and we’re starting ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Early signs of spring are starting to crop up around Portland after a record-breaking warm December and now a warmer-than-average January. Winter-blooming plants are common ...