Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird in 1961 because lawmakers and bird experts agreed that no other animal ...

The second bird of the new year was an osprey, a proper bird, singing his piercing ultra-falsetto song of love somewhere over ...

Although the temperatures of 27degrees F to 39 degrees F were above average, our lakes (Lincoln & Hamlin) were mostly frozen, ...

Winter is a time of reflection for many. Just as so many of Mason County’s resident leave for the winter, the woods are also ...

By Keith Hamm, UCSB On a recent foggy morning, a bus full of students unloaded near Diamond Corrals, a wooded flat deep in ...

I can’t always find a certain bird or mammal on one of my frequent treks in the woods, but I can often rely on finding signs ...

The Photuris firefly is an iconic genus of lightning bugs. Female species in this genus lure and eat other male fireflies.

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation efforts are helping bring many species back from the ...