August 2021

AT Conestee Nature Reserve, each season has its own attractions. In the spring, herons nest in the treetops while ducklings splash among the marsh grasses. Summer camps and fall field trips bring young people closer to the natural world,…

Images of Comino's Blue Lagoon have gone viral, but for the wrong reasons - the idyllic location, used to promote the island to tourists, is touted for its sea of ​​unsightly sunbeds and umbrellas, not…

Jim McCormac | Special for The Columbus DispatchThe hot and humid days of early August are the perfect time to visit the prairies. Flowering is at its peak, and these relics of our diverse botanical past can be amazing.One of my…

The growing popularity of the Redbud Valley Preserve throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has increased foot traffic, as well as instances of vandalism, damaging the environment and ecosystem, the city of Tulsa announced Monday.Naturalist staff…

Yolo County held a meeting this week to discuss design plans for a new visitor center and trail expansion at Cache Creek Nature Preserve. In April 2000, the Cache Creek Conservancy, located off County Road 20 in Woodland, undertook one of…

The city of Tulsa is closing one of its beloved nature reserves. The city said the Redbud Valley Nature Reserve near Catoosa has become too overcrowded and vandalized.They said it takes time to recover, so it will be closed to the public…

SAFETY HARBOUR, Fla. — Many of us are looking for ways to stay active while maintaining a safe distance from others. That's why Sarah Phinney started a "Walking Club" to highlight some hidden, and less hidden, trails and parks across Tampa…

Good news for anyone who is not quite comfortable in their birthday costume: unlike the traditions of bathing in hot springs in Finland and Japan, in Iceland modesty is always expensive. If the extrovert in you feels like it's an…

Ritratt: Egle Sidaraviciute fuq UnsplashTista 'taqra bil- Malta.When a management plan for the Natura 2000 site including all of Comino and its surrounding islets was drawn up, an assessment of the carrying capacity of the chronically…

These incredible images will take you on a tour of some of the city's forgotten rail tunnels that pass beneath your feet. Liverpool is home to a number of hidden tunnels which have played an important role in the history of railways!-->…

“Art of Nature,” the Blue Heron Nature Preserve's annual art exhibit,…