This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Northern Whatcom County got a double whammy from Mother Nature, snow, and winds. Driving north into Lynden, the winds swirled, now into drifts around barns, trees, and ditches.

This winter, snow has been pretty scarce around my home town of Peru. I am of the belief that if we are going to have winter, ...

February’s cold grip brings harsh conditions for wildlife, but signs of spring emerge as days grow longer and nature slowly ...

Winter isn't all bad – these "sublime" landscapes of the frozen North from the turn of the 20th Century offer us a way into ...

Go on a hike at this magical winter destination in Massachusetts that leads past streams and snowy trees and to a spectacular ...

This 5-mile hike takes you through the wintery woods of Pisgah National Forest. And just wait until you see the mountain view ...

Jan. 31—"It's a honey badger!" one youth exclaimed. Libby Dam Park Ranger Susan James gently corrected him, saying, "Those are not found here." Indeed, the honey badger is a critter found in Africa, ...

I was recently moved to a prison cell with a window after years without one. I never realized how much I’d taken the snow for granted.

I had long regarded nature ... trees and brown fields sure made it look that way. But now that I spend more time in the countryside, I’ve discovered that, even in the dead of winter, field and ...