Come March, whooper swans will brave the long journey north again, returning to wide expanses of their Arctic breeding ...

Along Highway 30 between Portland and Astoria are acres of pristine forest and wetlands brimming with life, like the Twilight ...

The six key variables used to derive happiness scores include GDP per capita (living standards), social support (having ...

Winter transforms the American wilderness into a landscape of stark beauty and profound silence. Snow blankets the ground, muffling sound and creating a clean slate that records the passage of every ...

When we want to escape the hustle and bustle of city life, we’re so grateful we have this awesome coastal destination just over 3 hour’s drive away. The Outer Banks is all about being on the ocean.

At the holiday season, nature’s gifts to us here on the Eastern Shore are breathtaking vistas — geese flying in V formation against a mackerel sky over the Choptank River, buffleheads circling a cove ...

Birds are experiencing “dramatic declines” across the Bay Area and California, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by the Petaluma-based wildlife organization Point Blue Conservation Science.

Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at ...

Toyota and reliability go hand-in-hand, with the Japanese automaker renowned for its ability to develop cars and trucks that stand the test of time. But even for a brand that rarely misses, some ...

You get your first glimpse of Eastern Neck Island as you drive east over the rise of the Kent Narrows Bridge. It’s over your left shoulder, on the far side of the mouth of the Chester River. It’s just ...

For decades now, local naturalist Jim Gilbert has been providing his observations of the great outdoors. Here are a few area ...