Winter mornings bring a special kind of magic when you spot colorful birds fluttering around your backyard feeder. Building ...

I never paid much notice to the birds until I had kids. With the exception of the brightly-colored cardinals and blue jays, they all looked alike, and I didn’t see any reason to worry about who was ...

In 2005, child advocacy expert and author Richard Louv sounded the alarm: Youngsters were losing touch with nature and the consequences could be dire. In "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children ...

When Danielle Belleny discovered the flute in middle school, she was hooked. “I absolutely fell in love with learning those études as a high schooler,” say Belleny of the work of classical composer ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Prime birding season is here. From late April till mid-May, ...

LUTZ, Fla. — Jim McGinity inspires students to love the world around them at Learning Gate Community School. He’s been a teacher for 14 years and enjoys teaching kids about the environment. He has a ...

Greece, N.Y. — With warmer weather comes bird-watching season in Western New York. The state's Department of Environmental Conservation held an inclusive, family-friendly birding event Thursday at ...

About a year ago, Singletree resident Mary Lamb Lucas was sitting on her patio, watching blackbirds dive-bomb a birdfeeder when an old memory came to mind. A few decades ago, she was living in ...

One bird, a sanderling, flies 3,000 miles over open water from Alaska to Hawaii on its annual migration. At 2 ounces, “it’s a little bit lighter than a golf ball,” said Tim Boyer, whose interest in ...