BY MID-JULY 2002, the country was at a Preparedness Level 5, meaning that over 80% of the nation’s fire-fighting resources were committed. This was an extreme year for fires, with Oregon, Colorado and ...

It’s part of an effort to conserve water in Southern Nevada. The SNWA Water Smart Landscapes Program offers homeowners $100 ...

During the dog days of summer, Evanston’s trees are helping to cool our parks, parkways and yards. For insights about how we can help them thrive, Leslie ...

Inspired to give back to his community, Jean Paul Hernandez turned the lots next to his childhood home into a space to connect with nature.

It’s hard enough to plan for a prescribed fire in a nature preserve: The wind needs to be just right. Detailed maps are drawn. Plants should be dry. But planning to burn at a preserve in the heart of ...

Bark beetles have impacted nearly 80% of Colorado’s pine forests, and yet ecologists say the devastation is a sign of climate ...

Discover 21 design mistakes that make your front yard look empty and how to fix them for a welcoming and lively outdoor space ...

That’s Tar Hollow State Park in a nutshell. Nestled in the rolling hills near Laurelville, Ohio, this 16,000-acre woodland paradise somehow remains one of the state’s best-kept secrets, despite being ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Xizang autonomous region. Over the past few decades, Xizang has ...

And then I thought: ‘maybe there’s an app for that.’” iNaturalist is a free platform where users can upload “observations” ...

A new study from Los Alamos National Laboratory shows that New Mexico’s beloved piñon pine trees may be more flexible in how ...

What conservationists study and document at Paint Rock Valley will inform and influence biodiversity strategies across the ...