A team of state forestry experts says it's important to make canyons along the Wasatch Front more immune to catastrophic wildfires, and new legislation could bring motivation to make them safer.

A woman in Oconee County, South Carolina, was taking out her dog when she was bit by a copperhead snake - and it was all caught on camera.

In one sense, it’s odd to associate any firefly with youth, for by the time we see them lighting up our nights, they are ...

Utah Senator Mike Lee is expected to reintroduce the controversial ... KIRK SIEGLER, BYLINE: In places like the Wood River Valley in Idaho, it's common to hear the phrase, public land drives the ...

Forecasters say it has been a wet start to this year’s monsoon season, which officially began June 15 and runs through the ...

President Theodore Roosevelt visited John Muir, one of the most revered naturalists of his time, in Yosemite, California.

A sundown town refers to a community in the United States that historically excluded nonwhite people — especially Black Americans — through formal laws, unofficial policies, intimidation, or violence.

Minnesota no longer bans books. However, some librarians say book bans are still technically happening. Minnesota recently ...

Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather than directly into the ground.

It’s time to rethink the American lawn: a landscaping default that sucks up money, water, chemicals, and time.