Sitting in my campsite at Goblin Valley State Park, I saw an antelope ground squirrel standing erect on its back feet, which ...

You know that moment when you’re minding your own business… and a squirrel launches itself across two branches like it’s auditioning for Mission: Impossible? Yeah. Same. Squirrels are basically fluffy ...

Over the past few months (August through November), bears across Montana have been preparing for hibernation. They get ready ...

Robertsdale Historical Society moved up the date for the Third Annual Groundhog Day Gala to Saturday, Jan. 31.

January ushers in more than just winter. It is the season of the four “tions”: brumation, hibernation, migration and ...

Winter is a busy time at bird feeders—here’s what ornithologists recommend to attract the widest variety of birds.

When so much around the globe is coming apart we need things to ground and reassure us. The reality of lengthening days and ...

Winter with wildlife is a part of the Upper Peninsula’s charm. When old man winter turns our backyards into a winter ...

Deep within a biosphere in the Ecuadorian Amazon is a luxury sanctuary that offers a fully guided immersion into the ...

Though winter is the season of loss and death, it also teaches the lesson of economy. The skeletal trees, stripped of their ...

The forest was still alive; crepuscular animals ran and played about in the fallen leaves and undergrowth. The night had not arrived, so the feeling of safety and warmth had not yet left.

Marta Gouger (our Times News editor) gave me a shot at writing this column, I had no idea it would be continuing this long.