This year’s Eagle Watch event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3. It will feature two birding presentations at the Big Bend Visitor Center and the traditional patient watch for eagles at the wildlife-viewing platform located a half mile south of the visitor center. This ...

The Audubon Community Nature Center will hold its winter day camp on Monday. Winter is a time to go out and explore the natural world that appears to be quiet and still. At Audubon Community Nature Center’s January Camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, children between the ages of 4 and 12 ...

Bears are one of the biggest mammals around, so where do they go during the winter? On Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. those interested can find out during the next Audubon Community Nature Center Little Explorers, aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 8 and their parents, to ...

I wanted to write an article for you about setting goals for the year. It was going to be a practical and spiritual path to accomplish something for fun, for growth, and for self betterment. But I can’t write it. I feel like I should have a pile of resolutions and goals for the year, yet I ...

The Allegheny National Forest joined forests nationwide this year to provide urban residents a chance to connect with nature. Over the summer, individuals from major urban areas visited the forest for the Urban Connections backpacking program. The ANF offered overnight backpacking trips with ...

Nature always surprises me. That’s one of my favorite things about it. It’s unpredictable and exciting. I never know what I am going to stumble across while out on a walk, or while reading up on an animal, even one I thought I was familiar with. Recently, I’ve been compiling educational ...