Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders are all amphibians. They are also the creatures Audubon Community Nature Center Little Explorers will study on Saturday, July 8, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Area residents are invited to be among the 3 to 8-year-olds and their favorite adults who come and see what they ...

It was peaceful out in the middle of the pond. The wind rustled the cattails, creating a rippling rush of sound that whooshed in from the distance and faded off behind me. The occasional loud monkey-like call of a nesting Common Gallinule echoed out of the deep grass. Geese honked in the ...

An unusual haze has descended on most of New York and neighboring states, and this area is no exception. The sun shining through my windows this morning gave a weak, yellow light. By 11 a.m., the air at ACNC smelled strongly of smoke. Everything looked foggy and out of focus. The haze was the ...

From songbirds to waterfowl to raptors, birds abound on the grounds of Audubon Community Nature Center, but their flighty nature makes getting a close look difficult. With the aid of binoculars, adults and the 8 to 12-year-old(s) can be Natural Investigators and hit the trails to discover ...

When the forefathers of the Allegheny National Forest were planning for the future, they were looking primarily at what the forest COULD be. Decades of excessive timber harvesting gave them, in some sense, a blank slate to work with. So what did those early planners think they were going to ...

If I were to focus solely on temperature and weather, it would seem that summer has jumped the line and cut spring a little short. It is just plain hot outside and, as of the beginning of June, I am still waiting on rain, even though it seems to have no plans of appearing anytime soon. I ...