The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is hosting a public volunteer event in honor of Earth Day on Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Buckaloons Recreation Area in the Allegheny National Forest. The event will feature an invasive plant removal effort, followed by a ...

The clocks have ‘sprung forward,’ daylight hours are growing, and the natural world is coming back to life. Being present in a ‘go-go-go’ world is hard to achieve, but all you need is your body and an outdoor space. Mindfulness is the practice of fully embodying what is happening in the ...

JAMESTOWN – Residents are invited to celebrate Earth Day at Audubon Community Nature Center by joining staff and other volunteers to work on projects to maintain and improve the Nature Center building and grounds. On Volunteer Day morning, Saturday, April 18, volunteers will split into ...

In early spring, grass is one of the first things to turn green and bring back that feeling of new life and growth. Eventually dandelions, clovers, henbit, speedwell, and other plants will follow, bringing back color to the natural world and encouraging animals to seek them out as food ...

JAMESTOWN — Every spring from March 15 to May 15, volunteers join the Ripley Hawk Watch to witness and document the spectacle of raptor and passerine migration. Residents are invited to join Devin Banning to learn about “Raptor Migration at the Ripley Hawk Watch” at Audubon Community ...

Red-tailed Hawks are one of the most common and widespread raptors of North America, but they are also beautiful and fierce birds. Bridgette, one of the Red-tailed Hawk ambassadors at Audubon Community Nature Center, is always sure to alert me to the presence of any of her wild counterparts by ...