The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Since 2016, a dedicated group of nature enthusiasts and I have worked to restore and protect monarchs ...

All columnists get questions. Here are a few I've received over the past several months. Some of these we may have answered before, but they keep coming in. You once wrote about raising a young live ...

California’s American Indians were more than hunter gatherers. They used fire to burn away the dry chaff so acorns could fall on barren ground to make collecting easier. This also reduced the ...

It's the perfect gift for the teacher or plant-lover in your life. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright famously said to "study nature, love nature, and stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” In a ...

If you’ve been on a walk lately, you may notice the sidewalks are a bit more crunchy than usual, with a lot more acorns on the ground this year. Texas oak trees are experiencing something called a ...

Acorns are dropping across Connecticut but depending on where you live, you may see and hear a lot or none at all. Scientists ...

If you have oak trees in your yard you may be dealing with a bumper crop of acorns this fall (2024) with buckets of them coming down covering roads, driveways, sidewalks, and lawns in some places.

OAK LAWN, IL — Step into a world of enchantment and wonder at Acorn to Oak Studios’ Magical Forest, on Saturday, July 26. The family-friendly event is free to attend and runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in ...