The warm summer weather is the perfect excuse to get the kids outside for some fun nature outdoor activities. With longer days and sunshine-filled afternoons, there’s no better time to explore, create ...

Carolina Wrens are increasingly spending the winter farther north, according to data collected by the Great Backyard Bird Count. Let’s be honest, mid-February is an absolutely lousy time to ask people ...

Spending time outside, especially in green spaces like parks, is important for children’s development and well-being. Connecting with nature can even help manage some physical and mental conditions.

A sparse, high-ceiling room at the Penn Hills Library is where Maria Wheeler-Dubas often finds herself explaining nature’s most captivating quirks and mysteries, such as dolphins’ apparent ability to ...

Pooja Sarin Tandon and Danette Swanson Glassy, authors of the new book, “Digging Into Nature: Outdoor Adventures for Happier and Healthier Kids,” know more than a little bit about their subject.

Even if you're not well-kitted, and you don't own a pair of tech-tastic binoculars and a logbook (the sort of tome boasting your favorite bird on the cover), you can most definitely count yourself as ...

This October, I will be speaking at the Maryland Outdoor Recreation Summit, and I am grateful to be home, showing Baltimore how outdoor experiences can reshape our health, confidence and community. I ...