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Joan M. Porcaro started taking photos about 30 years ago, around the same time she started her career as an emergency room trauma nurse.“You have that…
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According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, bird watching is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the United States, second only to gardening. In…
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Michigan State University research specialist Amos Ziegler developed the app through a project he created six years ago—the Midwest Invasive Species…
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Charley Harper is famous in the art world for his simplistic views of nature. Birds, trees, and plants are depicted with lines, bold colors and carefully…
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What would you do with five to ten minutes to present a plan for making Kalamazoo a better place to live?The Kalamazoo Public Library and its ONEPlace…
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Most reference books aren’t the most exciting reads. After all, you don’t open up a textbook or encyclopedia to find riveting prose. But next time you…
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More than one species of butterfly has seen its numbers drop – in some cases plummet – in recent years. The monarch is doing better than some. But…
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As you’re shoveling your driveway this weekend, you might fancy a hot plate of pancakes at a local diner. But if the winter cold keeps up, you might have…
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Writer Tiffany Fitzgerald examined some of the work being done by "citizen scientists" in Southwest Michigan. Her story was published in the February…
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Lisa Duke stands by a lake at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary near Augusta. A variety of birds stand near the shore: mallard ducks, Canada geese and, much…