A droplet is pictured on moss. Photo by Taylor Brennan When the long winter months come to its final days, we all desperately search for any signs that will bring a break from nature’s cold darkness.

Since my last column on signs of spring (Feb. 7, 2024), more signs have become evident. The most common feeder bird in Idaho year after year — the dark-eyed junco — has begun to sing. Their simple ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ZANESVILLE ‒ Today is the first day of spring, or vernal equinox. The season arrived in the Northern Hemisphere at 5:01 a.m. In ...

Spring is officially in full swing, and with it comes a mix of beauty and discomfort. One of the first things we look forward to each year is the vibrant return of flowers and trees blooming and ...

Spring is on the way. We can see and hear it coming now even though we’re in mid-February — more than a month before the arrival of the vernal equinox. The days are rapidly growing longer — 45 minutes ...

Banding birds provides data that helps us understand the movements of birds. Bird banding demonstrations happen at ACNC Saturday mornings in the spring. Photo by Jennifer Schlick If the groundhog sees ...