Saturday, March 15, 2025

Nancy Kincaid of Charleston, W.Va. writes, "My husband and I feed birds and squirrels in our backyard, and we have a special male cardinal...
open house sign

As Kym Seabolt's daughter continues house hunting, she can assure you there is no more “adult situation” than that. It is wild out there.
hands

A little bit of grace can erase invisible walls that we tend to put up to protect ourselves.
mason bee

Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District education specialist Kelly Riley explains the benefits of putting off spring cleanup for backyard pollinators.
livestock guardian dogs

Training is about the human, not the animal. Humans like things to be easy, and we’ll let a situation or behavior slide, because it’s working.
Item No. 1285

Item No. 1285 appears to be some sort of machete with a valve soldered on the side and small hole near the tip. It measures just over 17 inches long.
sweet chestnut

Learn two different methods for successfully growing chestnut seeds from seed.
Trumpeter swans

Jim Abrams offers a breakdown of the wildlife conservation work the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife completed last year.

By cutting poison hemlock down after flowering, you can eliminate its potential to produce more seeds. Peak bloom for is in late May and early June.
Mourning Dove

Tami Gingrich offers a look inside the lives and habits of mourning doves, attempting to answer the question: "Are they truly full of sorrow?"