The bewildering systematics and semantics of Black Ratsnakes

A species full of peculiar and wonderful adaptations

Unseen and deadly, ambush bugs are waiting. And they are everywhere.

They’re even more spectacular shapeshifters than our other local amphibians.

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is much more than a charming little curiosity or a spark of glittering color.

Our local otter species is the North American river otter (Lontra canadensis).

The lowliest of critters play an indispensable role in sustaining nature.

The Land Trust is sustaining grassland habitat at several of its nature preserves.

The luna moth is a living avatar of the moon—at rest by day, on the move by night, exquisitely pale, subtle yet spectacular.

The botanical family to which the wild parsnip belongs, Apiaceae, contains some of the most poisonous plants in the world.

Sleeping bears seem to be able to sense the presence of intruders.

There are several stories explaining how witch-hazel got its name.