Join the movement of supporting biodiversity with a wildlife haven! Here's how to get your backyard named as Certified ...

As September approaches, many gardeners pay less attention to the outdoors, with plans, perhaps, for planting tulip bulbs or reseeding patches of lawn as the weather turns cool. Yet, late summer and ...

For most of the last two years of his life, my dad’s connection with the outdoors was through the window at a local nursing home, but this isn’t a sad story by any means. His room faced a courtyard ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland Natural Resources officials say state residents can help battle the loss of wildlife habitat by providing food, water and shelter for birds, reptiles and other species ...

Inviting wildlife into your backyard can be a love-hate proposition. You love when the finches and chickadees visit your bird feeders, but wish the starlings and blackbirds would stay away. You enjoy ...

Dale Batchelor talks with visitors during an open house of their certified wildlife garden in Raleigh on Sunday, September 14, 2014. newsobserver.com To say that love bloomed between wildlife ...

When deciding where to hang your bird feeder, Reese recommends keeping them away from compost heaps or bins, which can attract pests. ‘To reduce the risk, make sure the feeder is out of reach, ...

Tucked away in the Holiday Park section of Plum is a tropical paradise packed with various plants, fish and crafted creatures. It has been said that deer jump fences for a chance to nibble on the ...

If you met her at the mailbox in front of her ranch-style home in Fruitport Township, you'd never suspect that 60-year-old Mary Jo Robinson lives a wild life. But peer beyond the rustic, vine-covered ...

DEAR JOAN: My parents love animals and would own a zoo if they were younger, able and rich. Because that’s impossible, they have settled for backyard wildlife, and enjoyment. That includes having ...

During his famous voyage to the Galápagos Islands, Charles Darwin noticed that the finches differed markedly from island to island. Each group had uniquely shaped bills that helped them feed on the ...