For many, this year’s bug season may feel worse than before — but local experts say it’s actually been pretty mild.

It’s black fly season in the Adirondack North Country. They’re out in full force in the central Adirondacks, where I recently went camping. But once the sun sets and the temperature drops, the evening ...

Woodland phlox are blooming, robins are nest building, thermometers are fluctuating and spring peepers are singing their chorus in marshy woods, swamps, ponds and ditches. These tiny tree frogs ...

MAN WHO LIVES, BREATHES AND STUDIES GRASS. HE IS A LAWN FANATIC. FOR JASON LANIER OF UMASS EXTENSION. TURNING GRASS GREEN IS SERIOUS SCIENCE. ONE OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED SPRING FIXES A SHARP MOWER ...

Follow the cacophony of frogs — spring peepers, wood frogs and boreal chorus frogs — into the woods and you’ll likely find a small pond created by snowmelt and rainwater. These seasonal pools, often ...

You've read 5 stories this month. Support the CT Mirror reporting you rely on. Across the eastern United States, and stretching into Canada, residents know it’s spring when they hear the chirp of the ...

Spring is officially here, which means it’s time to pull out the cooling beauty products and ditch the heavy body lotions. I’ve already added a hydrating gel sunscreen and body acne mist back into my ...

Every day as we advance toward May, the wetlands around our region’s lakes play a symphony of songs that enchant those of us who love our outdoors. Springtime music fills the air around Mosquito, ...

There’s a sure sign that spring is just around the corner. Over the past couple of weeks, the silence of the night has been disturbed by a loud peeping sound. It’s mating season for the spring peeper.

Signs of spring were evident well before March 20 when spring officially started. One sign that wasn't visible was the unmistakable smell of a striped skunk whose mating season was underway. It may ...

The following programs are coming up this month at Berks County parks and historic sites: Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Homeschooler’s History Day at Beidler House in Alleghany Aqueduct Park, Gibraltar.