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Reading time: about 7 minutes When a birder in Florida started logging the bird species that visited his property, he counted 37. Five years after he and his wife replaced much of their yard with native plants, that list had grown to 165. That kind of turnaround is exactly what…
A new park at the end of South Jefferson Street in Napa is giving walkers a dirt trail along the Napa River while plans take shape to turn former vineyard land back into tidal wetlands. The Napa River Estuary Open Space Park is…
The northern mockingbird is still Texas' state bird, a title it has held since 1927. The Texas State Historical Association records that the species was adopted that year at the request of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs.…
Many perennial plants show mast seeding, characterized by synchronous and highly variable reproduction across years. We propose a general model of masting, integrating proximate factors (environmental variation, weather cues, and…
This report details marine mammal stranding rates, trends, and activities in the United States for 2025. In 2025, there were 8,058 confirmed marine mammal strandings in the United States. Feature Story | Alaska New…