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Students and alumni at UVA Sawmilling are transforming 35 tons of white oak and cedar into benches, raised beds and more.
A world-class wildlife sanctuary that inspires curiosity and action for a healthy ecological future.
Months after being scratched by a stray dog, Yvonne Ford lost “her ability to walk, talk, sleep, swallow,” said her daughter, revealing Ford died of rabies ...
A caller to the Patriot office recently expressed alarm at a number of swallow deaths that were occurring along County Highway 10 near Highway 7 north of Waconia.
“The cross-watershed tree swallow box program started with Kensington North Watershed Association, and then we expanded the program to include five different watershed groups,” Steinhoff said. This ...
WATCH: Online bartering groups are becoming a lifeline for Canadians struggling with soaring living costs. Communities like PALZ Trading Zone and The Giving Tree London are seeing a surge in ...
Nest boxes help many species of birds, including eastern bluebirds, tree swallows and wood ducks, by providing protection during nesting season.
The United States is home to some truly massive snakes, from the powerful Eastern Indigo to the enormous Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. These reptiles dominate their environments with their size ...
A collection of eighteen essays, reports and reminiscences (all but one of which have previously appeared in The New Yorker as a "Letter from the East" or some other compass point). Author writes of ...
A sleek and impressively designed bird, it’s no surprise that Tree Swallow exhibits such grace and skill in flight. Even their colors seem to emphasize their cool prowess, as the gleaming blue ...
This week’s featured creature — the tree swallow — is much less common than other swallows that we see in Oklahoma, such as cliff and barn swallows. Additionally, most agencies show that the ...