For Lauren Anderson, what began as a love for teaching and science has blossomed into a movement of sustainability and ...

A species of Australian native plant related to kangaroo paws has been named after the humble rotary clothesline.

Gardening is always evolving, and this year brings fresh ideas that can spark new energy in your outdoor space.

When the temperature drops, many of us retreat indoors to the comfort of a warm home. For the various creatures that call ...

A man I melt into nightly. I’m grateful for Spam. Comfort food. Hummingbirds. Photocorynus. Clouds. Pula. Haiku. Sprites.

Creating a pollinator-friendly garden is a great way to support bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other vital pollinators ...

They know their time is fleeting, and yet they have one mission: to provide for their next generations. While they consume the nutritious nectar our wild and native plants provide, they are collecting ...

Volunteers tend rooftop apiaries and community hives in KC urban neighborhoods, Brookside and Blue Hills, learning beekeeping and ecology.

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If you have been reading this column for a while, you probably know that those falling leaves collecting on your lawn and garden areas can provide an important layer of leaf litter upon which many ...

Backyard gardens might seem like just a hobby or a way to make a home look nice, but they actually play a much bigger role in conservation. As cities expand and natural habitats shrink, small green ...

Santa Rosa 9-year-old Nicholas Bard is a walking encyclopedia of honeybee facts. A colony needs 30 to 60 pounds of honey to survive each winter. The average lifespan of bees is about two weeks. And ...