Phenology might be said to be “keeping a record of the recurrences of natural events in the plant and animal kingdom, in relation to climate and ...

By Jed Buelow Tomahawk Leader Co-Editor, Sports and Nature Editor Who said you have to be a school-aged student to take a fieldtrip? Especially now that ...

People say he’s “crazy as a loon” or “you’re loony,” meaning foolish, silly or demented. I hope this reference is to the loon’s behavior when disturbed, ...

What’s the sweetest smell you can think of?  Is it fresh homemade bread, hot apple pie, wood smoke from a campfire, a favorite perfume? None of ...

April 15, 1984. It wasn’t exactly a wild goose chase, but then again it wasn’t a big success as a sandhill crane count either. The final ...

Over a month in advance of March 24, the Northern Highland Audubon Society set that date for its first spring bird hike. It was to take ...

The Easter bunny brought something different to our house. I got up to find my daughter-in-law, Karen, carefully holding a colorful male evening grosbeak. She had ...

Were my hopes for a spring day premature? That old snowman just wouldn’t quit. It’s a whole lot like last year. Do you remember? ————– The ...

At 3:35 a.m. CST on March 20, the path of the sun, following the line of the ecliptic northward, crosses the earth’s equator. The sun will ...

Do you remember? On March 11, 1948, it was -32° F. here.  Last year, on March 8, bright, shiny, red rhubarb crowns were up above the ...