Whooooo’s first? The great horned owl, that’s whooo!
Great horned owls are fierce predators with many unique characteristics. They are also the first nesting bird of the year.
Repurposing your Christmas tree
A live Christmas tree may be the best gift you get yourself, and local wildlife. Learn how to repurpose a live Christmas tree to benefit a nearby ecosystem.
The winter solstice
The longest night of the year. The shortest day of the year. The first day of winter. Any way you want to look at it, the winter solstice is here.
The pileated woodpecker: A gifted carpenter
Tami Gingrich offers insight into the lives of pileated woodpeckers — the largest North American species still confirmed to be living.
Winter Finch Forecast predicts irruptions from the north
If you enjoy feeding birds, you may be in for a special treat this winter. Two species of northern finches have already begun irrupting southward.
The opossum: A misunderstood marsupial
Tami Gingrich highlights all the reasons the Virginia opossum is a unique and beneficial animal to have around.
A wild turkey tale
Turkeys aren't just for Thanksgiving. Tami Gingrich shares the unique courting, mating and poult-rearing process that wild turkeys go through every year.
Dead trees host life after death
To some, dead trees are an eyesore. But nature columnist Tami Gingrich thinks beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The bucket: A lesson on the Osage orange
Here in the Midwest, the fruit of the Osage orange tree has yet another name, spider ball. But does it actually repel spiders?
A curious case of the chip ‘mumps’
Chipmunk cheeks are actually kind of incredible, and vital to the rodent's survival each winter. Tami Gingrich describes the unique survival strategies of these tiny foragers.
