SC Dept. of Natural Resources reminds the public that bears are emerging from hibernation... and they may be hungry ...

Today is "Palm Sunday" due to the reports people cut palm fronds and met Jesus before Jerusalem. Being a local staple, these ...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says many birds that migrate south during the winter are ... figure out what the impacts were.” The state is looking for volunteers to help ...

It’s time to phase this tree out in favor of better adapted or native trees,” writes one Utah horticulturist. “We need to ...

Searching for the perfect socially distanced trip—or just some daydreaming fodder? Embrace the majesty of the United States ...

There is so much to see in South Carolina that, sometimes ... This is one of the best day trips you can take to experience the beautiful mountains in this state. They are only 20 minutes from each ...

Florida named the mockingbird its state bird back in 1927, when the state was much more agricultural and less populated on the coasts. It may not be quite as representative of today's bustling, modern ...

Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative.

The Florida Senate has introduced Senate Bill 880, which proposes a shake-up in the state's bird designations. The bill seeks ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A battle over Florida’s state bird has once again taken hold in the state legislature. Twin bills in the state Senate and House are proposing that the American flamingo and the ...

Florida lawmakers are considering bills to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the state bird and ... breeding colonies in South Florida and migratory birds flying in from elsewhere.