Your neighborhood is home to all sorts of amazing animals, from racoons, squirrels and skunks to birds, bugs and snails. Even if you don’t see them, most of these creatures are leaving evidence of ...

Dollar spot ( Clarireedia jacksonii, formerly Sclerotinia homoeocarpa ) is a foliar disease that affects both cool- and warm-season grasses. Small, whitish or tan spots, which reach soup-can size, ...

Your lawn is full of holes, scratch marks, and large bird-like footprints. What kind of large avian pest are you dealing with? Or is it even a bird at all?

Hey, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it! Along around 3 a.m. there is a low, guttural “merrow” and I am awake holding up my head off my now hot pillow. I think, well that cat is not happy, and man ...

Michelle Sobeck, owner of Nature’s Kingdom Conservation in Herron, says that wild animals are more active this time of year as they prepare for winter. Nature’s Kingdom Conservation is a nonprofit ...

Trina Machacek lives in Diamond Valley north of Eureka. Email [email protected].

HUDSON — A deer that was acting oddly in the southeastern part of Columbia County late last month was rabid, the county health department announced Thursday. The Columbia County Department of Health ...

Squirrels don't eat daffodil bulbs because they contain lycorine and other alkaloids which are unpleasant and harmful to rodents. For this reason, planting daffodil bulbs is a reliable option for a ...

Poison Ivy Some harmless plants are mistaken for poison ivy (young box elder seedlings, for instance) but you’ll know for sure if you develop an itchy rash after coming in contact with the sap, which ...