While you rake your newly fallen leaves over the next two weeks, keep an eye out for acorns, walnuts, and chestnuts. You can drop them off at your local Virginia Department of Forestry office until ...

The clock is ticking down on Mexico’s deadline this month to pay the United States water it owes under a 1944 international treaty.

State officials say by collecting and donating native acorns, you can directly support the growth of climate-resilient forests and ensure rare tree species thrive for future generations.

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 ...

JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — October is walnut season, and as the nuts fall from the trees, one family continues their harvest tradition spanning generations. For Clifford Block, the walnut doesn’t fall far ...

Oktoberfest, Martinsville's longest continuously held arts and cultural festival, was held under beautiful fall weather uptown on Saturday, drawing one of the most enormous crowds in recent history.

The Johnson City Commission discussed the possibility of Buffalo Mountain Park becoming a designated natural area at its meeting last Thursday. The plan process ...