The sun came out! So it was a day for me and a friend to head to the Boy Scout Camp Trail, dodging rain puddles here and there. A tree swallow cavorted over the river, making long, graceful swoops. We ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Beneath the forest canopy, or overstory, of towering trees is a second layer of vegetation known as the understory. It is composed of shrubs, saplings, ...

The red maple is the first native tree to blossom on Staten Island. From a distance, it's easy to spot the bright red of the female flowers (at top of photo) and orange-red appearance of the male ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 28—Now that we have passed the vernal equinox, sunlight is about 12 1/2 hours each day (sunrise 7 a.m., sunset nearly 7:30 ...

Who knew? Maple trees have flowers! I had never noticed the tiny yellow corymbs on the backyard maple at the farm until Sunday's sun brought the garden to life. Saturday's downpour had been rain so ...