Skunk cabbage is the first native wildflower to emerge in Chicago’s woodlands in spring. Other ephemerals will follow, ...

The spadix of the skunk cabbage, however, is thermogenic. It knows how to make its own heat, like a warmblooded animal.

So what is the source of this miraculous return of life? The answer, dear reader, is the humble skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus). Named for its distinctive scent, the famous Swedish biologist ...

After what felt like endless days of waking to rain pummeling the house, I finally woke in the darkness of an April dawn to ...

April, if you haven’t been out, you’ve already missed out on seeing some of the early bird ephemerals in full bloom.

Each year in May, the Administration for Community Living leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month. The 2025 theme, “Flip the Script on Aging,” focuses on transforming how society ...

Skunk cabbage doesn’t have a ring-of-spring name. “Trillium” rolls off the tongue like white petals off the stem, and you can almost hear trilling in the cattails when you say “red-winged ...

On the hunt for daylilies, periwinkle and other invasive plants, a team of about 20 volunteers spent Saturday morning helping ...

Letchworth, sometimes called the “Grand Canyon of the East,” was high on the list of places to go during a return trip to Geneseo.

It’s spring, the season of showers, sunshine, budding flowers, greening lawns and trees and an annual sense of rebirth that ...

MassWildlife officials advised residents to take down bird feeders because bears will often opt for “an easy meal at a backyard bird feeder,” ignoring seasonally available foods like skunk ...