Nature

During winter periods, high winds, rain, ice and snow make it difficult for many birds to forage for food. Putting out some wild bird seed during a cold weather season is greatly appreciated by...

Care for plants and animals in their natural environment is the goal of environmental managers. Management of resources is a balancing act of leveraging the needs of the plants and animals in...

Plants use photosynthesis as a means to make their own food. By converting water and carbon dioxide into sugars and starches, plants not only take care of their own needs, but nourish countless...

A trip to the beach would not be complete without the thrill of finding a special shell or two to take home. Savvy shell seekers may check the local tide charts so their walk along the waters edge...

Lemongrass is a perennial grass plant that grows in tropical regions of Asia. The most commonly used type of lemongrass is from India. The oil from lemongrass is extracted from fresh or dried...

All cultivated species of flowers have originated from wildflowers. Once a plant has been domesticated, it may be bought and planted all over the world. Some plants when introduced to a different...

Sea urchins are mostly round invertebrate creatures, cold-blooded and having no backbone, that live on the floor of the oceans and seas around the world. There are around 700 separate species of...

The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, or H.R. 980, is federal legislation that designates 24 million acres of land in the Northern Rockies as wilderness, protecting it from development.

Grasslands in their various forms once covered more than 42 percent of the Earth's surface. In North America early European settlers referred to these grasslands as "prairies," the French word for...

Vermiculture, or the method of turning organic kitchen waste into crumbly, nutrient dense compost, is also a great way to raise worms for fishing. Not only do you have free, soil-enhancing compost...

Bamboo can be used in many ways, but one i can show you is how to make it into a spear, this is meant for fishing and not for play as it will have sharp edges.

Some trees such as the cherry, apple, peach and lilac put on a spectacular display of blossoms before the leaves on the tree are fully developed. This phenomenon is not only very beautiful; it...

You’ll actually be learning how to whistle with just the top of the acorn. This is kind of a useless talent, but it does bring you one step closer to being a Renaissance man of sorts. And I guess...

Follow the easy instructions to install a new bail on an open-faced fishing reel. Be sure to regularly oil the exposed parts of an open-face spinning reel. The reel should be disassembled once a...

Grasslands are areas where the predominant vegetation is grasses; they contain very few woody plants such as shrubs and trees. Some better known grasslands include the African savannas, the North...

Alaska is home to great fishing, including halibut, salmon, trout, pike, rockfish and whitefish. Outdoors enthusiasts head for Alaska during the high season, which is from May to September, to ply...

You open a cardboard box and hundreds of pastel pink and green polystyrene peanuts spill out as you dig for the product buried underneath. You volunteer to clean up after a party and fill a trash...

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms and their physical environment. Biomes are groups of ecosystems that share similar conditions in an environment. The Earth is often divided into at...

When taking pictures with direct light--either via camera flash or stand alone studio lights--you'll frequently find the light in your photos is quite harsh. Direct light creates bright glare on...

A rose is a subdivision of the larger category of flowering plants, which are defined by their ability to produce flowers. Therefore a rose is considered to be just one type of the many different...

The concept of carrying a knife in sheath, suspended around the neck, goes back to antiquity. The neck knife is still around because it is so practical. The neck knife is more secure than a...

The backcountry is what some may call "the final frontier." In a day and age with the population ever expanding, and the construction industry growing to support the larger population, less and...

An ecosystem includes all the living organisms within an area and their physical surroundings. These two features of an ecosystem are described as biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors.

Because Arizona is a desert state, wetland plants are not usually associated with it; there are, however, a number of plant types from grasses to trees that thrive in the wetland areas of the state.

While we might not generally think of small yard birds as being carnivorous creatures, some do eat meat. Filling bird feeders with animal-based bird foods is a great way to attract these feathered...

The marine environment comprises more than seventy percent of the Earth's surface. A number of ecosystems exist within the overall marine ecosystem due to the diversity of biotic and abiotic...

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants and some single-celled organisms produce sugars from sunlight and carbon dioxide. These sugars then become the food used in cellular respiration. In...

Earth's atmosphere is what allows life to exist on this planet. Carbon dioxide gets a lot of media coverage because of its role in global warming, but in fact, most of Earth's atmosphere is made...

Objects in space are in constant motion, but some follow specific patterns called orbits. Our understanding of the orbits of planetary bodies is contingent on scientific principles laid out by...

Corn is a warm weather plant and needs plenty of sunlight to grow and produce good sized, sweet ears of corn. Corn seeds get their best start when the soil they are planted in has all that they...

Winter is upon us and for some of us snow has fallen. If you don't have snow yet; be patient you will be getting some. For those of you that don't get snow you will have to picture this in your...

In some areas snow has already fallen. A white winter wonderland. A time for much enjoyment. You don't need to stay inside the house. Get out and enjoy the fresh air and the beautiful white snow...

The species of Eucalyptus known as gunnii, or the cider gum, is a hardy, fast growing evergreen tree that is commonly used for ornamentation. This native of Australia easily adapts to a variety...

The Dianthus flower, otherwise known as the carnation, comes in a variety of reds, pinks, yellows and whites and has a distinctive scent. They can be grown year round and the plants can reach 2 to...

Whether a flower is still on the plant on which it bloomed or cut and on its way to a florist, it still depends on water for cooling and delivery of nutrients. If the water supply is cut off, the...

Flowers are all about one thing: reproduction. Angiosperms, or flowering plants, make their showy flowers the centerpiece of their strategy for success in sexual reproduction.

Flowers are the reproductive advertising signs of the plant world. Their bright colors and heady scents attract insects, birds and small mammals to aid in the pollination process. These delicate...

A shrub is a woody plant that does not grow very tall, usually less than 10 to 15 feet, and is often characterized by multiple stems instead of just having one central trunk. There are many types...

Locating groundwater and fresh water springs is not a difficult task, but it does take a diligent eye. There are several above-ground clues that will tell you where there is water, and carefully...

With droughts, rising populations and simple wastefulness, the demand for water has risen in recent years, while the supply has dwindled. Thus, it makes sense for cities, states and even entire...

Animals and plants are both categories, or kingdoms, of living organisms. Typically, these organism groups are considered to be quite different from each other. Plants are generally fixed to the...

Used for centuries by primitive tribes to create the glowing coals used to start their fires, the fire piston is an ancient discovery that still maintains its usefulness for the modern woodland...

This article is about making a loud whistle out of an acorn shell. it will teach you the technique to whistle loud.

Once you have set up a hydroponic garden and begun monitoring your nutrient solution, you will notice that the solution becomes depleted over time. You can top off the nutrient reservoir with...

Gifts of flowers can convey many meanings. These sentiments have been further refined by assigning specific meanings to various colors of flowers within a plant species. The color of flowers is...

The Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens Engelm), originally a native of the Rocky Mountain region of the United States, has the sharpest needles of any pine tree. The species name "pungens" is...

Color in scientific terms is a mixture of the individual wavelengths of light. The color humans see is the different wavelengths of light reflected by an object.

Of all the cells in the human body there is only one that can be seen with the naked eye. This is the ova, or oocyte that is produced by the female. They are considerably larger than the male...

Studying ice crystals takes creativity of the mind and spirit---you have to be intrigued by the world around you to wonder how something so seemingly perfect forms, exists and disappears. A...

Conservation and government groups around the country advocate that homeowners plant native plants in their landscaping because of the benefits they can bring. Native plants play an important role...