Marco Island, on Florida's Paradise Coast, is ideal for a multi-generation beach vacation. Here are 5 ideal things to do with ...

Rhode Island boasts 21 lighthouses, some of which are open to the public. Beavertail Lighthouse, the state's first, dates ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation added 12 new locations to the New York Birding Trail in July. Of ...

The New York Times’s Frugal Traveler columnist Elaine Glusac has been on almost every trip you can imagine. She’s learned a ...

In Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the borough’s most popular green space, volunteers learn the difference between English Ivy and ...

It’s summer and the city is buzzing with pollinators—many of which are in decline. The Parks Department and local nonprofits ...

When a cockfight begins in Kabul, the noise is immediate. Roars of “Hit!” and “Kill!” erupt among spectators as two birds lunge at each other, feathers and blood flying. This centuries-old blood sport ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...

But for Corwin, a 66-year-old fourth-generation farmer, it's not enough to bring the farm back to its 100,000-bird capacity. READ: Duck farm rebuilding after bird flu outbreak devastated its business ...

Bald eagles and peregrine falcons in New York State are in danger. Both species were pushed to the brink of extinction by habitat loss and the pesticide DDT. Thanks to conservation efforts in ...

Since late Wednesday, when New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials said bird flu was the likely cause of death for about 20 ducks, geese and shorebirds found Tuesday on ...

New Yorkers could start seeing hummingbirds in the New York City area between April 26 and May 3, according to Farnsworth, and by around May 17, the birds should be present throughout the entire ...