It’s a matter of offering people access to nature, trails, and clean outdoor space, according to one top Connecticut municipal official. Connecticut residents — and wildlife — will be able to enjoy ...

Have you ever looked at a mountain and wondered why there were trees on one side but none on the other? Or noticed different ...

The Great Gorge Trail in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania, is exactly that kind of pinch-worthy discovery. Tucked away in the Laurel Highlands, this 3.6-mile trail delivers the kind of natural beauty that makes ...

Volunteers plant trees and shrubs at the Napa Valley Community Forest on Saturday. Jesse Duarte / Star Paul Asmuth, background center, instructs volunteers at Saturday's tree planting in St. Helena.

I traveled deep into Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life – mountain gorilla trekking. In this video, I share the full journey: the hike ...

The Laurel Cove Music Festival takes place at Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Pineville. The natural amphitheater is surrounded by hemlock trees and mountain laurel blooms with a crystal clear ...

Southern Living highlighted two Western North Carolina locations among its 25 best Southern road trip destinations. Sliding Rock in Pisgah National Forest offers a unique natural waterslide ...

Alexander Pancoe, an alpinist and philanthropist battling cancer, died doing what he loved, his wife Nina Laski Pancoe said. He had climbed the tallest mountains of all seven continents, cross ...

The Mountain Laurel is a somewhat twisted, multi-stemmed evergreen shrub. A perennial native, it is found in a variety of natural settings, ie, deep woods, open sandy meadows and hillsides and even ...

Pennsylvania's state flower is the mountain laurel.Gov. Gifford Pinchot chose it more than 90 years ago. The General Assembly passed two bills, each naming a different favorite shrub – mountain ...