Even-aged forest management is geared towards timber production with ecosystem health as a lesser consideration. This creates ...

A group of volunteers is helping transform a cemetery into a wildlife sanctuary. The Henley Road Helpers are working to make Ludlow's Henley Road Cemetery a haven for nature. The group meets once a ...

Peter Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Text and photos by Peter Vankevich The Eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) became an object of fascination for me when I ...

Microscopic plastic debris, termed “microplastics”, are of increasing environmental concern. Recent studies have demonstrated that a range of zooplankton, including copepods, can ingest microplastics.