Nature

Free admission, local wildlife and a community-driven mission make this small zoo a hidden gem.

A $134 million plan to renovate Milwaukee’s Mitchell Park Domes just got a boost from Milwaukee County officials.

Passenger pigeons have been extinct for over a century, but conservation groups want to bring them back for their role in forestry management. Their hordes were thought to create exceptionally green forests and fertile farmland.

Bug Hartsock, who’s been studying arthropods for a while, said centipedes are “ideal” roommates, particularly because they’re clean, won’t damage your home and eat cockroaches, termites and bedbugs.

The Driftless Area Land Conservancy has started the process of working with private landowners to build a new trail, which will one day be 50 miles long.

Heather Swan’s new book, “Where the Grass Still Sings: Stories of Insects and Interconnection,” is a richly illustrated celebration of the tiny creatures that play such crucial roles in our eco-systems.

As trillions of cicadas have emerged nationwide this spring, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is warning people it’s illegal to harvest them at state parks.

Wisconsin is one of four states with a National Scenic Trail of its own. Here’s why some hikers choose to trek all 1,200 miles of it.

A Wisconsin author talks about the wild world of “flower finding” and how to get involved in the hobby.

Research from the director of the Wisconsin-based Loon Project shows the 22 percent decline in Wisconsin’s loon population over the past three decades is driven by poor water clarity.