The plan would fund 57 projects, from a Duwamish River salmon habitat to a Bellevue orchard beside affordable housing.

A whale-watching captain spotted roughly a dozen 9-foot spinetail devil rays near San Diego, an exceedingly rare sight this far north.

Three 90-minute cruises from Dock 4 near the Aquarium of the Pacific let visitors get close to massive cargo ships, no sign-up required.

Radar tracked nearly 752,000 birds over King County in a single night, with a peak of 279,000 aloft at once.

Nearly a third of the released frogs were raised in the zoo's new headstarting lab before hitting San Gabriel streams.

A fenced-off ravine with a 1872 stone dam could finally open to hikers near Skyline Wilderness Park.

The California Coastal Commission approved Ocean Rainforest's 7.8-square-kilometer kelp farm off Ventura, with conditions to protect whales and local fishing grounds.

On three Saturdays in September, giraffes and zebras get golden-hour visitors bearing mocktails and light bites at the Folsom preserve.

Free trees, seeds and bike helmets await at the ribbon-cutting near Parkland Prairie Nature Preserve.

Peak fall migration sent millions of birds over Wisconsin, with warblers among the tiniest, most vulnerable travelers.

Crews are running 24/7 to replace 63,450 cubic yards lost to Hurricane Idalia, with the south end closed through November.

The City of Pittsburgh has been renovating Burgwin Recreation Center, with work expected to finish in fall 2026.

Gilbert Garza Park closed Tuesday for months of trail and field work tied to the Zarzamora Creek Greenway expansion.