A $700,000 federal grant will turn a vacant lot next to Crawford W. Long Middle School into a park students help design themselves.

September events from Eugene to the coast spotlight a decades-long effort to bring otters back after fur traders wiped them out.

A century of wooden steps, WWII radar bunkers and landslides later, Oceanside's cliffside path to Short Beach has a brand-new staircase.

Caroline's Flower Fields runs through October 4, with live music, honey vendors, and food trucks rotating in on fall weekends.

Frankie, Masha, and Mira honor donors and a late zoo board member. They'll roam outdoors this fall.

Backyard avocado and shade trees across Lutz, Brandon and Riverview are at risk, with roughly $16.5 million in Tampa trees exposed.

The famous bronze Dairy Cats are getting new neighbors: a retrofitted playground, shade structures, and a picnic area.

The $4.5 million River Park behind Angel Stadium opens next summer, but visitors will have to figure out where to leave the car.

A global review study found Venice Beach's negative reviews included a high share of cleanliness complaints.

Sahm Park's 400,000-gallon pool sat empty all summer, and Indy Parks says more closures could follow.

Stonington Peninsula near Escanaba draws thousands of monarchs staging for a risky flight across Lake Michigan and Green Bay.

Birch Aquarium released 223 endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs in two batches, and researchers already spotted earlier releases thriving.

A fossilized molar was found in a San Mateo County creek bed.