Costs came in 29% over budget, but Tiburon council members pushed ahead on accessible paths and new play features anyway.

Nearly 675 residents weighed in on what replaces the old school — restrooms topped the wish list with 62 percent support.

A $20,000 natural-surface path now connects Parkers Summit homes to the MESA Soccer Complex, with organizers eyeing a five-mile extension to the Enoree River.

Tiny, hairless squirrel kits arrived at the Houston SPCA in droves after Eduardo's winds tore nests from trees near Beaumont.

The 120-foot corridor lets recovering hawks and eagles practice sharp turns before release, ending long drives to Fort Lauderdale.

A branded I-35 flyway idea fizzled, but Iowa, Illinois and Missouri keep seeding roadsides for monarchs anyway.

ZooTampa's critical care team is watching 24 manatees right now, many hurt by boats during the same holiday meant to celebrate them.

Reggie the cockatoo entertained Cincinnati Zoo crowds for 45 years before an inoperable mass ended his life this month.

Land Trust staff counted about 20 monarch caterpillars this season on milkweed replanted since the 2017 Atlas Fire scorched the ridge.

La Jolla Coastal Conservancy has pulled 16 tons of weeds this year alone. Council President Joe LaCava plans to propose a neighborhood park-partnership policy to the City Council Rules Committee in fall 2026.

Nearly 1,500 crows have already massed near Pioneer Courthouse Square, with researchers expecting the flock to top 20,000 by winter.

Watchers gather at Mount Auburn Cemetery and Fresh Pond as nighthawks pass overhead, even as the species has nearly vanished as a Massachusetts breeder.

A downed bald eagle found in a Lancaster County yard is fighting lead poisoning and a fractured shoulder bone at once.