A single sea otter has lingered in kelp beds near Friday Harbor for over a month, a rare sight in the inland San Juan Islands.

The endangered joey, born to Finni and Tobai, is helping teach parents about kangaroo care at the zoo's Wild Australia habitat.

Raleigh crews are testing new retaining walls before Lake Howell's water returns in time for December's Holiday Express.

Scientists scooped up endangered humped tree snails in empty peanut butter jars before a Category 5 storm hit Guam.

After nearly 60 years, Houston's storied bird conservation group has a new name, new logo, and a Yellow-throated Warbler to prove it.

Cincinnati's first full-scale concrete skatepark debuts in Camp Washington with a cheese-coney ramp and Reds tribute.

The steel tower near Mentor Marsh will give visitors a bird's-eye view of the preserve's 220,000 annual guests' favorite trails and waters.

The Thornton Road ramp adds a sixth paddling access point and comes with a $500 littering fine for anyone who trashes it.

A Bok Tower Gardens leaf outdid its own 2025 mark by 102 pounds, using gym weights and a kneeling staffer to prove it.

Crews start Sept. 8 on a historic stone wall holding up the eastern edge of Barton Springs Pool — no replanting allowed at the wall.

North America's longest via ferrata is packing Vernal hotels, but Ashley Valley water officials warn the climb sits right above the drinking supply for 30,000 people.

Great Rivers Greenway and the Saint Louis Zoo tucked 300 hand-painted rocks along Rock Hollow Trail, including two depicting an endangered bumblebee.

Four yurts and primitive campsites are bookable now at the former Savage River Lodge, with free public access to 55,000 acres of forest.