Outdoors

The seventh annual Bucks County Book Festival drew crowds with author panels, book signings and a celebration of community, creativity and the joy of reading.

From starting times to best vantage points, as well as the weather forecast, Billy Penn has you covered.

Find the fitness community that fits your schedule, location and vibe. Most are free to join.

Experts offer up the best routes — and some hidden gems — for a run alone or with a group.

Participants can win prizes for visiting 18 participating parks and trails before Dec. 1.

The large wildfire was sparked at the peak of New Jersey’s spring fire season.

In its most recent update, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said about half of the fire spread over nearly 24 square miles in the southern part of the state was contained.

Investigators say Joseph Kling set wooden pallets on fire and left them unattended.

Officials expect the Jones Road Wildfire to eclipse a 2007 blaze by the time full containment happens this weekend.

The fire was first detected by the Belleplain Fire Tower at 12:24 p.m. Friday.

Black Girls With Green Thumbs takes climate lessons into schools. At Emlen Elementary, children with autism learn “earth-to-table” food production.

The five “ZOOtopiaries” drive home the connections between plants and animals.

Native-plants champion Doug Tallamy says individuals should reduce the amount of lawn they have and plant more native plants in his latest book, “How Can I Help?”

New Jersey Fish and Wildlife stocked more than 180,000 rainbow trout in waterways across the state to kick off Saturday’s opening-day event.

The SS United States is set to join Okaloosa County’s more than 500 artificial reefs, which include a dozen smaller ship wrecks.