Outdoors

A photo essay reflects that hope springs eternal — and gives us a chance to reflect on the need for resilience as we edge toward recovery.

Starting this weekend, marinas in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania all will be allowed to open. Other water-access points will follow next week.

Maria Saltzman, a spokesperson for the Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach in Seaside Heights, offers a glimpse into how boardwalk amusement parks might operate.

Widespread power outages are possible Thursday amid a storm system that will generate strong wind gusts, forecasters warn.

Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency shutdown orders closed garden supply stores in Pa., but there are plenty of safe ways to buy plants and learn how to grow.

Let's remember the good parts of April 2020.

The mayor of Point Pleasant Beach has unveiled what he says is a "common sense" plan to incrementally reopen the town. N.J. Gov. Murphy will outline his statewide plan Mon.

Michael “Gagz” Gagliardi hopes the Philly Four Corners route will become a local institution.

With New Jersey allowing marinas to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey State Police have issued tips on how boaters can properly socially distance. 

As boating season nears in New Jersey, marinas, boatyards, and marine manufactures will be allowed to operate amid the ongoing pandemic.

The Franklin Institute has started a nature scavenger hunt for people to engage with nature and outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic.

The federal government has ordered the immediate closure of Sandy Hook a day after New Jersey closed all county and state parks. 

City and state officials are weighing the risks of keeping parks open as they work to enforce social distancing rules triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

About 1 in 7 city courts are now unplayable, and more takedowns are planned.

Walking outdoors is allowed. The American Birding Association has tips to help start you on a hobby.