Outdoors

Any fires that spark in New Jersey on Wednesday could quickly get out of control, forecasters warn.

No injuries were reported in the weekend blaze in South Jersey, but massive clouds of smoke visible for miles put communities in the Pine Barrens and beyond on edge.

A recent analysis shows that visitation to U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land has risen by about 15 percent over the last decade, while its budget falls.

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society educator, Sally McCabe talks the timeline of trees as they get ready to burst into blossom.

Water quality improvement projects in the Delaware River Watershed get $4.1 million under the new Delaware River Basin Conservation Act.

Wildwood's popular "beach box" storage rental system is expanding across municipal boundaries, officials announced. 

Pennsylvania is looking for new ways to fight the invasive spotted lanternfly, nearly five years after it was first discovered in Berks County.

The trace fossils, as they are known, are scattered along a winding trail at Valley Forge National Historical Park, on slabs purchased in 2011 from a nearby commercial quarry.

Nearly 8,000 acres of wilderness in Ocean County will remain undeveloped after officials closed on a $15,450,000 deal funded by the county's open space tax late last week.

Philadelphia Parks and Recreation reports beaver activity is on the rise but not a nuisance.

A bill that could allow Sunday hunting has passed through the Senate's Game and Fisheries Committee and is awaiting consideration before the full chamber.

One of the first all-girl Scouts BSA troops delights in the outdoor activities troop members say aren’t often available in Girl Scouts.

Once again, the New Jersey osprey comeback story added another happy chapter to 2018, a report released by the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey finds.

The law, which went into effect Wednesday, permits a designated smoking area of 15 percent at beaches. Smoking is still permitted in parking lots.

Reviving the Delaware River took decades and came about through a combination of social need, public outcry, and political will. Here, we look at the river's history.