Outdoors

The concrete complex operates under DIY rules.

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jason Nark recently made a surprising discovery: There are lots of people in Pennsylvania who believe in Bigfoot.

The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the year for the 88 percent of Earth’s people.

A group of New Jersey fishermen received a once-in-a-lifetime thrill while off the state's coastline Monday.

House Bill 629 passed the house and currently sits in the Senate Insurance and Banking Committee, where past versions of this bill have all stalled. 

A black bear has been traipsing around Philadelphia for at least a few days now. It’s been spotted in East Falls, Roxborough and Andorra.

Federal officials say they've canceled an annual summer concert series at Sandy Hook after the discovering of a piping plover nest. 

Today, environmental experts note that the river is the cleanest it’s been in decades. But they still do not advise you take a dip in the Delaware — not yet, at least.

A pair of falcons and their young put on an aerial display for dozens of urban bird watchers in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.

Two New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories issued Tuesday afternoon, state officials said. 

A bill pending in the New Jersey legislature would allow veterans and active duty military personnel free access to the state's parks, forests, and beaches. 

In one study at Monmouth University, researchers are evaluating water quality at popular surfing beaches along the Jersey shore.

The Game Commission plans to bring the bear north, to the mountains he would typically call home.

State environmental officials are warning the public about dangerous clinging jellyfish that were recently found for the first time in South Jersey.