Fig trees also are native and grow naturally near Israel’s rivers and streams. Cypress trees, which can live for hundreds of years, also are part of the Israeli landscape, most commonly seen in ...

Whether you’re planting in your yard, on a windowsill, or in a public space, you can help create more bird-friendly habitats with native plants. Find the best plants for your area (and where to get ...

Prepare for spring in the garden! Adkins Arboretum, offering the Chesapeake gardener the best selection of landscape-ready ...

As far as city Parks and Recreation Director Maggie Stuckey-Ross knows, the department still has a $140,000 grant through ...

Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory’s desalination plants receive power for ...

Instead, it waited two weeks to enter Gaza, giving Hamas time to take the hostages and prepare a defense. By contrast, during ...

The donated Christmas trees were placed in water approximately 10 feet deep at the south end of the lake to serve as habitat for bluegill, crappie and other fish.

The funds were designated for more than 100 communities, organizations and tribal nations around the country over the next ...

Maddison Spiegel of Westchester County, New York, had tried for years to go on a Birthright trip to Israel but somehow it ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

Cities can be deeply unwelcoming places for wildlife. They are noisy, difficult to get around, full of people and heavily ...

It’s official … the winter blues have hit me hard this year. As a native Texan, I never fare well with the winter but usually ...