Note to readers: This is the fourth installment of our special series on the great outdoors of Southwest Florida. So far we have covered where to see amazing birds, places to spot an alligator and ...

"On the Trail" is a periodic Pocono Outdoors feature, which allows me to share my discoveries as I hike along the many spectacular trails throughout the Poconos. This feature trail takes us across the ...

Florida’s wet and primarily wooded freshwater and saltwater swamps are invaluable ecosystems providing essential habitat and refuge for wildlife. Since seasonal climate patterns and animal movements ...

The 6,000-acre wetland lies in a 20-mile-long valley at the eastern edge of the Hudson Highlands near the Connecticut border. From open views of shrub swamp on the Appalachian Trail, to forested hikes ...

The cypress swamp at Grassy Waters Preserve is so close to civilization that visitors can hear cars whizzing by on Northlake Boulevard while wandering about in nature's den, observing the reflection ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Happy Swamp Hiking season! Now that the rain has started falling again in some places in Southwest Florida ― and rain will be ...

Wherever you are in Pike County, you’re never far from Delaware State Forest land. A constellation of 84,000 acres of wild, natural places, it’s a grand place to shake off civilization for a while. In ...