On this page, you’ll find articles about wildlife you may discover right in your own backyard!
Insects, Arthropods, and Myriapods
- 16 Things to Know about Fireflies
- The Amazing Monarch Migration
- Getting to Know Your Arthropods: Black Widow Spider
- Getting to Know Your Insects: Field Cricket
- Getting to Know Your Insects: Praying Mantis
- Getting to Know Your Insects: Yellowjackets
- Getting to Know Your Myriapods: Centipedes
Mammals
- Getting to Know Your Mammals: Chipmunks
- Getting to Know Your Mammals: Coyotes
- Getting to Know Your Mammals: Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
- Getting to Know Your Mammals: Opossum
- Getting to Know Your Mammals: Raccoons
- Spotting Squirrel Nests in the Fall
- What’s that Screaming in the Woods?
Reptiles
- Getting to Know Your Reptiles: Copperhead
- Getting to Know Your Reptiles: The Eastern Hognose Snake
- Getting to Know Your Reptiles: The Rat Snake
- Is there a Black Snake in Your Yard?
Birds
- Getting to Know Your Birds: Crows
- Getting to Know Your Birds: Scarlet Tanager
- Why Some Birds Don’t Migrate
- Woodpeckers: Drummers of the Woodlands
Fish
Plants
More!
- Are Orphaned Animals Really Orphaned?
- At Home Under the Ground: Animal Burrows
- Following Animal Trails
- Staying Warm in the Cold
- Photographing Wildlife