Spring in Central Washington doesn’t arrive like a raging waterfall; it seeps in slowly, filling irrigation canals and softening the banks of the Yakima River before announcing itself in the hills in ...

Many cultures tell fascinating tales about turtles. Several North American Native tribes speak of a great turtle floating in a primal sea, before there was any land. Here lived all the other animals ...

While you're out and about soaking up the springtime weather, you might just see a few turtles in our local ponds and trails. May 23 is World Turtle Day, a day created by American Tortoise Rescue to ...

Imagine it's winter, and you're standing on a frozen lake or pond, when suddenly below your feet you notice hundreds of turtles. What are they doing down there below the ice? Some species, like ...

People of all ages and their pets seem to make a beeline outside for spring’s first blue-sky days, but no creature appreciates them quite like Minnesota’s Western painted turtles. This well-known ...

Delaware has 15 native turtle species, and many are currently migrating to lay eggs. Drivers should be cautious of turtles crossing roads and, when safe, help them across in the direction they were ...