There’s a march underway in the wild spaces of Lacey. Over leaves and around blades of grass, thousands of tiny feet plod with a single-minded purpose. It’s mating season for the rough-skinned newt.

Sometimes smooth, sometimes slippery, but always unique. Introducing one of the most interesting salamander relatives: newts. Newts are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. This lizard-frog ...

Now that many of us are out and about once again — while social distancing, of course — we are in high spirits as we take in nature’s nuances along some of the county park’s trails. It’s fun to slake ...

NORTH KITSAP — Sharp eyes glued to the ground, Beth Nichols spots a newt and scoops it up onto a piece of wood she brought along on her walk. “Hello, little brother,” she says, before lifting it to ...

HANK KENNEDY contends that US military attacks in the Caribbean amount to modern piracy driven by Venezuela’s oil wealth ANYBODY concerned about our countryside and the creatures that live in it will ...