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This Turf Tutorial introduces the concept of urban naturalism to help you hone your observation skills and cultivate your sense of wonder and curiosity in nature as you explore the city.

Turf Tutorial: Urban Naturalism

Exploring Earth Oddities in Urban Wildscapes with Ruby McConnell

Sponsored by Merrell

This Turf Tutorial invites you to explore plants and fungi in urban wilds, forest edges, woodlands, deserts, and wetlands while offering guidelines for mindful harvesting and thoughtful practices for building intimacy with wild plants and the land.

Turf Tutorial: Foraging

Mindful harvesting and practices to building intimacy with wild plants with Vanessa Chakour

Sponsored by Merrell

Ahuehuete del Buen Retiro ("El Abuelo")

Ahuehuete del Buen Retiro ("El Abuelo")

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

West Glacier, Montana

Lake McDonald

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

Himmelsweiher (Sky Ponds)

Augsburg, Germany

Himmelsweiher (Sky Ponds)

In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.

One of dozens of wood dioramas showcasing Vermont's birds.

Huntington, Vermont

Birds of Vermont Museum

Wood carving meets bird conservation at this museum showcasing the life's work of one man.

Loup of Fintry

Glasgow, Scotland

Loup of Fintry

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.

Podcast: Pando the Trembling Giant

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team September 27, 2021

Lago di Alleghe

Lago di Alleghe

A devastating landslide accidentally created this tourist hotspot.

Aerial view of High Rock Canyon.

Playing With Light and Perspective With One of Our Top Photo Contributors

Patience pays off.

Jonathan Carey September 24, 2021

The views from the volcano's crater lip are astounding.

Angahuan, Mexico

Paricutin Volcano

Climb and walk into the crater of one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth.

Brandymore Castle

Arlington, Virginia

Brandymore Castle

This "castle" is actually a limestone and quartz formation hidden along a trail.

The Bridge of God

Akchour, Morocco

The God's Bridge

Reaching this rock formation involves a hike through rocky rapids and springs where wild turtles reproduce.

Bear 409, “Beadnose,” a sow that won Fat Bear Week in 2018. GIS specialist Joel Cusick is pioneering a new technique for calculating the bears’ weight that doesn’t require pulley systems and tranquilization.

Just How Fat Are Alaska's Most Famous Fat Bears?

As Fat Bear Week approaches, biologists share the results of a novel, noninvasive method to determine the animals' true heft.

Kylie Mohr September 22, 2023

Entrance to the cave.

Grants, New Mexico

Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

Cascading pools down to the river.

Swan Valley, Idaho

Fall Creek Falls

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

Mildam, Netherlands

Ecokathedraal

Nestled in the woods lies this land art project: a hybrid between park, maze and natural monument.

Redwood City, California

Tafoni Sandstone Monolith

This unique formation appears as though an asteroid landed on the forest.