Mid-September is a time of much change in the Northland. Though the autumnal equinox isn't until Sept. 23, many of the local flora and fauna are taking on the appearance of the new season already.

MARQUETTE, MI – A scenic drive in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is closed to vehicles and bicycles nightly for the next month while blue-spotted salamanders migrate, WLUC reports. A portion of Peter ...

Massachusetts residents, meet the critter who could become one of the state’s newest official animals. A group of students from Andover have made it their mission to bring awareness to the ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WJMN) — What started as an effort to protect the migration patterns of a particular salamander has gained national attention in recent years. On Wednesday, Marquette police announced ...

Precipitation during the hot days of summer can be quite sporadic. Though the weather statistics show that the summer is the wettest, these measurements often change from year to year and from ...

Many may know that South Carolina has an official state bird (Carolina Wren) or even that the state has its own official state shell. But did you know that the Palmetto State also has a state ...

Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) and members of the Blue-Spotted Salamander complex (Ambystoma laterale-jeffersonianum complex) often share terrestrial and wetland habitats, allowing ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BLUE RIVER, Ind. — For the first time in 30 ...

The short list of creatures vying for recognition as the newest Massachusetts state symbols may not be as cute as a tabby cat, as stately as a Morgan horse or as iconic as the Boston terrier, but they ...

MARQUETTE, MI – The city of Marquette is rerouting vehicles every night for most of April to allow blue-spotted salamanders to safely cross the road to a swamp where they lay eggs, officials announced ...