One of the earliest plants to arise in the spring is now poking its shoot out of the ground: the Eastern skunk cabbage [Lysichiton camtschatcense]. Skunk cabbage is an herbaceous perennial plant that ...

For those slogging through one of the harshest winters in recent memory, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. The first wildflower of the year is already blooming — even if it is still covered in ...

I’ve given up on winter. It seems that nature around me has, too. This past rainy weekend, I ventured into a nearby marsh, wading through knee-high mud under cold, glowering skies that hinted of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Spring has almost sprung. I know this not because the calendar says so, but because the fried-fish Lenten specials on Fridays at Kings Arms have returned. It’s not the melting ...

Skunk Cabbage is an early spring plant known for its foul odor and ability to generate its own heat. This plant is native to eastern North America, growing from Nova Scotia to North Carolina. It ...

Skunk cabbage has been used extensively as a medicinal plant by various Native American tribes (Photo by Judy Gallagher/CC BY-SA 3.0) Long Island life can be beautiful at any time of the year, ...