2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (127+ words) RIVER EDGE, NJ — Mushroom lovers can explore the fungi growing across the Garden State during a Saturday program at the River Edge Public Library. “Fungi of New Jersey” is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. in the library’s large meeting room…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (593+ words) ASHBURN, VA – Four Loudoun County high school students decided to see if they could fight fire with fire – in this case, to try to combat invasive farm pests with another little buzzing, flying creation: drones. Sumedh Pendyala, Praneel Mukherjee, Jayesh…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (908+ words) WOODBRIDGE, VA – If you open your oven door and see a forked tongue flicking back at you, Bill Crisp might be the guy to call. Crisp, 50, of Bristow, is a Northern Virginia snake wrangler. His nonprofit organization, K2C Snake Consultants, both…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (657+ words) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — To keep your weekend light, Patch presents some positive Southern California stories from the past week — many that hopefully will brighten your day. 2 Red Octopuses Make Public Debut At Birch Aquarium The octopuses hatched from eggs last October…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (447+ words) BOSTON, MA — Construction is nearing completion on a new 10,000-square-foot venue at the Museum of Science on 1 Science Park that will bring scientists, innovators and the public together for programs focused on artificial intelligence, climate change, public health, space exploration…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (208+ words) LONG VALLEY, NJ — Visitors to Mill Pond Park have two new ways to learn about the natural world around them following a weekend improvement project at the Helen Andrews Memorial & Outdoor Education Area. The Washington Township Land Trust's Stewardship Committee…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (380+ words) ARLINGTON, MA — Children built robots, launched rockets, met live animals and turned their ideas into working inventions during Da Vinci Jr.’s first summer program in Arlington. The three-week program, held from July 20 through Aug. 7 at Saint Agnes School, brought…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (155+ words) The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is offering hands-on programs, including one titled, "Bat Mythbusters." "Get outdoors, try something new, and build skills along the way! There’s something for everyone; from fly fishing and hunter education classes to bats…...