Enjoy this sampling of area waterfalls, for a deep dive visit thelaurelmagazine.com/recreation.

Stepping just slightly off the Beaten Path reveals hidden wonders like the hypnotic Upper Middle Creek Falls.

Keeping track of our winged neighbors requires a concerted effort and a watchmaker’s attention to detail.

Joey Kyle’s Plateau Planting Wisdom will pay dividends later in the season – witness his Wild Greens Pesto.

They dive, they dabble and they decorate our lakes and ponds – Ring-Necked Ducks are leaving us for the season, but not without putting on

A local inn incorporates wise conservation practices into its development plans, benefitting local plants and wildlife and sweetening life on