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A group of owls perched around a wooden structure in an enclosed aviary.

Outdoors

In Texas, flightless owl has helped more than 38 orphaned owlets return to the wild

A person holds food scraps in a bowl and adds them to a compost bin in a garden setting.

Home

Gardener shows why she never throws away common kitchen scraps: 'Nothing goes to waste'

A small owl peeks out from a wooden birdhouse.

Outdoors

Sushi the screech owl is one live-prey test away from a return to the wild

A person holds a radish, stands in a garden, and a basket filled with various vegetables is on the ground nearby.

Home

After a rough spring, a backyard harvest delivers cucumbers, beans, and a standout crop

A woman in a garden holds a basket filled with various harvested vegetables.

Home

Even worn-looking plants can yield a bounty, Maryland gardener's harvest shows

A woman in a garden showing vegetables, then is seen planting seedlings in soil.

Home

Don't write off August — these fast-growing crops can keep your garden producing into fall

A box filled with green bell peppers.

Home

Virginia gardener's one-day bell pepper harvest has growers asking, 'How many plants?'

A barn and tomato seeds.

Food

One Iowa farm is guarding 20,000 food varieties as seed giants dominate the market

A school of fish.

Outdoors

Honolulu weighs tougher limits on aquarium fish trade to keep yellow tang on reefs

A gardener picking and eating a fig.

Home

Gardener picks ripe fig from home garden, shows why store produce falls short

A surveillance camera on a metal pole.

Tech

New York council urges mayor to dump Flock cameras over privacy concerns

A sign for Mercer County Wildlife Center surrounded by grass and greenery.

Outdoors

New Jersey wildlife center turns entire building into refuge for 190 abandoned box turtles