Woman with shovel cleaning snow. (Photo: iStock - Tanya-stock)

Winter Prep? Think safety first, says K-State climatologist

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in flight closeup (Photo: iStock - chris2766 - www.chrissmithphotos.net)

Hunting: 2023 Kansas Upland Bird Forecast

Pansies are a popular cool-season annual to add color to garden as the colder months approach. (Photo by Laura McKenzie, Texas A&M AgriLife.)

15 tips to prepare your garden for winter

Various gardening tools in the garden (Photo: iStock - Santje09)

Don’t wait to perform garden equipment maintenance

  • By Maddy Rohr │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
A contractor hired by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission uses a helicopter to apply herbicide to phragmites, an invasive, noxious weed, at Niobrara Confluence Wildlife Management Area on the Missouri River near the village of Niobrara. Also known as common reed, phragmites is choking out native vegetation, reducing the amount of wildlife habitat available on the Missouri, Platte and other rivers, reservoirs and wetlands throughout the state. It is also an Aquatic Invasive Species. (Photo by Eric Fowler, for NEBRASKAland Magazine, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.)

Waterfowl hunters: Do your part to prevent spread of invasive plants

Cleaning up the garden in the fall gives gardeners a head start in the spring. (Photo by Shutterstock.)

Don’t forget fall cleanup in the garden

As general white-tailed deer hunting season opens Nov. 4 in Texas, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension expert encourages safety precautions. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Courtney Sacco)

Ensuring a safe and memorable hunting season

Over 33 species of bats call Texas home. (Photo courtesy of Murlin Tuttle, Bat Conservation International)

Bring on the bats