A 13-year-old Scout asked troop leaders Sunday to reverse several years of advancement and return him to Webelos Scout status after arriving at a weekend campout without a sleeping bag.
A barred owl perched above a local hiking trail confirmed Thursday that it had been aware of passing hikers for several minutes before any of them noticed it.
A family of four completed a difficult residential transfer Friday after successfully moving nearly every function of their suburban home into Campsite 22.
After climbing 2.7 miles to an unobstructed mountain overlook Saturday, local resident Evan Keller spent his first 46 seconds at the summit checking whether anyone had responded to a group text.
A raccoon questioned in connection with an overnight cooler breach denied responsibility Monday, maintaining that the container was already โstructurally availableโ when it arrived at Campsite 38.
A beaver working without an engineering consultant, procurement schedule, traffic-control plan, or visible public-hearing process completed a functioning water-control structure this week approximately six monthsโฆ
A white-tailed deer brought evening traffic to a complete stop Tuesday after entering County Road 8 and appearing to begin a lengthy internal review of every possible direction it could take.
A yellow-bellied marmot left a local outdoor retailer Saturday with nearly $900 in technical equipment intended to improve its performance at sitting on rocks, climbing short distances, eating vegetation, and sleepingโฆ
A hiker reported missing for nearly three hours declined further assistance Sunday after search-and-rescue volunteers informed him he was approximately 400 feet from the trailhead.
A gray squirrel that has spent three summers soliciting snacks from campers closed Tuesday on a small parcel near the amphitheater after converting what county officials described as โan unusually liquid peanutโฆ