All Outdoors
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If deer are hungry enough they'll eat anything. But there are some plants they seem to avoid.
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Growing peas is easy, if you follow a few simple guidelines.
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Science teacher Xander Lowry is our guide as we tap trees, gather sap, split wood and make syrup with local students. Plus, Jeremy Whipple, of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, talks about the prized syrup made at the Mashantucket Sugar Shack.
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Some varieties of phlox can be plagued with powdery mildew disease during our humid summers. I'm recommending a few varieties that have done well in trials conducted by Mt. Cuba Center, a public garden in Delaware.
Regional Travel
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Tweed New Haven Airport will soon start new nonstop flights to Houston, St. Louis, and Traverse City, this June, through Avelo Airlines.
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The improvements, which include renovated bridges, faster trains and more trips, are spearheaded by the Northeast Corridor Commission and are funded by billions from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.
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With a rebounding seal population to feast on, great white sharks have returned to New England in greater numbers. Now, research in California might show how often sharks and humans come in close contact.
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Anyone who is traveling this summer is advised to plan ahead for more than just a plane ticket, hotel room and rental car.