In Greek mythology, Ganymede was seen by the great god Zeus tending to his flock on the mountains outside of the city of Troy.

If you have a bad case of garden envy, Polly Hill Arboretum has the cure. Its annual end of the season plant sale is on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Last weekend Luanne Johnson and Liz Baldwin of Biodiversity Works asked for volunteers to help celebrate World Shorebirds Day.

West Tisbury animal control officer Joan Jenkinson feeds the Mill Pond birds twice a day. When she noticed that a cygnet had been seriously injured, bitten by a snapping turtle, she took unusual steps to nurse the little swan back to health.

It is hard to believe that the harvest moon approaches. This is the full moon poets love.

New regulations aimed at curbing mortality rates among striped bass are focusing on the larger, spawning females whose numbers have fallen in recent years. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is collecting comment.