Israel nature

Hiking in the Holyland: A new year brings a change in the air

Rambam said the call of the shofar is there to awaken us from our slumber. This New Year, we can tune in to the rhythm our surroundings here in Israel offer so naturally.

Walking in the Judean Hills, it’s clear that the end of summer has descended upon the Land of Israel.
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'A living landscape': Exploring Israel's shifting terrain through photography

HANITA FOREST

Government designates eight new forests as natural reserves along northern border

The refuge garden at Nebi Samuel Park

Israel's secret gardens where rare species on the brink of disappearance are being saved


7 sites to visit in Israel this winter

There are so many unique sites, places and experiences that this place can offer visitors and so many diverse regions, all in such a tiny geographic area.

Odem forest, at the top of the Golan Heights, is green after heavy winter rains

Tel Aviv animal clinic heals snail with broken shell

The snail, who has been named Shevy, was suffering from a broken shell after a person stepped on him accidentally.

A staff member at Haclinica veterinary clinic in Tel Aviv glues Shevy the Snail's shell back together

Real deal in Jezreel

The Ta'amim Ba'amakim experience offers culinary tours, artexhibitions, Wild West folklore, horseback riding and much more -- all amid the Jezreel Valley and the Gilboa.

Dag Bakfar, fishing park, located near the biosphere reserve of Ramat Menashe and Yokne’am

A scenic retreat for birdwatchers, families and couples in the North

The Galilion is a logical lodging place for those making a trip up North especially for the Hula Valley.

THE GALILION is a logical lodging place for those making a trip up north especially for the Hula Valley.

The nature experience fairy tale

Urban lifestyle is causing the extinction of our ability to experience nature; Is it possible to create cities that are good for us and good for nature?

Strolling in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park on a sunny day

New Worlds: Making spines from seawater

Also: Wild chimpanzees in Uganda observed using "babysitters."

Eilat's Coral Beach Nature Reserve has stunning reefs and an abundance of marine and fish life.

Life begins anew in Arad

‘This is not a botanical garden – it is a botanical farm!’

Garden, located in Arad, was gifted to the Ethiopian Jewish community by B’nai B’rith to commemorate Operation Solomon, the 1991 airlift that transported more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel

Marketplace: The best of times, the worst of times

Huge forest fires highlighted the ability of Israelis to rally in times of adversity but also fanned sectarian tensions and raised questions about disaster preparations.

An Israeli firefighter plane helps extinguish a fire in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa on November 24, 2016

Necessary Stories: Fire

"A crash – Adam sits up in bed in time to see a huge branch float to the ground and a ball of flame arc across the street and set a tree on their side alight."

Art by Avi Katz

Pompiers sans frontières

Par-delà les murs d’incompréhension et les clivages idéologiques, des soldats du feu de tous horizons ont lutté main dans la main pour venir à bout de la dernière vague d’incendies

Un avion en action lors des derniers incendies