Israel nature

Government designates eight new forests as natural reserves along northern border

This is a broad initiative led by the ministry, as part of a national regulatory process, aimed at providing effective protection for forested areas in Israel.

HANITA FOREST
The refuge garden at Nebi Samuel Park

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

Brown sea turtle hatchling

Sea turtle nesting season has launched

Swamp Orchid.

Israeli scientists successfully germinate rare Swamp Orchid in conservation breakthrough


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

The beautiful Sternbergia

One of the species that fights back against the loss of its habitat is the bright yellow Sternbergia (called helmonit in Hebrew).

Sternbergia

The billion-dollar mission for Israel

Sowing the seeds of hope: JNF-USA leaders talk about their vision for the future.

Putting out fires around Jerusalem last month