Lauren Ferreri, of Newmanstown, captured the “Woman of Environmental Education” award sponsored by PennFuture, a Pennsylvania organization that promotes clean air, pure water and a healthy climate in the commonwealth. The award honors Ferreri’s dedication […]
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Friends of NRA will hold its 27th annual fundraising banquet on Saturday, April 13, at Genetti Manor, 1505 North Main Street in Dickson City. Tickets are $50, $95 for couples and $25 […]
North Branch Land Trust and Pennsylvania Game Commission will hold a program on fishers on Wednesday, April 3, at 6 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Game Commission Northeast Regional Headquarters in Dallas. The fisher, once extirpated […]
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) 14th annual watershed photo contest is now underway. Photo submissions are being accepted between now and April 5. Photographers of all skill levels are encouraged to participate to win cash […]
John Dud of White Haven snapped these photos of a red fox visiting his yard earlier this winter. Duda said the fox appeared to be hunting for field mice near an old shed, but didn’t […]
DALLAS — Pennsylvania Game Commission Northeast Region director Dan Figured was thrilled that his office was chosen to host the 2019 Waterfowl Symposium last Friday. It marked the first occasion that the symposium, which highlighted […]
Game Warden Justin Faus had been on the job for two days in his new district of southern Luzerne County when he received a bear complaint. Welcome to the life of a game warden in […]
To the motorists that passed by, the dead woodchuck laying in the middle of the road was an afterthought. Nothing more than a mangled mess to swerve around. To others, however, the road-killed ’chuck was […]
Even though some snow still lingers on the ground in areas, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is reminding Pennsylvania residents to exercise wildfire prevention vigilance throughout a three-month period when major fires […]
The Stanley Cooper Sr. Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the VFW Anthracite Post 283 in Kingston. The featured speaker will be Don Baylor, […]
To help residents keep local lakes and ponds clean, the Pike County Conservation District is hosting a free three-part workshop series titled “How your Backyard Activities Affect your Lake.” The first workshop in the series […]
Jack Timko snapped this photo of a large female bear with quite a brood of cubs — four to be exact. In Pennsylvania, litter sizes of three cubs aren’t uncommon, but there have been instances […]
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