Natalie Brown kneels beside a humming wet lab setup at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven, calipers in hand, measuring the promise of Pennsylvania’s streams. The master’s candidate in biology regularly tests how everyday rocks could supercharge freshwater mussel recovery in the West ...
Despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, far too many hunters risk permanent hearing loss season after season. Are you doing everything you can to protect your future health, or are you paying a higher price for your next trophy than you realize?
There was a time not too long ago ...
The Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeping Association’s annual summer and early fall Floating Classroom series is gearing up for the 2026 season with a new lineup of programs and presenters.
The first four programs, covering July and August, have been selected and include:
• July 7 — ...
The Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeping Association’s annual summer day camp programs for young learners are open for registration. With limited spaces available and growing popularity over the past couple summers, we anticipate they will fill quickly.
• Habitat Helpers, our preschool-aged ...
I saw my first carpenter bee of the season and I’m ready to continue the battle. Many years ago Mary Alice had a garden shed built in our back yard. Several years later a few carpenter bees found the shed to be an excellent place to build nests.
At first I was not alarmed and did nothing. A ...
HARRISBURG — Applications are now open for the 2026 Wild Resource Conservation Program (WRCP), which offers grants to support research and conservation projects that protect Pennsylvania’s native wildlife, plants, and ecosystems.
The program, which is overseen by the Department of ...