We are coming to the time of the year when people will be spending more time out-of-doors. Although this is usually an enjoyable time, we do come in contact with some of nature’s pitfalls, such as sunburns, hornets, ticks, stinging nettles, poison ivy and more. Probably poison ivy creates ...

The common raven is one of my favorite birds and I am thankful that raven populations have increased in recent decades. While historians believe ravens were common throughout the Mid-Atlantic region centuries ago, persecution and especially the widespread destruction of our forests during the ...

In an effort to prioritize safety and minimize impacts to visitors to the Montour Preserve, neighbors and local communities and the wildlife that calls the region home, Talen Energy has been carefully planning and making modifications to its impending Spillway Upgrade Project near Lake ...

Spring bird migration is in full swing. If you are nerdy enough, you can use the Bird Cast app to learn each night the number of birds migrating over Lycoming County. For example, overnight on April 24, the answer was 963,500 birds. Migrating birds can fly as high as 10,000 feet — or as ...

Turkey hunting is about hurry-up-and-wait. You can spend hours waiting for birds to arrive, waiting for them to wander into range and give you a shot. Then, in a matter of seconds, you need to decide if the bird is a potential target, whether it is clear beyond and get a clean shot. It would ...

A photographic look at Saturday's Trout Run stream cleanup efforts by volunteers and Susquehanna Trout Unlimited Chapter.