Over Christmas we went to Virginia to visit our son’s family. One morning I stepped outside and heard a bird making an awful racket in a large pine tree. I waited and soon a crow flew out of the tree. Crows are very vocal and can make many different sounds. James Russell Lowell wrote about ...
With the onset of a New Year, so too come the hopes, inspirations, and goals of our upcoming resolutions. Do you have yours yet? Let the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership help. Here are some resolution ideas that you can meet with us in 2024 on and along the Susquehanna River. START THE YEAR ...
If you haven’t already done so, get your feeders filled and ready. Winter finches are returning. Moderate-to-good flights of some species are occurring now and more are possible. Much of the northern forest across the Canadian interior has a very poor to below average cone crop. ...
Several weeks before Christmas, Mary Alice and I traveled to Ephrata to watch two of our great grands in a Christmas program at their church. On the four-hour ride home, Mary Alice said she would like to stop at the mall in Shamokin Dam. Now, I cringed. I had been hoping to get home before ...
There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad gear. When I say this to my 3- and 4- and 5-year-old students at Fern Hill School in Milton where I teach preschool all year long, they respond with a groan and a begrudging trot towards their mittens (or boots or snow pants or whatever they ...
HARRISBURG — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced it will host nearly 60 guided hikes in 43 state parks and two forest districts on New Year’s Day, as part of the nationwide “First Day Hike” efforts. These guided hikes, all taking place on January 1, are ...