The Pennsylvania Game Commission always wants to make sure they have information regarding animals and birds within the state. Are there any new nesting sites? Are certain birds changing their diets unexpectedly? What do the migration paths look like? All of that can be tough at times to ...
For years and years, the first Sunday in May meant it was time for the annual Little Bear Creek youth fishing derby. And, once again, that’s the case this year. On Sunday, May 5, the Loyalsock Creek Men’s Club will host its annual Little Bear Creek youth fishing derby from 8 a.m. until noon and the club’s sitting president Kyle Rankin is optimistic for another solid turnout. “We hope for a nice turnout every year, it’s been going on for a long, long time. We get a couple hundred fish from local hatcheries and we close down a section of creek,” Rankin said. The club ...
Spring has arrived with its joyous symphony of bird songs, spectacular migrations and feverish nest building. Soon a new generation of baby birds will hatch. If all goes well, by summer’s end these new birds will be ready to join their parents on the next cycle of migration or preparations ...
We are coming to the time of the year when most wildlife will be having their young. The young will be quite visible and might appear as if they need help. However, the best way to help them is to leave them alone. Recently, a group of tourists at one of our national parks saw three young bear cubs up a small tree and decided to take close-up pictures. They removed the cubs from the tree and began taking pictures when a ranger stopped them. These tourists were lucky that the ranger arrived before the mama bear arrived. Mammals, such as bears, have a tough time raising their young. ...
HARRISBURG — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced that permits for the Northcentral Regional ATV Trail, formerly called the ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot, are now available for purchase. “There are more than 281,000 registered ATVs in the Commonwealth and DCNR understands the interest in expanding regional riding opportunities,” State Forester Seth Cassell said. “We take seriously our role in connecting ATV trails and we will use this program to further determine whether sections of state forest roads may serve as permanent strategic connectors ...
LOYALSOCK CREEK WATERSHED ASSOCIATION OPEN MEETING WHERE: Plunketts Creek Volunteer Fire Hall-327 at 327 Dunwoody Road, Barbours WHEN: Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. NOTES: This meeting is open to the public. There will be a presentation by Matt Kaunert, director of Lycoming College Clean Water Institute entitled “New Direction of CWI and Update of Hellbenders in Watershed.” SEVEN MOUNTAINS AUDUBON FIRST SATURDAY BIRD WALK WHERE: 2459 Robert F. Miller Drive in Lewisburg WHEN: Saturday, May 4 at 7 a.m. NOTES: Brent Bacon willlead the group on the grounds of the U.S. ...
