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 when shooters would flood the range with all the latest firearms, best ammunition and best optics money could buy, but leave one critical piece of equipment behind — hearing protection. These were not soldiers training for war, police officers completing a qualification or even new shooters ...
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 — Geological history of the Susquehanna: Interactive, hands-on program looking at rocks and rock formations of the Susquehanna River basin and historical impacts on the flow. The program is with Andrew Rockhound and friends. • July 14 — Plastics and the Susquehanna: This program will provide a deep ...
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 program, is scheduled for four dates, each focusing on a different habitat. Activities, take-home projects and even the snacks are themed around the day’s habitat offering. Sessions include June 3 (woodland), June 4 (grassland), June 10 (wetland) and June 11 (soils). Targeted age range for this ...
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 few years later, however, Mary Alice told me that the carpenter bees were boring lots of holes in her garden shed. That was when the big bee battle began. The carpenter bee found in our area resembles the common bumblebee. However, the carpenter bee has a shiny, bluish-black abdomen whereas the ...
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 Conservation and Natural Resources, will invest more than $500,000 in projects across the Commonwealth. The WRCP provides critical support for conserving non-game animals, native plants and fungi, and invertebrates such as insects — species often left out of traditional conservation programs but vital ...
