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Williamsport’s Earth Day Celebration set for April 25

Williamsport’s Earth Day Celebration is set for Saturday, April 25 at Brandon Park thanks to the Responsible Decarbonization Alliance and Full Circle Bioconversion LLC, in partnership with the City of Williamsport. It’s the city’s inaugural Earth Day Celebration. The event is a free, ...

Hunting turkey with a bow

Traditionally bow hunting has had the fall and turkey hunting has had the spring. If, when bow hunting for deer, a turkey happened to wander into range, it became fair game. However, spring turkeys are typically taken with a shotgun. But it doesn’t need to be that way. Turkeys and bow hunting are natural matches. Both are done up close and personal. Both involve convincing your quarry to come within a short distance of your position. Both are also one of the most exciting experiences you can have without going to jail. It only gets better when you add the two together by taking a ...

Trout Unlimited holding stream cleanup on Saturday

Trout Unlimited members and the general public are invited to participate in a stream cleanup on Lycoming Creek hosted by the Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Following the cleanup, volunteers will be offered a grilled hotdog lunch at the Trout Run Park Pavilion. Volunteers should meet ...

Reflections in Nature: Spring means pollen, and usually sneezing

We spent Easter with our daughter’s family in Pottstown, which is located in Montgomery County. Their magnolia tree, forsythia bushes, tulips and daffodils were all in bloom. On our trip home on Monday, we noticed many lawns being mowed, and commented on how good newly cut grass smells. In a few minutes, Mary Alice sneezed and before long, her eyes were watering and she was scraping her throat. This lasted while we traveled north. When we neared Lewisburg all symptoms ceased. Plants like animals must obey the laws of eugenics, which is the science of improving by selective ...

Shaprio admin announces opening of Laurel Caverns State Park this past week

FARMINGSTON — Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the opening of Laurel Caverns State Park with local leaders in Fayette County. Now the 125th state park and first subterranean state park in Commonwealth ...

Outdoors community calendar for Week of April 13

AUDUBON EVENT: MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETING WHERE: Taber Museum (858 W. Fourth Street, Williamsport) WHEN: Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. NOTES: Join the Lycoming Audubon Society for our April chapter meeting at the Taber Museum. Meetings are free and open to the public. This month will feature a quick tour through the avian landscape of our central Pennsylvania woods and the backyards of Stan LeQuire. What song did you hear this spring? This presentation will have practical information for both beginning and experienced birdwatchers. Each participant will receive a checklist/cheat ...