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Reflections in Nature: It’s time of the year when wildlife begins having their young

Mary Alice and I have been watching a bald eagle’s nest and wondering whether the young eaglets had hatched out as yet. The game commission’s Breeding Atlas stated that the eggs are laid between March 31 and April 17, with the eggs hatching 35 days later. The young will begin to fly within three months. In the autumn, the young will leave their parents’ care and be on their own. Although our bald eagle population has been increasing and sightings are not as rare, Mary Alice and I are still excited when we see one. The name bald is a misnomer because the bald eagle’s head is ...

Shapiro administration welcomes new class rangers, park managers

NEWPORT —Department of Conservation and Natural Resources secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today joined staff and families at Little Buffalo State Park in Perry County to celebrate the 2026 graduating class of the department’s ranger and park manager trainee academy. “Our rangers and park managers play an important role in making sure visitors have a great time in our beautiful state parks — and we are proud to celebrate their completion of our academy today,” said Secretary Dunn. “These dedicated public servants put a great deal of effort into training, and they’re ready ...

Outdoor community calendar for week of April 21

AUDUBON EVENT: EARTH DAY WALK WITH SUSQUEHANNA GREENWAY AT RPANA WHERE: 721 E. Mountain Ave. in South Williamsport WHEN: Wednesday, April 22 at 8 a.m. NOTES: We will begin our Earth Day Celebrations with a Susquehanna Greenway partnered walk in this local preserved wetlands between Bald Eagle Mountain and the Susquehanna River. We will walk this gently rolling landscape and search for a variety of bird species as we also learn about the vision and ongoing work efforts for this special area. Those interested should sign up at ...

Greenaway’s passion with crossbows is evident in competitions

Dennis C. Greenaway is a local competitive crossbow shooter and a Williamsport native. He has a successful career in international shooting competitions, as well as on social media. He’s surpassed 2,200 days of his crossbow journey recently, and he is still going strong. “How I got ...

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 ...