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Outdoors

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 ...

It’s the time of year for antler shed gathering

While it might not be a winter Olympic sport, a winter activity that interests some nature lovers and sportsmen in many parts of the country, including our area: searching the woods for antler sheds. Late February and March mark white-tailed deer season for shedding their antlers. Don’t ...

SGP Mini-Grant Program awards $40,000 to various projects

LEWISBURG — The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025-2026 Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grant Program. This year’s funding categories included outreach and education; wayfinding and signage; trails and active transportation; and temporary ...

Program on effective fly patterns compared to what trout tend to eat

We tie a fly to our leader and proceed to fish and that’s OK. But have you ever been curious enough to wonder how our flies compare to what trout actually eat, or what may trigger a trout to take our fly? The Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited presents “How do effective fly patterns ...

Reflections in Nature: In Pennsylvania we have two types of cuckoo birds

Many years ago Mary Alice, our daughter Holly and I went to Belgium to meet our first grandchild. We spent a month with the family and toured several countries. While in Switzerland, we purchased a cuckoo clock made in Germany’s Black Forest. The hour was known by the number of cuckoos. A ...

What do northern pike eat?

As predators pike are opportunistic feeders, taking a bite at anything that presents itself. That being said, they do have a preferred diet. Furthermore, this diet varies throughout their life cycle and at different points in the season. Understanding what northern pike prefer to eat, and ...