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Outdoors

Discover the fascinating world of moths this Friday

Step into the wonderful world of moths with The Summit: Center for Wellness. This Friday at 9:30 p.m. at The Summit in Laporte there will be a free evening program dedicated to observing and learning about these remarkable nighttime insects. Led by Cheryl Metcalf of the Tunbridge Conservation ...

Reflections in Nature: Animal world is not always peaceful

For the last month, Mary Alice has been planning, planting, watering and weeding her gardens. She moves flowers and plants around her gardens like some people move furniture around in their homes. Her labor has produced a very pleasing back yard. On one of our beautiful summer mornings, I ...

The true cost of hunting and fishing

I was planning a different article for this week. I spent all week thinking about it, planning my approach and researching the data. Then I read a single social media post and everything changed. That single post was someone complaining about the cost of a fishing license, claiming that it ...

Outdoors community calendar for week of June 23

TROUT OF HYNER RUN WHERE: Hyner Run State Park WHEN: Friday, July 3 at 3:30 p.m. NOTES: Join the park naturalist and learn about the different types of trout of Hyner Run. Afterwards, we may have some time to share fish stories. All children must be accompanied by an adult to ...

Hughesville Library holds release of rainbow trout fingerlings

The Hughesville Area Public Library held their third annual release of rainbow trout fingerlings at Van Rensselaer Park in Picture Rocks this past week. There were 94 participants, including children of all ages and their parents and grandparents. Library director Penny Johnson acquired a ...