I want to sing the praises of an intense kind of birding experience: having a patch. Your patch, in birding parlance, is a spot you visit regularly, not because you think you’re going to see anything particularly noteworthy, but because you’ve chosen it as a place you want to get familiar ...

AUDUBON PROGRAM: WHAT IS THAT BIRD AT MY FEEDER (WITH JAMES V. BROWN LIBRARY) WHERE: James V. Brown Library’s Lowry Room WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 1 from 10:30 a.m. to noon NOTES: Get ready to welcome and learn about the winter birds that are likely to visit your feeders in the city. ...

Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation economy is on the rise — and thanks to bold leadership, strategic investment, and collaboration across sectors, a new Outdoor Business Alliance of Pennsylvania is poised to deliver real results for small businesses, workers, and communities across the ...

HARRISBURG — The Governor’s Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation is seeking qualified candidates interested in serving the Pennsylvania Game Commission as commissioners in the following regions: District 4: Cambria, Somerset, Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon, and Fulton ...

SELINSGROVE — Susquehanna University’s environmental education outreach program Real-World Observation, Outreach and Transformation in Education has been approved by the state Department of Community and Economic Development as an Educational Improvement Organization. As an Educational ...

AUDUBON EVENT: CHAPTER MEETING WHERE: Taber Museum (858 W. Fourth Street, Williamsport) WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. NOTES: Join the Lycoming Audubon Society for an evening featuring Ron Beach’s artork “Birds in Art.” His passion for the outdoors and 20 years of service with ...