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Outdoors

DCNR urges caution to prevent wildfires amid current dry conditions

HARRISBURG — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is urging Pennsylvanians to exercise caution when burning outdoors to prevent wildfires as dry conditions persist across Pennsylvania. “Wildfires pose a dangerous and growing threat to our state’s forests and the ...

Reflections in Nature: Berries of mountain ash tree add beauty to the forest

On September 28, Mary Alice and I went on the PGC’S tour of SGL 12. While on the tour we noticed several trees that were loaded with red berries. Upon checking we learned that the trees were known as mountain ash. Quite a few years ago the women of the Heritage Garden Club of Troy were ...

Outdoor community calendar for week of Oct. 7

AUDUBON EVENT: WILLIAMSPORT WATER AUTHORITY, MOSQUITO VALLEY BIRD WALK WHERE: 1600 mosquito Valley Road, Duboistown WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 11 at 8 a.m. NOTES: Join us for a bird walk through forested trails and brushy habitat. We will look and listen for fall bird species on a mostly flat ...

Some tips for sharing the river when out and about on a boat

There’s nothing quite like drifting down the Susquehanna River with the sun on your face and the water stretching out ahead. You’re not alone in loving it—Pennsylvania’s waterways are home to more than 380,000 registered boats. With so many people sharing the same waters, every trip ...

AMD mitigation to be featured at Susquehanna TU Chapter meeting

The public is invited to a meeting of the Trout Unlimited Susquehanna Chapter featuring Brian Cooper, project manager for Trout Unlimited’s PA AMD Program, as well as Tom Clark, project manager for the AMD Program at Kleinfelder Engineering in State College. The meeting will be held on ...

How does low water impact a fishery? A closer look

Anyone who has visited the West Branch in recent weeks has seen something they have probably never seen before: historically low water levels. Entire sections of shoreline exposed, the island nearly doubled in size, and there would be boat ramps nowhere near the water’s edge. Yes, the river ...