Outdoor writers are always on the lookout for something of interest to write about. It was my lucky day when Kara Swarthout, a state forest ranger for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, sent me a letter concerning pitcher plants that she had found on state forest land and ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 migratory game bird seasons have been set. There are two significant changes to waterfowl seasons. The regular season daily bag limit for Canada geese in the Atlantic Population Zone has decreased from three to one, and for northern pintail, there will ...

With one of the largest shares of Appalachian Mountains among all the eastern states, Pennsylvania is home to many dozens of songbirds that fill our forestlands each summer. These voracious insectivores not only protect forest trees from overgrazing by insects, but also produce a rich array ...

Over the weekend, I had one of the best fishing trips of the season. No, I did not catch a personal best or even anything worth keeping. I was not fishing some exotic location or hard-to-get-in private club — just the lake at a local state park. I was not even trying out a fancy new piece ...

In our region we host wildflowers galore from May through September. These wonders of nature grow in every size from two inches high (violets) to towering overhead (mountain laurel, our state flower). Native wildflowers are important food sources versus non-native wildflowers, which have ...

Some of our feathered friends have already laid their eggs and are now in the process of incubating these eggs. The length of this incubation period varies, depending on the species. For example, the incubation period for most songbirds will be approximately two weeks, while the incubation ...