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Outdoors community calendar for week of Aug. 25

INSECT SAFARI WHERE: Hyner Run State Park and Little Pine State Park WHEN: Friday, Aug. 28 at 3:30 p.m. (Hyner Run) and Saturday, Aug. 29 at 3:30 p.m. (Little Pine) NOTES: Join the park naturalist and learn some of the characteristics of an insect and go on a little insect safari. There will be a craft. This program is intended for children, but anyone is free to attend. All children must be accompanied by an adult in order to participate. The program may be modified or canceled in the event of severe weather or new community guidelines. Those interested in the Hyner Run ...

Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited picnic, meeting at Trout Run on Sept. 9

Want to learn about our Trout Unlimited chapter activities and conservation projects, perhaps try out fly casting as a first-timer or sharpen your skills under the instruction of experienced fly fishers? Maybe just talk fishing and the outdoors with a bunch of like-minded individuals? The public is invited to a picnic and outdoor meeting of the Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited to be held at Trout Run Park on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Several fly rod and reel outfits will be available for those to try out who do not have one. You may also want to check out the fishing platform ...

DCNR celebrates third annual Outdoors for All Day event

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources marked the Commonwealth’s third annual Outdoors for All Day at Italian Lake Park in Harrisburg, highlighting the Shapiro Administration’s commitment to ensuring all Pennsylvanians have access to parks, ...

Reflections in Nature: The goldfinch and the thistle are examples of how nature intertwines

By now, most of our songbirds have completed their nesting season. There are some songbirds gathering together for their migration south. If asked what the last songbird to nest in Pennsylvania is, what would you say? If you answered the goldfinch, you were correct. Most studies show the goldfinch does not start nesting until early July, with eggs not hatching until the end of July. Goldfinch fledglings have been reported in nests as late as September 8, which indicates that some birds will have a second brood. Many people believe that when the male goldfinches show up at their ...

Outdoors community calendar for week of Aug. 18

CCC OF HYNER RUN WHERE: Hyner Run State Park and Little Pine State Park WHEN: Friday, Aug. 21 at 8 p.m. (Hyner Run) and Saturday, Aug. 22 at 8 p.m. (Little Pine) NOTES: Join the park naturalist and learn about the work the CCC of Hyner Run did in the 1930s and 1940s in the area, the culture in the CCC camps and how the CCC prepared some of the well-disciplined World War II veterans. All children must be accompanied by an adult to participate. The program may be modified or canceled in the event of severe weather or new community guidelines. Those interested in the Hyner Run ...

What is a wing-bone turkey call, and how to make it

A year ago my friend was talking about a wing bone call. I had never heard of it and it piqued my interest. So I began researching and finding out everything that I could about how it is made and used. You can find lots of videos online, but a week ago I began building my first wing bone ...