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Reflections in Nature: Birds, mammals, amphibians differ with raising their young

Recently, Mary Alice and I attended a family reunion at Rehoboth Beach in Delaware. Our son Mark and daughter-in-law, Amy, hosted the reunion. All four grandchildren and their spouses and five great-grandchildren attended. We met a 4-month-old grandson from Washington State for the first time. I do not like to drive in heavy traffic around the bigger cities, so our son met us halfway and drove the rest of the way to the beach Since Colonial times newly married couples were encouraged to immediately move into homes of their own. The bridegroom’s family had to promise to help the ...

Neumann clay target shooting team gaining interest in the area

There’s been a slow, but steady, growing interest in the area regarding clay target shooting and skeet shooting. For Kelli Smith, she saw her oldest son Wade, a ninth grader this year, have interest as he registered for skeet shooting with her husband the past five years. The problem ...

DMAP permit valuable part of the overall deer management program

The Deer Management Assistance Program, commonly known as simply DMAP, was established by the Game Commission in 2003 to assist landowners in countering crop damage. Over the years, the program has expanded and changed multiple times but remains a valuable tool in controlling local doe populations. DMAP permits allow a hunter to harvest one doe, or antlerless deer, per tag in a pre-designated area. This area may be a specific property or a geographic area. Permits are obtained via the HuntFishPA website or a license issuing agent, the same as regular hunting licenses or antlerless ...

Reflections in Nature: The cattail grows brown in August

We are over halfway through the month of August, and summer is coming to an end. Nature has been giving us hints that things have been changing. August is a month of sunshine and flowers. Flowers, flowers, everywhere. I am finding it necessary to check my flower book to identify wildflowers that grow at this time of year. On our walks, Mary Alice and I try to identify the wildflowers flowers we see, however, we often cannot come up with a name, that is until hours later when out of the blue one of us will blurt out the name of the flower. Our computer brains have eventually come up ...

Outdoors community calendar for Week of Aug. 19

TROUT OF LITTLE PINE AND HYNER WHERE: Little Pine State Park WHEN: Friday, Aug. 22 at 3:30 p.m. (Little Pine) and 8 p.m. (Hyner Run) NOTES: Join the park naturalist and learn about the many different types of fish of Little pine. Afterward, there may be some time to share fish stories. 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 Little Pine program should meet at the contact station. Those interested in the Hyner Run porgram ...

CHILDHOOD DREAM: Jersey Shore’s Alex Butzler conquers Appalachian Trail

Jersey Shore native Alex Butzler remembers being in fifth grade and reading the book “Walking with Spring” by Earl V. Shaffer. It details the account of Shaffer, who became the first person to ever thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. Prior to reading it, Butzler didn’t even know what ...