In a front porch garden bed, a burst of pink cosmos teases an elegant eggplant, dripping with speckled purple fruits while rudbeckia and swiss chard daydream in the sunshine. This mixing of edibles and ornamentals is known as foodscaping, a garden technique that horticulturist and author ...

Most know Summer Street in South Williamsport for Candy Cane Lane every winter season. And while that’s very true, at the far end of Candy Cane Lane near the Susquehanna River sits a little piece of paradise for boaters in the area. That’s where the West Branch Motor Boat Association is ...

​Eight-year-old Hannah Read, of Lewisburg, loved the 2024 Environmental Education Expo at the Montour Preserve so much, that she insisted that her mother bring her back for the 2025 show on Saturday, Feb. 8. “I was so fun. I begged to come back again,” she said, adding that trips to ...

HARRISBURG — Pheasant hunters, don’t put away your gear just yet. The Pennsylvania Game Commission will be releasing approximately 8,400 pheasants, mostly hens, to provide additional hunting recreation in the last two weeks of pheasant season, which runs through Feb. 28. “The Game ...

A barred owl made quite a stir in Arlington, Virginia, over the Christmas holiday. The bird evidently was playing Santa Claus and went down the chimney of a home. Once inside the home the owl perched on top of the Christmas tree, knocking over the star. The owl became a celebrity when it was ...

There are numerous upcoming events scheduled through the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission throughout the month of February. On Saturday, Feb. 22, a basic boating course is scheduled for the Clinton County Conservation District in Mill Hall. It’s scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ...