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Reflections in Nature: Our feathered friends have already started laying eggs

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 period for ground nesters will be approximately one month. I read an article entitled “Intelligence in Animals” in a Reader’s Digest magazine that it is very important for young wildlife to be able to identify the sound of their parents’ calls, especially their mothers. Animal mothers ...

Community Outdoors calendar for Week of May 27

AUDUBON EVENT: CHAPTER MEETING WHERE: Taber Museum in Williamsport (858W. Fourth St.) WHEN: Wednesday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. NOTES: Join the Lycoming Audubon Society for the program ‘Managing Habitat for Birds and Wildlife at the Robert Porter Allen Natural Area” presented by the South Side Recreation Authority Wildlife Habitat Management Committee. Learn about the birds of RPANA and Lycoming Audubon’s partnership with the SSRA to maintain and improve habitat and other wildlife at RPANA. The program is free and open to the public. You can also attend virtually via Zoom ...

600-mile northcentral regional ATV trail opens Friday for season

Riders can hit the trail starting Friday as the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reopens the Northcentral Regional ATV Trail for the 2025 season. The trail offers more than 600 miles of connected roads and trails across Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, and Tioga counties, and will remain open through Sunday, September 28. Although the riding areas will be marked, riders are expected to familiarize themselves with permitted routes to ensure they are operating in legal riding areas. Now in its second full year, the trail has quickly become one of Pennsylvania’s premier ...

CLEANING UP: Communities clean up 80,000-plus pounds of trash

Communities across the region were alive with volunteers this April in celebration of Earth Month and the 2025 Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Month. Throughout the month, partnering communities and organizations from across the Commonwealth organized 24 events that attracted over 850 ...

Observation is key for protecting natural resources

According to Susquehanna County Conservation District Program Coordinator Don Hibbard, the key to making a difference in our day-to-day lives for the sake of protecting natural resources can come down to observation. “I like to encourage people to ask a simple question when they are about to throw something away – where is away?” he said. “Maybe that will encourage you to recycle more instead of throwing garbage away because a lot of times, our trash ends up in places we don’t realize and a lot of those facilities don’t process garbage the right way.” So mindfully ...

Shapiro admin highlights invasive species removal

CARLISLE — Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined officials from across the Shapiro Administration to spotlight efforts to combat invasive species and restore native ecosystems during the Invasive Replace-ive event hosted by the Governor’s Invasive Species Council at the Cumberland County Conservation District. The event brought together leaders from DCNR, Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to highlight how replacing invasive plants with native species helps ...