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Outdoors

Erie Bluffs state park inducted into national old-growth forest network

LAKE CITY — Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources state parks director John Hallas celebrated the induction of Erie Bluffs State Park in Erie County into the national Old-Growth Forest Networ, an organization that connects people with nature by creating a national ...

Outdoors community calendar for week of Nov. 5

Audubon Event: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER WALK WHERE: Susquehanna River Walk (meet at South Williamsport Recycling Center at top of the dike) WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 9 at 8:30 a.m. NOTES: Join the Lycoming Audubon Society for an easy bird walk along the Susquehanna River WAlk on the South ...

‘Then and now’: Susquehanna is a landscape flowing with history

At approximately 340 million years old, the Susquehanna River is older than the Nile, the Thames and the Amazon rivers, spanning 672 miles across three states. It’s no wonder that over time, people in central Pennsylvania and beyond have returned to the river to celebrate its history and seek ...

Ducks are back in the landscape

In October, two groups welcome the sound of wings over the waters of our land: birders and duck hunters. The sight of the brightly-colored drakes and their duller-plumaged hens floating on wooded streams, flowing rivers and marshy ponds lifts our spirits. While most people know at least the ...

State of the Susquehanna: a closer look at our river

The Susquehanna River. If you live anywhere in central Pennsylvania, you have a connection, probably more than one, to the river. It stretches over 444 miles from Cooperstown, New York to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. The majority of the river runs right through the heart of Pennsylvania, ...

Williamsport fish ladder still hampered by some gate issues

The Williamsport fish passageway, a mechanical gated ladder system that allows fish to pass around the dam on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River near Hepburn Street, is still not operational due to gate malfunctions that have lingered throughout the spring and summer months. “The crew ...