For a number of years, area residents have called the Trout Run Fire Hall home when it comes to bear check stations for hunting season. But this year, that location is being changed. There’s eight check stations in the entire Northcentral Region when it comes to hunting, and the Trout Run ...
Jack Frost came to the mountains early this year. We had scattered frost in some areas of Bradford County by the beginning of October. Usually, we will not have a frosty visit from Jack Frost until late October. Have you ever wondered why the name Jack is used in many of our sayings, such as Jack Frost, jack o’ lantern and jack of all trades. “Jacky Frost, Jacky Frost, Came in the night. left the meadows that he crossed, All gleaming white.” According to a popular Scandinavian legend, Jack was an elf that the Norse Vikings named Jokul Frosti, meaning Icicle Frost. ...
MAPPING YOUR ADVENTURE WHERE: Rider Park WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 5:30-7 p.m. NOTES: Lunar’s Outdoor Adventures will show you how to use multiple hiking apps to plan and record your trip. Come prepared to hike. To register, visit lunarsoutdooradventures.com. Audubon Event: Chapter Meeting WHERE: Taber Museum in Williamsport WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. NOTES: Join Lycoming Audubon Society for a program about Bird Town Pennsylvania presented by Heidi Shiver. This state-wide grassroots conservation program works with municipalities to engage, educate and ...
There are numerous birds that are in the area for birders to watch and listen to. Anyone who uses the MerlinID bird app can attest to that. Robins, warblers, chickadees. The list goes on throughout Central Pennsylvania. And on Friday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon, birders can join Josh ...
Recently the Mid-Atlantic Audubon Society wrote up a large landscape-type scale forest management plan which included Rider Park. For Rider Park manager Sara Street, her park is going to get a forest management plan written by one of the foresters and it’s something she is more than excited about. “I need a new management plan. They’re good for every 10 years and I know ours is outdated and they’re really expensive because a lot of data is collected.” Street noted that it can easily run $10,000 for a forest management plan. What the plan itself does is go through the ...
The Eastern hemlock is the Pennsylvania state tree and plays a vital role in the health of cold-water streams with native brook trout populations, but like many trees throughout the state, it is under siege. Sara Johnson, Forest Health Program Specialist, DCNR Bureau of Forestry, spoke to the devastation of wooded landscapes during the October meeting of Susquehanna Trout Unlimited. Eastern hemlocks are very vulnerable to invasive species. The trees, marked by their massive trunks and lush evergreen foliage, provide canopy for streams, introducing cooler water temperatures necessary ...
