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SGP announces its 15th annual Susquehanna Greenway Photo Contest winners

The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership is excited to announce the winners of the 15th annual Susquehanna Greenway Photo Contest. Each year, the contest attracts hundreds of photographs from across the Susquehanna Greenway—a 500-mile corridor for outdoor recreation along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. A panel of judges evaluated entries based on their interpretation of the category themes, composition, creativity, and overall photographic quality. This year’s contest featured four categories: River from Above, Greenway in Motion, Hidden Details, and Wild & Free. With an ...

Reflections of Nature: A closer look at skunks

This past week, Mary Alice and I had three unusual events occur. We were plagued with a bat, rats and skunks. The first event occurred one morning when I awoke and I saw a bat flying around our bedroom. I quickly woke Mary Alice and was telling her that we had a bat in our bedroom when the bat flew over her head. Her blood curdling scream frightened the bat and it flew around the room in a frenzy. I shut the bedroom door so the bat would stay in the room. Then, I waited for the bat to land, but it never did. I went downstairs for my morning coffee and returned to the bedroom, expecting ...

Outdoors community calendar for week of Aug. 25

INSECT SAFARI WHERE: Hyner Run State Park and Little Pine State Park WHEN: Friday, Aug. 28 at 3:30 p.m. (Hyner Run) and Saturday, Aug. 29 at 3:30 p.m. (Little Pine) NOTES: Join the park naturalist and learn some of the characteristics of an insect and go on a little insect safari. There will be a craft. This program is intended for children, but anyone is free to attend. 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 Hyner Run ...

Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited picnic, meeting at Trout Run on Sept. 9

Want to learn about our Trout Unlimited chapter activities and conservation projects, perhaps try out fly casting as a first-timer or sharpen your skills under the instruction of experienced fly fishers? Maybe just talk fishing and the outdoors with a bunch of like-minded individuals? The public is invited to a picnic and outdoor meeting of the Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited to be held at Trout Run Park on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Several fly rod and reel outfits will be available for those to try out who do not have one. You may also want to check out the fishing platform ...

DCNR celebrates third annual Outdoors for All Day event

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources marked the Commonwealth’s third annual Outdoors for All Day at Italian Lake Park in Harrisburg, highlighting the Shapiro Administration’s commitment to ensuring all Pennsylvanians have access to parks, ...

Reflections in Nature: The goldfinch and the thistle are examples of how nature intertwines

By now, most of our songbirds have completed their nesting season. There are some songbirds gathering together for their migration south. If asked what the last songbird to nest in Pennsylvania is, what would you say? If you answered the goldfinch, you were correct. Most studies show the goldfinch does not start nesting until early July, with eggs not hatching until the end of July. Goldfinch fledglings have been reported in nests as late as September 8, which indicates that some birds will have a second brood. Many people believe that when the male goldfinches show up at their ...