ITHACA, N.Y. — An exciting new partnership between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Garden for Birds program and Homegrown National Park is making it easier than ever for you to access the resources needed to create bird-friendly habitats, document your impact, and join a growing movement ...
POLLINATORS IN THE GARDEN WHERE: Little Pine State Park and Hyner Run State Park WHEN: Saturday, July 11 at 3:30 p.m. NOTES: Come by the Environmental Learning Center of Pennsylvania to learn what flowers are coming up this time of the year in our Pollinator Garden at Little Pine State Park, and some of the pollinators you may see during this program. Feel free to stop on in any time between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. 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 ...
Every morning after we have our cup of coffee, Mary Alice checks for the word of the day. Today the word was hobnob. Now, most of the time we do not know the meaning of the given word, and that day was no exception. The word hobnob means to associate familiarly. There are many, many words in the dictionary that we do not use. One such word is autolycism. Through the years farmers, who had been cutting their hay and plowing their fields, have told me that they often have an animal or a bird follow the machinery around the field, waiting for a meal of insects and mice to be uncovered. ...
A very valuable gift you can give your kids, especially this time of year, is to deeply meet them through nature. Of course the most obvious benefits are to physical health. Taking a hike or riding a bike benefit physical health, as opposed to screen time. Numerous less obvious benefits ...
I’ve lived in northcentral and central Pennsylvania pretty much all of my life, in large part because of the incredible natural beauty of the area. Hunters, fishermen, hikers, bikers — everyone with a hankering for the green hills of home — can appreciate the draw. Once my wife Joan ...
A number of years ago, our previous pastor tried his best to persuade my wife and I into taking over as youth group leaders at our church. One of his selling points: “It will likely bless you more than you realize. You will get more out of it than you put in.” As usual, he was right, and his advice has been applicable to many other projects and initiatives over the years, including our events through the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association. None of these more so than the veterans fishing, food and fun day recently hosted at the Central PA Wesleyan Campground near New ...
