Pennsylvania state representative Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport, represents the 83rd district and the City of Williamsport, but he’s more than familiar with Jersey Shore and the Pine Creek Rail Trail. That’s because he was a former Bulldog, having graduated from Jersey Shore, and had ...

The ivory-billed woodpecker, long-thought extinct, has been found to be alive and well — at least a few — by our very own Pennsylvanian Steve Latta. The largest woodpecker in North America, the ivory-billed woodpecker historically ranged from the Carolinas to Texas and up the Mississippi ...

Green spaces flourish, healthy landscapes thrive, when trees and plants conducive to wildlife species are introduced, according to a noted entomologist and environmental figure. Doug Tallamy, professor and chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, ...

HARRISBURG — Those birds you see in the backyard, around camp, while hiking or otherwise outside? They’re more important than you think. Reporting your observations of them is, too. The Game Commission, together with Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, is conducting the third Pennsylvania Bird ...

HIKE THE NATURE TRAIL WHERE: Hyner Run State Park WHEN: Friday, June 28 at 3:30 p.m. NOTES: Join the naturalist to hike the nature trail at Hyner Run State Park. There will be a discussion about the flora and fauna seen along the trail as well as the history of the area. There will also ...

While walking along the water’s edge, I watched as frogs, one after another, jumped into the water and disappeared. I wondered how long a frog could stay underwater, so I sat down and waited. About five minutes later a frog appeared. Scientists tell us that the frog’s ancestors were the ...