I was standing along Pine Creek at 7:15 a.m. one day and the light was exquisite, the birds were singing their morning songs and I was chatting with another photographer. As both of us visited, two birds flew over and into the trees behind us. Their quick flash of color and movement caught ...
NATURE JOURNALING WHERE: Rider Park WHEN: Tuesday, August. 27 at 4 p.m. NOTES: Lose your inhibitions and be inspired by nature. Learn how to make quick field journal sketches with Donna Woodland, a frequent hiker at Rider Park. If anyone is interested, they should register by calling 570-321-1500 or emailing AmyP@FCFPartnership.org. An email will be sent prior to the event with additional information to registered guests. Those who are interested should meet at the picnic pavilion. Please bring a lawn chair if desired for individual reflections. All materials will be provided. You ...
I have been helping Mary Alice replant perennials. This year, with all of the weeds due to the many rainy days, she has decided to eliminate one garden. However, several lemon lilly plants, peony plant, butterfly bush and other flowers needed to be dug up, moved and planted somewhere else. This is nothing new because she has always moved plants around our yard like people move furniture in their homes. While digging, I noticed several insects jumping out of the way. Although appearing to be crickets, they were quite tiny, and I was not sure what they were. When I went into the house ...
You can find members of the Lycoming Composite Mountain Bike Team riding around throughout the area. Visit their Facebook page and you’ll see plenty of photos and videos of the team riding and practicing in various locations. They go all around, and it speaks to the amount of cyclists in ...
The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership announced the winner of its first very Susquehanna Greenway Art contest. The winner was Carrie Bosch of Williamsport. Her design stood out in the judging process for its creativity, thoughtful description, adherence to Susquehanna Greenway Partnership’s ...
Flood warning is one of the last things an angler wants to hear before a planned day on the water. Not getting to fish is worse than fishing all day and never catching anything. Any time this happens, I am convinced that missed opportunity would have been the day I caught a PB. Never high water threatens your fishing. Don’t cancel, change tactics. Before learning to fish in high water, let’s discuss what you do not want to do. Never risk taking a boat or yourself into flood waters. Navigating or wading flooded waterways is possible, but also very dangerous. The risk is not worth ...
