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Outdoors

Game Commission postpones indefinitely plan for American marten

While some may have been excited at the prospect of the American marten being reintroduced in Pennsylvania and chances to see the animal in the wild, that excitement was met with slight disappointment on Saturday, April 13. During its meeting in Harrisburg, the Board of Game Commissioners ...

Beloved butterfly expert steps away from conservation

MILL HALL — “As soon as that first butterfly was born in my house, I said, ‘this is all I’m doing for the rest of my life,’” said Rick Mikula. And as he will tell you, it worked out pretty good, because if you go to any search engine and type in “butterfly expert” he comes up ...

Reflections in Nature: Birds, animals have ability to sense storms

The recent earthquake that occurred in New Jersey caused quite a stir. People that felt the tremors will always remember where they were and what they were doing when the quake occurred. There were many reports from people saying that before the quake occurred their dogs and cats acted ...

Campgrounds, overnight lodging set for trout season

HARRISBURG — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources secretary Cindy Adams Dunn encouraged anglers to use state park campsites and other lodging for overnight fishing trips during trout season. “State parks are great places for fishing and camping throughout the year, which makes ...

Program on Slate Run BTC to be featured at TU chapter meeting

The public is invited to a meeting of the Trout Unlimited Susquehanna Chapter featuring a program about Slate Run area conservation clubs, presented by John Pastorek. He will provide an overview of the Slate Run Brown Trout Club and the famous stretch on Pine Creek, including its genesis, the ...