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Community Outdoors calendar for week of Aug. 19

WHAT’S OUT AT NIGHT HIKE WHERE: Hyner Run State Park and Little Pine State Park WHEN: Friday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. (Little Pine) and Saturday, Aug. 24 at 8 p.m. (Hyner Run). NOTES: Join the park naturalist to use the senses for a hike about what’s out at night. Please bring sturdy shoes or boots and a flashlight. 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 program should meet at the amphitheater by the pool. Those ...

Permits on sale for deer management assistance program

HARRISBURG — Offering white-tailed deer hunters more hunting opportunities across Pennsylvania, state forestlands and state parks are participating in the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Deer Management Assistance Program. The program allows landowners to apply for permits to encourage antlerless deer harvests on their property, enabling the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and private landowners to manage white-tailed deer populations. Out-of-balance deer populations impact other wildlife and disrupt forest regeneration, which is vital to healthy, sustainable ...

Bird banding by PGC provides a lot of valuable data to study

Maddie Carlini is no stranger to being up close and personal with various birds to attempt to band them for studying purposes. Her father for years was the regional director for the Pennsylvania Game Commission and she got to take part in bird banding over the years with him. Now, as an ...

Reflections in Nature: August is a month of change with plenty of wildflowers

August is a month of change. The changes in August might go unnoticed because they occur so slowly. August is the beginning of the harvest season, starting with blackberries and blueberries being ready to pick. Our gardens are beginning to produce potatoes, tomatoes, squash and more, and the farmers will be trying to get in their second cutting of hay. August is a month in which many wildflowers appear along the roadsides and in the fields. Mary Alice and I try to identify each new wildflower as it begins to bloom, however our computer brains are getting slower with age as we try to ...

More than 50 learn about hellbender research during Floating Classroom

The Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association hosted its fourth public Floating Classroom of the 2024 summer season on Aug. 6 with a hellbender theme aboard the Hiawatha Paddleboat in Williamsport More than 50 people participated in the program which included a lower-level presentation by ...

Community outdoor calendar for week of August 13

OUTDOOR REC SUMMER CAMP WHERE: Little Pine State Park WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 14 to Friday, Aug.. 16, 4-6 p.m. each night NOTES: Kids in grades fourth through eighth are invited to an Outdoor Rec Summer Camp at Little Pine State Park. Join educations for three evenings of outdoor recreation instruction. There will be opportunities to discover a new activity each night including archery, fishing and kayaking. Registration is required and priority will be given to participants that can make it to all three nights. It’s limited to ten kids. All materials will be provided. Signups ...