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Outdoors

Application window for 37th Cadet Training Class is open until March 7 via PGC

Recently the state police, Pennsylvania Game Commission and other police departments are having problems recruiting men and women to become officers. Due to this, the Pennsylvania State Police have lowered their requirements to become officers. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has also lowered ...

Notice of Stocking regulation in effect this year by Fish and Boat Commission

A new regulation has gone into effect this year not anglers may not be fully aware of and that’s the Notice of Stocking. As of January 1 of this year, “any person or group engaged in stocking fish into Commonwealth waters is required to notify the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission by ...

PFBC to be featured at Trout Unlimited Susquehanna Chapter meeting

The public is invited to a meeting of the Trout Unlimited Susquehanna Chapter featuring Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission representatives. In attendance will be Waterways Conservation Officers representing Clinton, Lycoming, Sullivan and Western Bradford counties. Also in attendance will be ...

Edge habitats along roads, power lines may be key to conserving rare plants

STATE COLLEGE -- Managing forest edge habitats to maintain a gradient of canopy cover and plant density could be key to conserving some threatened native plant species such as wild lupine, according to Penn State researchers. Edge habitats created by natural or human-caused disturbances, ...

‘Great Backyard Bird Count’ set for Feb. 16-19

Fun for one becomes multiplied when birders join forces for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Participating with friends, family or a community group means there are more eyes to spot the birds and a deeper well of knowledge to draw from. Knowing where birds are seen -- and not seen -- is ...

Trout stocking schedule available online at PFBC

HARRISBURG -- Anglers looking forward to Pennsylvania’s popular spring trout season have another tool at their fingertips, as the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is pleased to make its 2024 adult trout stocking schedule available using the FishBoatPA mobile app and website: ...