Julie Beall-McKelvey never considered herself an extreme sports person. She did some strength training but hiking and doing mountain climbs? It wasn’t something in which Beall-McKelvey did much of. But then in 2016, her father told her he had one more climb left in him and wanted his ...

A focused energy settles over the forest. Surrounded by lanky white pines and a golden carpet of fallen needles, children ages 4 through 10 are building forts with fallen logs. Today, the forts are not coming together easily. The logs are wet and heavy. The kids are tired. Yet, the students ...

As a unique way to showcase a special theme for 2024, the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association ​is using the following poem to encourage people to use their various talents and abilities to give a voice to the vulnerable across the greater watershed. It could be via poetry or artwork, ...

Last week’s article was about Willy the Weasel and other weasels that I encountered in my 35 years as a wildlife officer. A young weasel will become fertile at or about six weeks of age. This occurs during the summer months. By fall the young are on their own, and most females are pregnant. ...

It wasn’t long after the COVID-19 pandemic began that Clinton Fought had a newborn baby boy with his wife and started to put things into perspective in the grand scheme of life. The 2006 Loyalsock graduate realized that our time on Earth is precious and limited. “It’s up to us to make ...

For over a century, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has done whatever it could to protect and conserve the wildlife of the state while also providing its hunting and trapping communities regulated access to its game lands. As it stands, it currently manages over 1.5 million acres of game land. ...