Nature is elusive. It holds back its secrets or special moments until you least expect them. It’s common knowledge among nature lovers that if you go out with the intent to see or experience one specific thing, whether that’s seeing a certain animal or looking for a specific phenomenon, it ...
The USDA Forest Service announced that beginning on Monday, gates will be closing on roads that were temporarily opened for hunting season access in the Allegheny National Forest. Some hunter roads on the Marienville Ranger District will remain open, conditions permitting, until Feb. 19 as noted on the attached hunter roads list. Hunters are reminded to remove their tree stands and hunting blinds no later than two weeks after the conclusion of the Pennsylvania deer hunting season, as required by Forest Supervisor’s Order Number 17 - 023. “For your safety, please always drive ...
The snow hasn’t stuck around for very long lately, but the blustering winds remain strong. Wind, of all speeds and coming from any direction, can affect all living things, but when it enters gale warning territory, trees get the most attention, and for a good reason. High winds result in ...
Applications for state grants to fund conservation and recreation projects are now being accepted by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Community Conservation Partnership Program offers funding for a wide range of projects including rehabilitation and new development of parks, recreation and conservation planning projects, trail planning and construction, land acquisition, river access projects, riparian planting projects and resource management partnerships. Last year, the city of Warren was awarded two grants. One provided $50,000 toward rehabilitation work ...
The Audubon Community Nature Center will hold its winter day camp on Monday. Winter is a time to go out and explore the natural world that appears to be quiet and still. At Audubon Community Nature Center’s January Camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, children between the ages of 4 and ...
This year’s Eagle Watch event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3. It will feature two birding presentations at the Big Bend Visitor Center and the traditional patient watch for eagles at the wildlife-viewing platform located a half mile south of the visitor center. ...
