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Audubon Trail Guide Training Tuesday, May 2

Those who like to share their love of the natural world with others can consider becoming an Audubon Community Nature Center Trail Guide crew member. Trail guides lead groups of six to 12 students, usually ages 3 to 12, along the trails during their school field trips. Trail guides are ...

Thunderstorms return

Spring is finally here, and like the old saying goes: April showers bring May flowers. Well, this April, nature has decided to forgo simple showers and go full force with storms. Thunder, lightning, hail, wind. The weather has been a force to be reckoned with. Here at Audubon,quite a few trees ...

Audubon to host nature paint night

The Audubon Community Nature Center will host a nature paint night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26. Beginner to advanced artists are welcome, and those attending will be provided with everything needed to create their own nature-inspired masterpiece. Emily Rechin will provide ...

Audubon Natural Investigators to study invasive species

Invasive species are found all over the world, and the Audubon Community Nature Center is no exception. Adults and their 8 to 12-year-old(s) are invited to be Natural Investigators and learn about invasive species from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 22. Invasive plants and animals take ...

Eagle spotted in Warren

Photo courtesy of Warren County Visitors Bureau A bald eagle dives out of a tree over Conewango Creek just north of Fifth Avenue in Warren on Friday morning.

Forest Service offers guidance for leek collecting

Part of the Forest Service’s job is to protect the resource — the over 500,000 acres of the Allegheny National Forest. To that end, federal officials have some guidelines for when people go hunting for wild leeks on the forest. Everyone who harvests wild leeks, also known as ramps, is expected to exercise reasonable care by protecting the harvest area from excessive damage,” Public Affairs Officer Christopher Leeser said. Collection is permitted but is restricted to personal consumption. “The recommended harvest limit for personal consumption is up to two gallons of leeks ...