2020 marks the beginning of a new way forward in more ways than one. It’s the beginning of a new decade, one of which that is already filled with many uncertainties. The year is defined by Wikipedia as follows: “The 2020s (pronounced “twenty-twenties”) is the current decade in the ...

This year’s collective spring cleaning may turn into summer cleaning. The 16th annual Allegheny Reservoir Cleanup was scheduled for May 9. But, like so many other things, the cleanup has fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic. During a Friday conference call, organizers discussed their ...

It was one of those absolutely perfect early spring days with temperatures in the 60s, puffy clouds and rich blue sky that we have seen often this year. Jeri and I took a drive up Pleasant Drive and through the Allegheny National Forest to Endeavor, then up-river to Tidioute for take-out ...

The extension of cabin-fever brought on by the coronavirus blues has hunters across Pennsylvania looking forward to the start of spring turkey season. Hunting turkeys in Penn’s Woods will be different this year because of COVID-19, particularly during the youth spring turkey hunt on April ...

When I was fresh out of college, I worked on a trail crew in Arizona. During that time, I spent 10 days working the most heavily-trafficked trail on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, the Bright Angel Trail. We walked the two-and-a-half to three miles down every morning and back up in the late ...

The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission has opened trout season just over 10 days early. “Effective 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, in consultation with the Office of the Governor, Pennsylvania Department of Health and Pennsylvania ...