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Outdoor

PennDOT utilizing ‘skeleton’ crew during COVID-19 crisis

PennDOT is functioning with a “skeleton” crew amid the COVID-19 crisis. Though it’s too early to say just to what degree that will impact the upcoming road construction season. District Press Officer Jill Harry told the Times Observer “a lot of our employees at the district level are ...

PGC: hunting season ‘NOT’ canceled

With anything and everything getting postponed and canceled during the coronavirus pandemic, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has clarified that the 2020 hunting seasons have not been canceled despite a false social media post. “There is a social media post currently circulating, featuring ...

ANF adapts to new normal

Federal officials on the Allegheny National Forest have gone virtual. A Wednesday statement from the Allegheny National Forest announced that the Forest Service’s physical offices - which would include the headquarters at the Farm Colony in North Warren - “and implementing virtual ...

Unable to close a forest, ANF staff changes ‘daily’

Allegheny National Forest offices remain open in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis but operations are looking a little different. “Currently, the Allegheny National Forest remains focused on the safety and well-being of our employees,” Christopher Warner, the ANF’s public affairs office ...

Game Commission closes shooting ranges

The Pennsylvania Game Commission today announced it is closing all shooting ranges on state game lands, effective immediately, until further notice. The closure includes rifle, shotgun, pistol, and archery ranges. Given Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 19 updated guidance to help control the spread ...

Brief…

Conservation District closure The Warren County Conservation District will be closed to the public until further notice due the most recent public health guidelines. All workshops and meetings with the staff have been cancelled until further notice. Messages will be checked regularly and we ...