Just because something is old, doesn’t always make it worth keeping. The wooden playground equipment at Beaty Playground will be removed next week, weather permitting. “We’re replacing the 40-year-old wooden structure,” Department of Public Works Superintendent Joe Reinke said. ...
Pennsylvania’s state forests have almost 270 miles of trails open to ATVs. New internal policy at the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may lead to that number increasing in the near future. The department had had a moratorium on new trail development. “The revisions to the DCNR ATV Trail Policy now authorize the department to consider new ATV trails and connectors on state forest lands,” according to a release from DCNR. Those changes are being driven by increasing demand. “DCNR is proposing changes... to respond to increasing demands for riding ...
There is something magical about seeing deer, especially with a group of children. Perhaps it is because they are so large compared to other animals likely to be seen. A deer sprinting away through the forest, leaping high with its white tail wagging, is inherently more impressive than the ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Are you curious about meat-quality characteristics and how to improve the meat produced by your sheep or goats? Would you like to learn more about how to add value to meat products produced by your farm? Find out more at the Sheep and Goat Meat Quality and Value-Added Products Workshop. The five-hour event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the Penn State Extension office in Westmoreland County, 214 Donohoe Road, Greensburg. The workshop will include sessions on wholesale and retail cuts and factors that impact carcass quality. ...
Landowners who post their properties now have the option of using purple paint rather than signs to alert others that lands are private and trespassing isn’t permitted. House Bill 1772, which was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf in November, took effect recently. The bill adds language to the section of state law dealing with criminal trespass. Under the law, a person is considered a “defiant trespasser” – which carries enhanced penalties – if he or she enters or remains in any place where notice against trespassing is given by actual communication, lawful posting or ...
The Senate Game & Fisheries Committee, chaired by Senator Dan Laughlin, approved House Bill 752 on February 5. The bill removes the current price per acre restriction on Game Fund money used for the purchase of land to be used as game lands in a Second Class County. The bill now goes to the full Senate for consideration.
