I wanted to write an article for you about setting goals for the year. It was going to be a practical and spiritual path to accomplish something for fun, for growth, and for self betterment. But I can’t write it. I feel like I should have a pile of resolutions and goals for the year, yet I ...

Nature always surprises me. That’s one of my favorite things about it. It’s unpredictable and exciting. I never know what I am going to stumble across while out on a walk, or while reading up on an animal, even one I thought I was familiar with. Recently, I’ve been compiling educational ...

Chapman Dam State Park will participate in the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resource’s First Day Hike on New Year’s Day. The guided hike will begin at 9 a.m. and will take hikers around the lake. Participants are asked to gather at parking lot 1. The hike is anticipated to ...

The Allegheny National Forest joined forests nationwide this year to provide urban residents a chance to connect with nature. Over the summer, individuals from major urban areas visited the forest for the Urban Connections backpacking program. The ANF offered overnight backpacking trips with ...

The bare branches and dormant plants of winter may seem like a one-note experience with just a cursory glance, but they also provide a window into an otherwise hidden world if you take time to look in the trees and search between the brambles and dead grasses. Look up into the tree branches and ...

The Audubon Community Nature Center is offering two holiday camps where children can explore outdoors, play, climb, run, and engage their senses as they discover all that winter embodies. The Wednesday, Dec. 27, camp is for ages 5 to 11. The Thursday, Dec. 28, camp is for ages 4 to 12. Both ...