Applications for state grants to fund conservation and recreation projects are now being accepted by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Community Conservation Partnership Program offers funding for a wide range of projects including rehabilitation and new development of ...

This year’s Eagle Watch event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3. It will feature two birding presentations at the Big Bend Visitor Center and the traditional patient watch for eagles at the wildlife-viewing platform located a half mile south of the visitor center. This ...

The Audubon Community Nature Center will hold its winter day camp on Monday. Winter is a time to go out and explore the natural world that appears to be quiet and still. At Audubon Community Nature Center’s January Camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, children between the ages of 4 and 12 ...

Bears are one of the biggest mammals around, so where do they go during the winter? On Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. those interested can find out during the next Audubon Community Nature Center Little Explorers, aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 8 and their parents, to ...

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 ...

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 ...