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Outdoor

Nature’s elusive surprises

Nature is elusive. It holds back its secrets or special moments until you least expect them. It’s common knowledge among nature lovers that if you go out with the intent to see or experience one specific thing, whether that’s seeing a certain animal or looking for a specific phenomenon, it ...

Gates begin closing on ANF hunting roads

The USDA Forest Service announced that beginning on Monday, gates will be closing on roads that were temporarily opened for hunting season access in the Allegheny National Forest. Some hunter roads on the Marienville Ranger District will remain open, conditions permitting, until Feb. 19 as ...

Windblown

The snow hasn’t stuck around for very long lately, but the blustering winds remain strong. Wind, of all speeds and coming from any direction, can affect all living things, but when it enters gale warning territory, trees get the most attention, and for a good reason. High winds result in ...

State grants available for recreation, conservation projects

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 ...

Eagle Watch to be held on Saturday, Feb. 3

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 ...

Audubon to host day camp Monday, Jan. 15

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 ...