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New York state fisheries researchers identified lake trout fry in Lake Erie this past spring, a significant milestone in re-establishing wild stocks o...

In the early years of this century, anglers, fishing guides and fisheries biologists were beginning to worry about the Susquehanna River, which had en...

A puppy found about a month ago in Poe Paddy State Park in Centre County is a coyote, according to a DNA test. The small female canine was initially t...

WARREN —Recreational users on the Allegheny National Forest report seeing abundant populations of gypsy moth caterpillars — particularly across the no...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Computed tomography, or CT scanning, which combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles around an organism and uses...

SMETHPORT — As part of the newly established Wildlife and Fisheries Studies science elective at Smethport Area Junior-Senior High School, ninth-grader...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, which stocks certain state waterways with millions of trout each year, is experimenting with stocking trout...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension is offering a new online course, Pest and Disease Management for Landscape Plants, for landscapers, horticultur...

UNIVERSITY PARK — A Penn State-led research team has received a nearly $950,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to create the next generation of ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Without pollinators such as bees and butterflies, the world’s food supply would be reduced drastically, threatening the survival of ...

I am writing in response to Wade Robertson’s Feb. 27th column on “Tough Winter for Wildlife”. Wade is correct in that our current winter has been hars...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Juvenile white-tailed deer that strike out to find new home ranges — despite facing more risks — survive at about the same rate as t...

Mykenna Zettle of St. Marys, a biology and environmental studies major at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, recently made two presentations on...

RIDGWAY — A comprehensive economic development strategy and resiliency plan is in the works for the region. The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Pl...

Our forests and fields are full of many kinds of plants. Are plants just plants? In northcentral Pennsylvania, there are a number of plants invading n...

The invasive spotted lanternfly has been found in Pennsylvania and 8 other northeastern states since its discovery in 2014. As of May 2020, there are ...

Honey bees are the essential workers of nature, ensuring that crops are pollinated, not to mention providing humans with sweet, delicious honey. The U...

UNIVERSITY PARK — As the spotted lanternfly extension associate in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, Heather Leach often receives calls a...

It’s a new year and for many people, exercise and self-care are high on the list for new year’s resolutions. The Era rounded up some experiences, both...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Three and a half years ago, naturalist and Jamestown native Mark Baldwin moved to the shores of Malaren, Sweden’s third largest fres...