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The McKean County Conservation District completes a wide variety of environmental projects to prevent non-point source pollution of local waterways an...

Early spring marks the beginning of the growing season for a number of interesting plants found primarily in the wild. As spring progresses, wildflowe...

The Penn State Extension will host a webinar on Ticks and Tickborne Diseases in Pennsylvania in May. The webinar is for woodlot owners and will focus ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — An early spring brings warmth, daffodils and outside play. It also signals — to the chagrin of many property owners across Pennsylva...

The COVID-19 pandemic has directly impacted Parents as Teachers (PAT) families in McKean County. Usually, PAT professionals are welcomed into families...

With trout season still two weeks off and the news bulging with virus reports, I wonder how to distance myself mentally from this national alarm. Ah, ...

Historical data dating back to the 1400s indicates bobwhite quail were found in every area within Pennsylvania. Native Americans, along with early set...

March 8 is International Women’s Day. Zonta International celebrates this day by acknowledging the courage of ordinary women whose determined efforts ...

KANE — The April 16 Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will feature Courtney Colley, communications specialist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, with a p...

Jellyfish: The jellyfish is a marvel of nature that becomes a bit of a water hazard for swimmers, surfers and others hoping to enjoy the water on a ho...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — While the Pennsylvania Game Commission has been studying and monitoring the Pennsylvania elk seriously for nearly a half-century, m...

Dr. Margaret C. Brittingham, professor of wildlife resources at The Pennsylvania State University, will speak Monday at the University of Pittsburgh a...

You’ve got to give credit to those who attend. After all, providing public testimony at a Pa. Game Commission meeting takes guts. And that’s exactly w...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Also known as snot otter, devil dog, lasagna lizard, and Allegheny alligator, the hellbender is North America’s largest salamander. ...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford recognized December graduates with a reception Dec. 8 in the Bromeley Family Theater of Blaisdell Hall. Local...

Many give little thought to changing their ways once a deer is harvested and it is on the ground. The process is fairly simple. It’s a procedure hande...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will present “The Moors,” a dark comedy about love, desperation and visibility, this weekend. Directed by Dr....

UNIVERSITY PARK — A $7.3 million grant awarded to Penn State will support an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional team of researchers as they conduc...

UNIVERSITY PARK — “Lingering ash.” That’s what the U.S. Forest Service calls the relatively few green and white ash trees that survive the emerald ash...

KANE — Representatives of government, schools, forestry industry and the media accompanied the staff of the McKean County Conservation’s annual tour T...