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Invasive species are a national ecological threat to the outdoor places we love; from our backyards to where we hike, camp, fish, hunt, and enjoy. Feb...

KANE — The April 11 Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will feature Nicole Chinnici, laboratory director of the Northeast Wildlife DNA Laboratory in East Stro...

KANE — The Allegheny Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society spent an afternoon on a cold, but sunny, February 9th, learning the nuances of apple tree pr...

The winter brings with it wildlife watching opportunities. At our house, two panes of glass make up the greater portion of one wall within our kitchen...

The alarm hadn’t yet gone off. I awoke from a perfect slumber in which I’d only rolled over once or twice the entire night, a deep, contented, restful...

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — While some people are wrapped up in blankets by a hearth or hustling away from the cold and into their homes, guides at Allegany Sta...

TREES: It’s the day after Christmas, time for many to take down the trees and holiday trimmings until next year. For those of you with real trees, the...

Each holiday season before the decorating begins homeowners find themselves confronted with a choice: celebrate with a fresh, real tree, or one that i...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District will be using a $200,000 grant to benefit aquatic species in the Upper Allegheny Watershed. On Tue...

Hunters have definite opinions about a lot of things, from the best rifle and caliber and everything else, right down to winter underwear. But come th...

The McCleery Discovery Center will have a chance to share Kane’s rich history with a visitor this weekend. That’s because Diane Gallegos, executive di...

The first couple of weeks of archery season, temperatures were well above normal. Weather conditions may have seemed nice, but research has shown that...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is seeking public comment on preliminarily approved action to list three cave bat species decimated by w...

In 1823, Sewall Newhouse developed the leg-hold trap. The device provided a means to more effectively take a wider range of animals including wolves, ...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District conducted its annual Best Management Practices Tour Thursday, visiting four recent projects in Ham...

HARRISBURG — The Board of Game commissioners on Tuesday took preliminary action to update the state’s list of threatened and endangered species, which...

The question I asked myself was, “What were the odds of this ever happening?” With the most recent elk tag drawing underway, names were being announce...

PESTS : Tree of Heaven. It sounds nice, doesn’t it? However, the Center for Private Forests at Penn State tells us that it is not. It’s a fast growing...

The first day of autumn is a little over two weeks away. Wildlife sat out the hot and humid conditions of August by taking refuge within the cooler un...

MOUNT JEWETT — Kinzua Bridge State Park has a full slate of events for September, with fall being the signature time of the year for visiting the park...