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KANE — The Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will host Dr. Zachary Freedman from West Virginia University on Oct. 11, at Grandma Bair’s Conference Center to ...

WORMS: Speaking of erosion, the Penn State Extension reported there is an imported critter that is associated with erosion and plant nutrition. The Ex...

KANE — The Allegheny Chapter (Kane) of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) offered the second phase of its New Hunter Mentor training to ten new bird hunt...

RESCUES: Just recently, the world watched, transfixed, as crews hurried to rescue 12 boys and their football coach from a cave in Thailand. It wasn’t ...

She stood looking alert with her fawn standing nearby. What a sight! Chances were that her newborn(s) were nearby. Now it’s beginning to be more commo...

RED HOUSE, N.Y. — Nearly everyone has seen fireflies in their backyards or in the fields in the summer months. Imagine a lot of fireflies firing up th...

By JIM ECKSTROM Some years ago a young man walked into the newsroom to fill out the form to have the birth of his girlfriend’s baby put in the paper. ...

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Two Erie County naturalists took their podcast to the 60th annual Allegany Nature Pilgrimage in Allegany State Park this weekend. Bi...

SMETHPORT (EC) — Rotary International President Ian Riseley challenged each club to make a difference by planting a tree for each one its members with...

SIGNS OF LIFE: Whether in their backyards or high on a mountain, it’s almost certain Pennsylvanians will encounter young wildlife this time of year. W...

BEES: A third of the world’s food supply exists because of the support of pollinators such as bees, according to Connie Schmotzer, Penn State Extensio...

As it turns out this year’s long, miserable winter may not have caused its last devastating blow to the McKean County area, and the Northeastern state...

Remembering Dr. E. H. McCleery, the father of the American Endangered Species Movement, seems appropriate in honor of Endangered Species day this Frid...

There are 20 State Forest Districts in Pennsylvania. The largest, Susquehannock State Forest, is located within portions of McKean, Potter, and Clinto...

MARIENVILLE — The Allegheny National Forest will be treating glossy and common buckthorn in late April to mid-June (weather permitting) to reduce the ...

AUSTIN –– Jessica Deluccia and her husband were on a rural Pennsylvania road earlier this year when they saw an amazing sight — hundreds of spotted sa...

A standard theater production begins with a script. The seven students in this spring’s Communication and the Arts theater production, however, starte...

I happened to drive by a small stream this week and was amazed to see the area had changed completely. Many trees were felled, a large pond filled the...

A simplified overview of a day in the life of a Pennsylvania black bear can be described as, “They can go wherever they want, whenever they want, beca...

A Kane physician, Dr. Edward Heber McCleery, and his passion for protecting the lobo wolves is well-known in Kane and surrounding areas, despite the w...