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It is not uncommon during March to hear a turkey gobble or to witness a tom in full strut in front of a group of hens. In fact, I heard my first gobbl...

American Association of University Women — Bradford Branch held its March general meeting. Let their voices be heard and their stories be told! As a n...

Rhode Island, aptly named the Ocean State, borders the Atlantic Ocean. Though it stretches only 48 miles north-south and 37 miles east-west, it has ov...

One hundred and seventy-two million dollars doesn’t buy what it used to. Consider this. The Hoover Dam cost $49 million and took about five years to b...

(TNS) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is warning that almost 11,000 infants and young children have ended up in the emergency room over t...

MARIENVILLE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service proposes multiple activities to enhance forest health within a project area known as ...

In Pennsylvania, March is known as trout stocking month. Because the annual trout opener is always in April, trout stocking is typically done 2 to 4 w...

STATE COLLEGE — The Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) will offer a Future Hunters and Handlers clinic April 20 at Lion Country Supply for new hunters and an...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — I have spent several days reading coverage of the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that recognized extrauterine embyros a...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Spring frosts can have devastating effects on apple production, and a warming climate may be causing trees to blossom early, making ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — When the Biden administration paused approval of new liquefied natural gas export licenses in January, the decision was driven by a r...

I hope I’m not speaking too soon, but I believe spring will come early this year. As I look at the extended weather forecast for the next 30 days, mos...

PITTSBURGH — Hunting and trapping play a rich and prominent role in the culture of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) is charged wit...

The American marten has been absent from Pennsylvania for more than 100 years, so when the Pennsylvania Game Commission announced it was hoping to rei...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Owners of horses and horse farms may be interested in learning more about effective deworming schedules at the Equine Parasite Works...

UNIVERSITY PARK — About two weeks ago, a nice marmot, Punxsutawney Phil, purportedly did not see his shadow after he was pulled from a prop tree stump...

February is not a popular hunting month for most, but for coyote hunters, it is prime time in Pennsylvania. Coyotes are known as one of the hardest ga...

KANE — The April 11 Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will feature discussion on innovations in using low-grade wood materials and an update from the Pennsyl...

Earlier this month, the McKean County Conservation District welcomed two new staff members. Katelynn Decker is the new conservation technician and Sar...

(TNS) — To borrow the words of someone who was also around the same time as Thomas Jefferson: “The cicadas are coming!” Two separate broods of the noi...