botany

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

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District and Allegheny Plateau Invasive Plant Management Area are hosting an Invasive Plant & iMapInvasives...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Audubon Community Nature Center in Jamestown is now accepting submissions for its 2021 Nature Photography Contest. Categories are: •...

WARREN — This week the U.S. Forest Service plans to conduct multiple prescribed fires (also called prescribed burns) on Allegheny National Forest. The...

McKean Memorial Park is under new ownership. Owners Cassy Platko and her father, Mark Platko will operate the business as McKean Memorial Park LLC, a ...

The clubhouse at the McKean County Rifle Club had a fragrance that hasn’t been experienced very much at public events the past couple of years — the a...

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 ...

ERIE — Penelec, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., continues to conduct tree trimming work in communities across its Pennsylvania service areas as par...

WALK: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Today, at 10 a.m., a Stand Against Child Abuse awareness walk will begin at the Smethport Firehall and en...

I’m appreciating the sights and sounds of springtime this year — the peepers in the roadside ditches, the morning calls of the cardinals, seeing the d...

Between 1 ½ and 1 ¾ acres were burned in a wildfire Sunday evening behind Pennhills Club. No one was injured, said Bradford Township Fire Chief Dan Bu...

BLOSSOMS: In the name of safety, Washington, D.C., isn’t welcoming droves of people to view its famous cherry blossoms this year. But just like so man...

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

WARREN — This spring, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service plans to conduct seven prescribed fires (also called prescribed burns) totali...

I opened an old journal from 18 years ago and read. Suddenly, my eyes were filled with tears as poignant memories returned so powerfully. I’ll share t...

Now that the snow has melted, it’s time to get out of that stuffy house and breathe in some fresh air. What better way to escape than with an adventur...

With warmer weather comes invasive species — don’t let these hitch hikers ruin your favorite recreational spot. Invasive plants have evolved to produc...

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 ...

Invasive species have become a major threat to natural ecosystems. They impact our backyards, forests, fields, farms, streams, rivers, and lakes. Febr...