botany

WARREN — The USDA Forest Service — Allegheny National Forest allows picking of leeks (Allium sp.), or also known as “ramps,” for personal consumption ...

PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Despite crisp, cool temperatures that barely reached above freezing early Saturday, groups of adults and children were waiting their...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Many decades of forest fire prevention and suppression has resulted in a thick buildup of organic matter on the forest floor in many...

The McKean County Conservation District, a member of the Allegheny Plateau Invasive Plant Management Area (APIPMA), has received new funding for invas...

UNIVERSITY PARK — For residents of southeastern Pennsylvania, winter provides a brief respite from the spotted lanternfly, an insect invader that has ...

SPRING : We are getting calls about the signs of Spring in the area. One resident saw a flock of geese, another a red-winged blackbird, and during the...

The wild birds that visit our backyard bird feeder provide us with hours of enjoyment. And we’re not alone. It is estimated that over 57 million house...

iMapInvasives is an online, geographic data management system that is used by citizen scientists and natural resource professionals to house invasive ...

Invasive species are a national ecological threat to our outdoor places and ecosystems. They impact our backyards and places where we hike, camp, fish...

{p dir=”ltr”}{span}The snow on the ground was crunchy and underlined with ice earlier this week as Brian Pfister drove a four-wheeler on his forest pr...

There’s a sign on my gun safe that states, “I’ve hunted nearly every day of my life, the rest have been wasted.” This sounds like a huge exaggeration,...

CHERRY TREE — Lauren Jane Luciano and Elijah J. Jones were united in marriage Sept. 14 in an outdoor ceremony at The Chetremon in Cherry Tree with the...

The Forest Service for the Allegheny National Forest is proposing a series of actions to bring the Yette Project Area into better balance with goals a...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District is hosting several workshops for landowners with invasive plant populations and others interested ...

The snow is deep and crusty; the wind gnaws at your neck, nips your cheeks and stiffens your fingers. It is really not the most pleasant time of the y...

MARIENVILLE — The USDA Forest Service has signed the decision notice and finding of no significant impact for the Otter project on the Marienville Ran...

TOPS PA #1704 Eight members of Take Off Pounds Sensibly #1704 weighed in Monday night, losing 1.6 pounds. Denise was the Best Loser in Waiting as well...

On Wednesday, the Zonta Club of Bradford honored nine girls from Bradford Area High School with the Amelia Earhart Service award. The girls were honor...

The American Cancer Society has kicked-off its annual Daffodil Days. This colorful first flower of spring represents a campaign to bring hope to cance...

KANE — An informational meeting regarding Penn State Extension’s Master Gardener Basic Class will be held at 6 p.m. on Jan. 14 at Friends Memorial Lib...